Paws in the Pink

Dog Professional - Qualified & Certified Dog Behaviour Specialist & Trainer Est 1996 I have worked through COAPE’s educations courses. I love BAT.
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Through my work with Petwatch, I met a wonderful lady called CC Guard, who, in her lifetime to date has had an amazing career with her own dogs & training others. I began assisting in CC’s classes in Midhurst in 2002 & also joined in with Puck my Duck Tolling Retriever. It was through CC & the APDT that I learnt about COAPE (Centre of Applied Pet Ethology) tutored by Professor Peter Neville, Sarah

Whitehead, Val Strong & Robert Falconer. I feel honoured to be part of such a forward thinking group of Animal Behaviour Consultants. I am a COAPE Practitioner & hold my Level 5 in Behaviour & Training. I have been assessed by the APDT & have met a high standard of teaching skills & understanding. Education & CPD are very important. I am a VSPDT - Victoria Stilwell Professional Dog Trainer
A CBATI - Certified Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructor. It is integral to everything I do. Grisha Stewart is one of our very best. grishastewart.com
I am a Dog Yoga Instructor - Jo-Rosie Haffenden (part of Canine Science Team)
Diploma in Canine Applied Zoopharmacognosy -Caroline Ingraham. I have just completed the first stage of my City & Guilds Qualification with UKCSD (2020)

My Qualifications to date are:

Canine Management at Brinsbury College - 1996
Dog Grooming at Brinsbury College -
Think Dog!’ - SW
Think Dog Advanced!’ - SW
Think Dog Practical Course - SW
Training for the Future-an Intermediate Award in Puppy Class Instruction - SW
Advanced Diploma in Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour & Training DipCABT – COAPE
Level 5 Behaviour & Training - COAPE
Advanced Pharmacology – COAPE
Clicker Certification-CAP 1 & CAP 2 Distinction - Kay Lawrence at Wagmore Barn

I have attended Seminars including Jean Donaldson - 2005, Dr Ian Dunbar - 2007, Lisa Clifton Bumpass-Biology of Aggression - 2008, Kay Lawrence - Puppy Seminar 2008, Puppy Culture, Clicker Expo (quite a few!), Magical 'Woof' - 4/5 day Conference with my lovely colleague & friend Chirag Patel. So many day w/shops & weekend w/shops for annual CPD. New concepts, theories & handling techniques are often changing or another idea added to the pot! Behaviour & Training go together like Ying & Yang & I never stop learning & I will always know which course I am challenging next! All the training that I do is based on kind & unpressured learning for the animal & the handler/caregiver. With a definite understanding of the specific learners ability & skill set & how they are feeling about the whole learning process in the immediate moment. Self Management/Emotional skills & Life Skills are pretty crucial to a life of equilibrium. Marker Training for the puppies & dogs that I work with allows clear, very precise learning. Allowing the handler to communicate to the dog or other animal very clearly & accurately, marking a movement or helping to shape a desired behaviour at a pace that they are able to cope with. A training marker says ‘Yes’ to a dog & ‘Yes’ is paired with Happy Emotions & Happy Emotions release Happy chemicals in the brain that create a confident & very happy canine. Its a clear line of communication. Training is a game for a dog, they do not know what we wish to achieve, they just have fun! Connection & Communication is the key x

22/08/2024

Dam right. It is not the dogs fault 😎

06/08/2024

Uneducated words. So sad. Listen to Science. Move forward & understand what reinforcement means. Old school uneducated twaddle.

13/07/2024

Love Chirag Patel ###

11/07/2024

It's the time of year when there are a lot of social media posts about how children (and adults) should approach dogs safely... but why don't we normalise NOT touching dogs we don't know?
Don't ask if you can stroke them, don't try to touch them, don't offer you hand for a lick. Just look at them! Ask the owner about them, say how much you like them... but don't touch, even if the dog approaches. Approaching for a sniff isn't an invitation to touch.
It's tough to resist those melting eyes and soft fur... but let's have a summer of happier dogs and less dog bites.

03/07/2024

30/06/2024

There are no rules or guidelines for who can call themselves a dog trainer.
The amount of issues I see because someone went to a dog trainer that caused a bigger issue is truly alarming.

Loving dogs or having dogs their whole life, being in the military, took a dog class or watched a dog training TV show are actually not training credentials.

02/06/2024

Lucy Heath a well earn Wild Card. Awesome performance in BGT xx

29/05/2024

Those that use card machines for payment, what do you use & why? I am looking into having a card machine but its a jungle out there!! Thanks so much.

27/05/2024

01/05/2024

Who would like to trial Mantrailing with their dog? Saturday 18th May Introduction to Mantrailing. Morning or afternoon or a whole day which personally is much more fun! Children are welcome to handle their dogs as long as there is a parent/responsible adult attached!
Please take a look at the pictures & video clips.
Mantrailing is so healthy for our dogs, using their noses to search for a humans own unique scent is amazing & we, the humans always have such good fun.
If you are group of friends that wish to come together & have a go I am available for weekdays also.
Leave a message here or contact me:
[email protected]
07771 637016
Kiri

29/04/2024

Last year we filmed another ten episodes of It’s Me or the Dog which I’m excited to announce will air this summer. It’s the best season yet so tune in. More details soon but it will air in the UK first as well as other territories around the world but will also be online in some form on all It’s Me or the Dog social media platforms! Pictured here with some members of my amazing crew getting ready to film some fab training techniques!

18/04/2024

💔😔

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again.

‼️Anyone can say they are force free / positive reinforcement trainer 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳.‼️

😳But when you look through their online content and see training photos like this - how can you believe this is, in any way, shape or form, force free ??? 😔 This is in no way positive, unless it’s positive for someone’s ego ….

If you are an animal lover, if you love your dog, if you want what’s best for your dog ➡️ I beg you ➡️ be kind to them.

⭐️ Be better for you dogs and do better by them.

😱 Animals do 𝗡𝗢𝗧 need to be subjected to pain, fear, discomfort or stress to learn behaviour 𝘄𝗲 deem necessary or appropriate.

Kindness to animals is very underrated in dog industry, but hugely important to these wonderful creatures, who feel pain, discomfort, fear, stress just like you and me.

06/04/2024

Just saying.

05/04/2024

ADOLESCENCE:
As dogs go through adolescence, it’s safe to say things turn a little topsy-turvy! 🙃

If you’re currently at this stage and feeling like you’ve taken one step forward and two steps back, don’t panic! During this stage of life, there’s a lot going on in their busy little brains.

Here are three facts about the adolescent brain 🧠👇

1. The inhibitory neurons of the amygdala that help to dampen down emotional responses don’t fully mature until the END of adolescence.

2. Communication between the frontal cortex and amygdala, which is essential for skills training, decreases during adolescence.

3. Extinction memory is impaired during adolescence, so if your dog has a bad experience it’s much more likely to lead to a ‘hard wired’ fear memory.

Have patience and compassion as you support and guide your dog through this vulnerable period of brain development.

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Lee-on-the-Solent
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Who would like to trial Mantrailing with their dog? Saturday 18th May Introduction to Mantrailing. Morning or afternoon or a whole day which personally is much more fun! Children are welcome to handle their dogs as long as there is a parent/responsible adult attached! Please take a look at the pictures & video clips. Mantrailing is so healthy for our dogs, using their noses to search for a humans own unique scent is amazing & we, the humans always have such good fun. If you are group of friends that wish to come together & have a go I am available for weekdays also. Leave a message here or contact me: [email protected] 07771 637016 Kiri

Introduction to Mantrailing workshop on Saturday 17th February. 9.30am - 4.30pm approx with breaks for refreshments & lunch. Cost £85. Venue to be decided but it will be in the Haslemere/Liphook area. Maximum of 6 places. Nosey Nostrils Mantrailing - it just makes Scents... Mantrailing, Scent work, Behaviour & Training Est 1996 www.pawsinthepink.co.uk

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It all began in 1996 when I started Petwatch’ - taking care of your pets when you can’t! Back in the day there were no Dog Walkers as such, certainly not at the volume that I walked every day. I enrolled at Brinsbury Agricultural College in September 1996 & every Tuesday did Dog Grooming & in the evening I stayed on & did my first Canine Management Course with a great tutor Harry Carter. That was the begining of a very long journey in to Dog Training & Dog Behaviour.

I began assisting in Puppy & Dog Training classes in Midhurst, West Sussex & also joined in with Puck’ my Duck Tolling Retriever. I was assessed by the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) & after reaching a high standard of teaching skills & understanding, I became a certified Dog Training Instructor. Through the APDT I found COAPE (Centre of Applied Pet Ethology) tutored by Professor Peter Neville & Robert Falconer & originally Val Strong & Sarah Whitehead. I feel honoured to be part of such a forward thinking group of Animal Behaviour Consultants. I have worked through COAPE’s educations courses & I am a COAPE Practitioner Level 5.

I am a proud CBATI - Certified Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructor & know that Grisha Stewarts BAT Techniques make complete sense & help everyone to understand Dogs (us & other animals) emotional state & how that effects learning.

I am also a Victoria Stilwell Dog Trainer. I am proud to be part of the VSPT team here & in the USA. The Future of Dog Training needs to be ethical & kind. My Qualifications to date are:

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