Dogmestix

Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist (ABTC-CAB)and Animal Training Instructor (ABTC-ATI)

Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CCAB) and dog trainer APDT (01311)

13/08/2025

Hi everyone, I think I have told most people, but just in case I've missed anyone, I am moving home shortly (hopefully in the next couple of weeks) and will be taking some time off to move and to settle my own dogs into the new home. Therefore I may be slower to reply than normal. If anyone has anything important to discuss or wants to get follow-ups booked in, please get in touch with me before the end of next week if you can, so we are all sorted before I go off work! I will be working Monday and Thursday next week, but otherwise be deep in boxes and tip runs :-)

Thankyou :-)

24/07/2025

Just finished the first reactive dog group classes that I've done in years. Thanks to the best team of trainers ever, we had such a lovely time, and the dogs did so well. A good class should be enjoyable and safe for everyone, and not be about dogs barking and lunging. They should be working at their pace, and learning in a relaxed way, which we achieved so well tonight!

We had a great bunch of dogs and their incredibly dedicated owners, as well as one dog from a local rescue centre with us, and a stooge dog with a trainer to help with training.

Huge thanks to PACT trainers Buffy Harris-Jones Charlotte Jones and Charli Binns for being so great and such fun to work with, and to Nat Light for always being a huge support in everything I do, and letting me use her magical field full of enrichment.

23/07/2025

Happy Wednesday 🥰🥰🥰

18/07/2025

❗FOSTER HOMES NEEDED❗

We're looking for foster homes for some large breed puppies that have just come in!

We're searching for a foster home that:
✅ Has space for a big dog
✅ Can provide daily care, love and patience
✅ Preferably older children and to be the only pet
✅ Ideally homes with large breed experience

All food, supplies and vet care will be covered by us.

You provide the love and we'll handle the rest! 🥰

Please fill in a foster form here ⬇️ https://www.rspca-isleofwight.org.uk/foster-application-form/

29/06/2025

For any new enquiries, I am currently full for July and waitlisting for August as I am due to complete on a house sale and don't have dates confirmed yet. Please only complete the questionnaire if you are happy to be added to the waitlist, and I will contact everyone as soon as dates are confirmed. Otherwise, please go to ABTC.org.uk or https://www.ccab.uk/ccab-register/ for other qualified Clinical Animal Behaviourists. Thank you!

26/06/2025

For those studying for ABTC-ABT, ABTC-CAB or CCAB, myself and the lovely Nat Light will be sharing some of our cases studies for discussion in September at PACT HQ. Hope to see you all there!

Booking is here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pactdogsltd/1659896?

17/06/2025

Morning all! Just to let you know dog reactivity group sessions will be starting on Thursday evenings in the next few weeks for current clients who are already working with the skills they will need in the sessions. Il get comms out to everyone soon, but if you can please engage with this post I’d appreciate it (because I’m useless on social media and it may not reach people as a result). If your dog may struggle to cope in that environment we can do a short session there without the group beforehand and with a stooge dog just to see if it’s something that we can make work for them. We are very lucky to be able to hire the PACT field in Curbridge, a beautiful place with an abundance of natural enrichment and lots of space to achieve adequate distance for those that need it! If you are interested please let me know so I get an idea of numbers.
Sessions will be 6 dogs maximum with me and at least one other qualified trainer. Everyone will need to attend a team’s meeting beforehand so I can explain how they are going to work so we get the best from them. I’m very lucky that I get to work with a lovely bunch of people who I have no doubt will be supportive of each other during the session, everyone is in a similar boat!
Pic is the reactive dog that changed my life and got me into dog behaviour, Penny, who is now over rainbow bridge sadly! 🥰

29/05/2025

Last week at , I met Lisa (), who is my dear friend. We met years ago when I reached out to her to help with puppy classes.
It's funny as we lived in the same area back in Surrey, and then we both moved to Hampshire at similar time to... almost the same area. What a coincidence! I'm so happy about it as Lisa's journey took her to become an outstanding clinical behaviourist that I am happy to recommend to people who struggle with their dog behaviour.

Did you know that some insurances do cover clinical behaviourist fee under their cover?

Reach out to Lisa if you have any issues that she might be able to help with.
If you are not sure if you need support from a dog trainer or clinical behaviourist, do message me, and I'll help you make the decision 😁.

28/05/2025

I love my job! It can be hard emotionally at times but the positive emotions of seeing progress like this and reading this feedback make all the hard moments very worth while. I’m so lucky that I get to work with so many people who put so much into making their dogs feel safe and happy. 🥰🥰🥰

23/05/2025

What a fabulous few days we’ve had delivering practical fieldwork with people on this year’s January and April courses!

Enormous thank you to all the Staff, Teachers (dogs) and most importantly all the wonderful students who put so much trust in us and each-other.

We are incredibly honoured to play our part on the journey of the dog trainers who are absolutely set to become the future leaders of the sector! ♥️

23/05/2025

Good morning all! I hope you are well. Would those of you who I’m working with who have dogs that worry about other dogs and/or people when on walks like the opportunity to come and work around others in a safe environment at all? It would be to practise the skills we have looked at in your plans and some added techniques through the sessions. It’s a service I’m looking into providing every month at least, but if it’s popular I can of course increase the frequency. Please let me know, of course guidance will be given and distances needed will be depending on the individual dog, but I’m looking at venues where lots of distance is available. There would be a cost to this additional service to cover staff wages and venue hire, but this will be much less than individual follow ups. Feel free to pm/ WhatsApp/email if you don’t want to comment on here. I have so many lovey people in the same boat who will no doubt all support each other (from a distance) during the sessions, we can run through how they will look over a teams meeting and get chance for everyone to meet beforehand too.

20/05/2025

The PACT field work days have started, and I'm so excited to be a part of the team this year, tomorrow and on Friday. I'm looking forward to seeing those I know on the course and meeting all those I don't! I'll be bringing my beautiful Goldador, Nova, who is very excited to make new friends and learn some new things too :-)

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