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Dog training can be a gentle activity, working as a team with the dog and the rest of the family. It doesn't have to be about dominance or control.
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Mekuti provides appropriate equipment using techniques which are effective and easy to use. Dog training can be a gentle activity, working as a team in cooperation with your dog and the rest of the family. Qualified Tellington TTouch practitioner, Rachael Greenland, runs Mekuti and promotes partnership with dogs by using appropriate equipment and techniques which are effective and easy to use. Mek

uti is a British company run by qualified Tellington TTouch practitioner Rachael Greenland, promoting partnership with animals by using appropriate equipment with a money back guarantee to ensure that you are completely happy with your purchase. Everything on sale has been thoroughly tested by either Meg or Heidi, our constant companions.

19/06/2024

Many of you will know that I'm a passionate advocate of the Five Minute Rule for puppies.

Pups need around 5 minutes exercise a day for each month that they grow, so at 3 months they need 15 minutes a day, and 6 months 30 minutes exercise a day. This continues until they reach maturity, or they start to show signs of what they are getting is enough.

My Meg could only cope with 20 minutes a day. She showed me that she couldn't cope with any more when her behaviour took a rapid nosedive when I gave her too much.

Tweaks need to be made when you take your pup to training classes by giving them a day of rest the following day.

It's not only their bones that need to mature but also their brain and chemistry.

15/01/2024

When Floss first landed as a very shut down hound we created a safe space at the end of a sofa for her away from us where she could get used to the sights, sounds, smells and rhythms of our home. I decided against a crate as I wanted her to know that she had the option to move away if needed rather than being enclosed on 3 sides with no real escape route.

Do you know what she did?

She slept almost solidly for 3 months.

3 months of decompressing, of only stirring to go out (thank goodness she was good about having her lead put on), to eat and to go nose-to-nose with Mutley.

It was only then that I saw a change in her when she started to engage with her surroundings and to trust that her space truly was her space.

Seeing the effect of uninterrupted rest and sleep I started to advocate that anyone introducing a rescue to their home allows them time and space to decompress, especially if they've been in kennels. You know when they are ready for further work and therapy.

Rest is a great healer.

29/12/2023

I've been re-thinking my already gentle approach to working with animals.

You see, back in August Floss' leg broke badly (lurcher, made of sticks and paper). It had to be plated but it was very unstable for a number of reasons. Thus a 6 month recovery time was the aim.

It's been a challenge, not so much on her ability to move and all of the rehab, but the constant danger of her re-breaking the tibia.

She's been fabulous throughout and we have become so much closer than we already were, and she trusts me to make good decisions. But, I realised that over the years that we've been together I've made more decisions for her than were absolutely necessary because of her anxiety levels.

With her having spent so much time recovering she had mislaid her confidence outside and her hard earned ability to cope with people had diminished leaving her reversing into the road if she saw anyone approaching (don't panic, we live in a small village on a quiet road).

I was reminded by a friend and the person who had fostered Floss before we found each other, that she is a whole lot more resilient than I give her credit for.

What a brilliantly timed and appropriate reminder.

I have changed how I handle her. I've always been respectful and light with her and helped her to find escape routes (on lead) then get her away from the source of anxiety quickly, but now once she's started to show signs of anxiety (I can see her head turning slightly from side to side) and if it's safe to do so, I will lengthen her lead to give her thinking space and place a couple of fingers very lightly on her back.

I will ask to lead her to a safe place, but the touch on her back keeps a little of her focus on me and she's able to follow more calmly.

It's all incredibly subtle, but after a couple of weeks of doing this she is more responsive to the situation, less reactive to the trigger, and is able to look to me to help find solutions.

Essentially, I'm no longer making decisions for her.

She has incredible strength in her complete gentleness, and seeing her grow in each challenge she is presented with fills me with such joy.

To use the full length of the lead with no tension in it (holding tightly on one end just in case she does bolt) which gives her thinking space and keeps her balanced on the ground, and a very light touch somewhere on her back (often over the hips to help her move her balance back if she's on the fore) has got her to the point where she is clearly making decisions about how to tackle different situations.

A few days ago she walked into a friend's house and found a place to settle much closer to people than she'd ever been before.

These are all foundations that can be built upon, and that is what makes working with animals such a joy. What we learn from them can be applied to how we approach people too.

(Picture is Floss on my local beach where she was off-lead for the first time in four and a half months).

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Gently does it ...

Dog training can be a gentle activity, working as a team in cooperation with your dog and the rest of the family. It doesn't have to be about dominance or control.

Qualified P2 Tellington TTouch practitioner, Rachael Greenland, runs Mekuti and promotes partnership with dogs by using appropriate equipment and force-free positive techniques which are gentle, effective and easy to use.

As part of buying from Mekuti, you get the opportunity to enjoy a 30 day trial period, during which if you are not experiencing the results you were hoping for, you can sent it back for a full refund. Email support comes as standard regardless of how long ago you became a customer or even if you have never been.

Everything on sale has been thoroughly tested by either Meg or Heidi, and Flossie or Mutley, our companions. All Mekuti branded products are made in the UK.