01/07/2024
When we focus on relationship first, adding things that build our bond, trust, connection. It becomes the foundations from where we can grow.
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28/06/2024
āHe doesnāt look scaredā.
āShe thinks sheās bigger than she isā.
āHeās fearlessā.
Some of the comments I often hear to describe a fearful dog.
But showing fear or vulnerability is hard, itās hard for us and itās hard for our dogs.
It goes against survival, if we turn our backs and run. We are leaving ourselves open to be chased.
Quite often what looks like boldness, rudeness, anger, arrogance. Is actually a big cover up of quite different emotions.
26/06/2024
When we work closely with our dogs, take small steps, we often forget to look back. We are so focused on our current challenges, that we donāt notice the huge progress we have already achieved.
While we want to move forwards, donāt forget to glance back every now and then to remind yourself just how great you are really doing.
24/06/2024
Our dogs are forgiving, trusting and love us no matter what. To them you are always doing your best and to them thatās always good enough.
22/06/2024
Take away the fear of judgement, focus only on you and your dog.
Because the more we get silly, be free, add movement. The more engaged your dog will be and the more youāll both enjoy the session.
19/06/2024
I think we are amazing at being gentle and patient with our dogs, getting better at being compassionate to others, but still need some work on being kind to ourselves.
16/06/2024
Happy Fatherās Day dog dads. Thank you for all you do.
14/06/2024
Most dogs will avoid conflict. We only have to see some of the videos floating round on social media to know that they will do anything not to hurt us.
Bites most often come after a thousand ānoās,ā āplease stopsā, āI donāt like this.ā
And where we have to or where weāve missed something, we need to recognise it as something we can try to improve upon our end, not theirs.
11/06/2024
It can be hard to let go of the way others perceive us. Hard to brush off an unkind comment.
So much of our anxiety around our dogās behaviour comes from the judgments of others and what society expects from us.
Letting go is easier said than done. But you show up every day for your dog, make a difference to their life. And set an example to those watching. Even if they arenāt ready to see it yet.
09/06/2024
Itās not always about the amount of time, but the quality of the time we spend with our dogs.
The more we take care of ourselves, the more we show up as our best selves, with so much more to give.
07/06/2024
It can be tempting in our training to skip the little steps.
Itās great to have faith in our dogs but if we stick to small steps, itās so much clearer to them what we want.
The result is getting to the end goal faster with a much more solid behaviour.
05/06/2024
Society tells us what life with a dog should look like, what we should expect. We get ideas from movies, past experiences, looking at others.
But our dogs are individuals with personalities we donāt create, needs we donāt decide and emotions we canāt control.
When we let go of expectations, we can really start to enjoy the dog we have in-front of us.
03/06/2024
For the ones who go first not to take the lead but to reduce the stress, the surprise pop ups, the pressure. Your dog thanks you.
01/06/2024
We can easily get lost in our thoughts or our focus on other people. Comparison will always set us up to feel like we are failing.
When we feel negative emotions itās often our reminder to bring our thoughts back to the present, our journey, the lessons meant only for us. And often when we do, we will find our dogs waiting for us there.
29/05/2024
They help us start our day the very best way.
26/05/2024
Maybe they are meant for us, the journey we are on. They help us grow patience, compassion, empathy. They make us look at ourselves more deeply.
Or maybe they are showing us a path we are destined to go down.
When we look this way at situations that challenge us it can sometimes help us make more sense of them.
24/05/2024
As canine guardians, sometimes the worry can be overwhelming. Worrying about them being on their own, if theyāre in pain, if theyāre happy, if we are doing enough.
But often we are so busy worrying about them, we forget to actually enjoy our moments with our dogs. No amount of worry will ever solve a problem. So letās try to let go of worry and know our dogs are happy with us.
22/05/2024
We canāt give our dogs the best care if we arenāt taking care of ourselves.
Being responsible for anotherās happiness, wellbeing and safety can challenge us. So we need to be able to show up as our best selves. Which means that taking time to get us there will ultimately improve our relationship with our dogs.
Never feel bad for taking the time to reconnect with you. Your dog will thank you.
Find guides on mindfulness for both canine and guardian on the gold membership.
20/05/2024
Practicing gratitude can be so beneficial for our mental health but at times it can be hard when we feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or sadness.
Our dogs are good at reminding us that we donāt need to look at the whole picture to feel grateful. But just to focus on the little things first.
19/05/2024
āWonāt it encourage my dog to do it more?ā Is a phrase I hear all the time and a valid one. Technically, the more they practice something, the easier it will be for our dogs to keep doing it.
But when behaviours are so built in, our dogs donāt need practice. They are self rewarding, and natural. So they will continue to seek out ways to do them. What we can do is practice doing the behaviours in certain situations, on certain things or in specific areas. So the need can be fulfilled in a mutually beneficial way.
18/05/2024
They make us better people, lift us up, push us to do better and sit with us when we need them. We always saved each other.
16/05/2024
Looking at the why behind a behaviour is the best thing we can do for our dogs, and ourselves.
When we see behaviour for what it really is, we realise itās not personal, just practical for our dogs at the time.
11/05/2024
How many times do we beat ourselves up for past mistakes? When we can only do what we can with the information we have at the time.
The actions and choices we made have brought us to where we are and where we are still going. We will probably still look back to this day and say the same thing.
So just know, you are always the best version of you, right now.
Happy Fatherās Day to all you amazing dog dads!
09/05/2024
Sometimes we canāt really say why we feel off or our dogs feel off, and thatās normal.
It can help to accept those days, the days where our dog says no, the days where our bodies say no, the days where our minds say no.
Accepting those days, even embracing them, can help us get through them. And when itās hard, we always have our dogs who love every part of us.
07/05/2024
We our our dogās everything, their best friend and first point of social contact. Their source of food and reinforcement. Their comfort, safety and home.
To them, we are the best thing in their whole world which is why they never get tired of waking up to us. How lucky we are to experience that. ā¤ļø
03/12/2023
We all have some in built survival instincts, that can become so strong they are overwhelming. Sometimes they keep us safe and sometimes they are extreme and turn into phobias where we feel like we are in serious danger when we arenāt.
It makes sense for animals to exhibit more caution. They have had more predators and dangers for longer. They go through fear periods to support their independent periods in order to keep them safe.
To be held by someone and loose choice can already create panic. Then to add something they are unsure of must just be overwhelming.
It might feel like we can help a fear by showing them everything is okay, by applying pressure. But this can damage the relationship and leave your dog or puppy no choice but to lash out.
Instead offer space, choice and an escape route. As if the lead were never there.
For choice and control builds confidence, and tolerance to stress, as well as showing them they have our support when they need it.
01/12/2023
Sometimes when we have expectations of what life with a dog will look like, we can feel disappointed when those expectations arenāt met.
When we choose our companion or our companion chooses us, we are choosing to enter a relationship with an individual.
Relationships grow and change as we do, as our environment does as our circumstances do.
We can help our dogs adjust to our lives and what we want from them but we also have to give them room to be themselves and accept thatās simply who they are.
29/11/2023
Iāve never been able to do those magic eye pictures. The blur of colours that reveal a hidden image. It always made me feel frustrated that I was missing out.
Itās not that the image isnāt beautiful, but just that I canāt see beyond that blur of colours.
Those who are meant to be influenced by your journey will see the beautiful image behind whatās sometimes a struggle or messy. Those who arenāt will just see a snippet of your life that doesnāt tell even half the story. So their interpretation is as useless as me describing the image I never saw.
27/11/2023
Deciding when the time is right is one of the hardest decisions we have to make.
Allowing our dogās peace from physical or emotional pain is one of the final gifts we can provide them. But it never stops us wondering if we could have done more.
As their caregivers, only we can ever know if the time is right, sometimes only we are the ones who see their pain. Or their joy. We have to take some comfort in knowing that deep down, we did the right thing at the right time. We knew what was best for our dogs.
24/11/2023
And thatās all we can ever do.
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