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When we focus on relationship first, adding things that build our bond, trust, connection. It becomes the foundations fr...
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.

‘He doesn’t look scared’.‘She thinks she’s bigger than she is’.‘He’s fearless’.Some of the comments I often hear to desc...
28/06/2024

‘He doesn’t look scared’.
‘She thinks she’s bigger than she is’.
‘He’s fearless’.

Some of the comments I often hear to describe a fearful dog.
But showing fear or vulnerability is hard, it’s hard for us and it’s 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.

When we work closely with our dogs, take small steps, we often forget to look back. We are so focused on our current cha...
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 don’t notice the huge progress we have already achieved.

While we want to move forwards, don’t forget to glance back every now and then to remind yourself just how great you are really doing.

Our dogs are forgiving, trusting and love us no matter what. To them you are always doing your best and to them that’s a...
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 that’s always good enough.

Take away the fear of judgement, focus only on you and your dog. Because the more we get silly, be free, add movement. T...
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 you’ll both enjoy the session.

I think we are amazing at being gentle and patient with our dogs, getting better at being compassionate to others, but s...
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.

Happy Father’s Day dog dads. Thank you for all you do.
16/06/2024

Happy Father’s Day dog dads. Thank you for all you do.

Most dogs will avoid conflict. We only have to see some of the videos floating round on social media to know that they w...
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 “no’s,” “please stops”, “I don’t like this.”
And where we have to or where we’ve missed something, we need to recognise it as something we can try to improve upon our end, not theirs.

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 aroun...
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 dog’s 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 aren’t ready to see it yet.

It’s not always about the amount of time, but the quality of the time we spend with our dogs. The more we take care of o...
09/06/2024

It’s 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.

It can be tempting in our training to skip the little steps.It’s great to have faith in our dogs but if we stick to smal...
07/06/2024

It can be tempting in our training to skip the little steps.

It’s great to have faith in our dogs but if we stick to small steps, it’s so much clearer to them what we want.

The result is getting to the end goal faster with a much more solid behaviour.

Society tells us what life with a dog should look like, what we should expect. We get ideas from movies, past experience...
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 don’t create, needs we don’t decide and emotions we can’t control.
When we let go of expectations, we can really start to enjoy the dog we have in-front of us.

For the ones who go first not to take the lead but to reduce the stress, the surprise pop ups, the pressure. Your dog th...
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.

We can easily get lost in our thoughts or our focus on other people. Comparison will always set us up to feel like we ar...
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 it’s 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.

They help us start our day the very best way.
29/05/2024

They help us start our day the very best way.

Maybe they are meant for us, the journey we are on. They help us grow patience, compassion, empathy. They make us look a...
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.

As canine guardians, sometimes the worry can be overwhelming. Worrying about them being on their own, if they’re in pain...
24/05/2024

As canine guardians, sometimes the worry can be overwhelming. Worrying about them being on their own, if they’re in pain, if they’re 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 let’s try to let go of worry and know our dogs are happy with us.

We can’t give our dogs the best care if we aren’t taking care of ourselves. Being responsible for another’s happiness, w...
22/05/2024

We can’t give our dogs the best care if we aren’t taking care of ourselves.

Being responsible for another’s 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.

Practicing gratitude can be so beneficial for our mental health but at times it can be hard when we feel overwhelmed by ...
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 don’t need to look at the whole picture to feel grateful. But just to focus on the little things first.

19/05/2024

“Won’t it encourage my dog to do it more?” 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 don’t 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.

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 oth...
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.

Looking at the why behind a behaviour is the best thing we can do for our dogs, and ourselves.When we see behaviour for ...
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 it’s not personal, just practical for our dogs at the time.

How many times do we beat ourselves up for past mistakes? When we can only do what we can with the information we have a...
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 Father’s Day to all you amazing dog dads!

Sometimes we can’t really say why we feel off or our dogs feel off, and that’s normal. It can help to accept those days,...
09/05/2024

Sometimes we can’t really say why we feel off or our dogs feel off, and that’s 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 it’s hard, we always have our dogs who love every part of us.

We our our dog’s everything, their best friend and first point of social contact. Their source of food and reinforcement...
07/05/2024

We our our dog’s 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. ❀

We all have some in built survival instincts, that can become so strong they are overwhelming. Sometimes they keep us sa...
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 aren’t.

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.

Sometimes when we have expectations of what life with a dog will look like, we can feel disappointed when those expectat...
01/12/2023

Sometimes when we have expectations of what life with a dog will look like, we can feel disappointed when those expectations aren’t 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 that’s simply who they are.

I’ve never been able to do those magic eye pictures. The blur of colours that reveal a hidden image. It always made me f...
29/11/2023

I’ve 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.
It’s not that the image isn’t beautiful, but just that I can’t see beyond that blur of colours.

Those who are meant to be influenced by your journey will see the beautiful image behind what’s sometimes a struggle or messy. Those who aren’t will just see a snippet of your life that doesn’t tell even half the story. So their interpretation is as useless as me describing the image I never saw.

Deciding when the time is right is one of the hardest decisions we have to make.Allowing our dog’s peace from physical o...
27/11/2023

Deciding when the time is right is one of the hardest decisions we have to make.

Allowing our dog’s 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.

And that’s all we can ever do.
24/11/2023

And that’s all we can ever do.

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