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Dog Behaviour & Rehabilitation.
~Neuroscience-based behaviour modification
~Welfare first
~Trauma-informed
~Pain trained
~Holistic and comprehensive

Truly force-free positive behavioural rehabilitation and training. From puppy training to complex reactivity issues. Postgraduate educated in animal behaviour science and still learning.

09/03/2024

05/03/2024

Dog training and behaviour institutions to get trained and certified (non university) that are worth your money (IMO):

COAPE
Pact
Dogenius
Canine Principals
Compass
BHARCS
IAABC

24/02/2024

Pain is whatever the patient says it is. If you know a dog struggling with hyper-arousal - check for gut discomfort and imbalances, do blood tests and book a vet physio or some scans with your vet to see actually your dog is in pain.
Note to trainers and behaviourists - Bull breeds will often show pain in hyper-arousal, it could even look like ‘gameness’. Grabbing is often a big indicator of discomfort for me and sadly this is often mistaken as a ‘genetic need’. The grabbing behaviour we see often in Bull breeds was developed through a trauma response as a mechanism for subduing the bulls they were pit against. So when they are in pain or feeling under duress this is often the behaviour we see, the dogs who showed more gameness through pain survived and were bred from.

Check out Littlelargedogsldn's video.

23/02/2024

Check out Littlelargedogsldn's video.

23/02/2024

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘄 -𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀?

I hate to think of people struggling with their animals and that support is out of reach. So if my prices are genuinely problematic for you please just get in touch and we can discuss it. Ultimately I want to help and I understand what an isolating feeling it is to need support and not being able to access it truly is. So please don't struggle alone

23/02/2024

Hello any behaviourist friends - I’ve been asked if I know a behaviourist who can dog test a dog in Nottinghamshire? The dog has a possible home and came from a multi dog house hold but the rescue want further assessments. For a bull breed.

14/02/2024

As a pet parent, and anyone who interacts with dogs, its our duty to learn the signs and signals our dog is showing us when they communicate. It is when we ignore these signs that the bite risk escalates.

Children are particularly at risk of bites as they are rarely taught the safest ways to interact with their four legged friends.

But who's responsibility is it to teach children about dog behaviour?

A recent study from the Centre for Human Animal Studies (CfHAS), Edge Hill University demonstrates how important this is.

Read the snippet below:

Understanding dog behaviour and educating about risk.
Respondents had strong opinions when it comes to educating children about whether and how they thought children should be taught to interact with dogs. The vast majority (95.5%) of respondents agreed that children should be taught how to interact with dogs. As to where children should get this information, most (93.8%) thought that parents should teach children and 69.1% of the sample thought that children should be taught how to interact with dogs at school.

You can read the full study here:

https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/68888209/Dangerous_Dogs_Report.pdf

Our book called "Why Don't You Listen" aims to educate about the early signs of pain.
You can purchase the book via
https://www.camonlineshop.com/why-dont-you-listen-book/

14/02/2024

Why Don’t You Listen? is a beautifully illustrated story book, teaching children how to recognise when dogs are in pain. It is a must read for all families that share their lives and homes with our four-legged friends. Now back in stock!

10/02/2024

Processing - I know I post about allowing your dog to process A LOT; but I this think is a key player in ALLOWING your dog to process their emotions adequately. It seems obvious right? But most of us (even lots of professional positive reinforcement trainers) do not appreciate the importance of this behaviour. This is especially something we need to consider now for our restricted dogs.
If you’d like some exercises on how you can help your dog have more processing time to enrich their lives a bit more - let me know 🥰🐕

06/02/2024

As you may or may not have seen - I have been holding low cost 121 sessions and a workshop for Bully guardians and those who’s dogs fall under BSL Section 1 of the DDA.

I am also the caregiver to a lovely rescue 33kg standard American Bully called Piglet.
I created a pack for people to take away from my low cost sessions which includes video links for important things like body language to training cues and games. There also includes information on coping thresholds, enrichment and muzzle training. This is a hyper link and I regularly update the pack with all that I learn from my main teacher Piglet, my other lovely canine tutors in my sessions and other professionals.

I thought it might be a good idea to make this pack available to buy for £10.

Get in touch if you’d like to purchase one, it is skills and knowledge you’ll have for life. Using science-based methods from a qualified professional who has spent 14 years keeping and working with Bull Breeds.

Includes:
- How to understand your dog’s behaviour and what you need to know before you start training.
- The important training cues you really need and how to teach them.
- Enrichment
- Equipment
- Muzzle training
And more!

Direct message me to order!

Dog Behaviour & Rehabilitation.
~Neuroscience-based behaviour modification
~Welfare first
~Trauma-inf

05/02/2024

Hello! Putting feelers out for any dog training and behaviour businesses who might be hiring another behaviourist to do virtual or phone consults. I need some more reliable work and I currently don’t have the means to market myself very well.

31/01/2024

If it left us feeling this bad, it wasn't love

23/01/2024

What equipment do I use to walk my American Bully as a qualified behaviourist:

T-Touch Harness
Halti double ended lead
Muzzle Shop muzzle (I sometimes use Muzzle Movement)

Winter gear:
Hotter Dog fleece
Great And Small Country coat

I have had quite a few people come to me for muzzle training support, after following the correct muzzle training strategies (via Dog’s Trust etc) and their dogs are still not comfortable in the muzzle. All of these dogs have been on the Baskerville Ultra. If you have this muzzle wrap the top with bandage or similar to ensure it doesn’t cut the dog’s muzzle. If you can get a different style similar to the muzzle shop or muzzle movement this is ideal. If not drop me a message and I will try to assist you!

21/01/2024

Another important resource to help with your dogs coping threshold

12/01/2024

Hello! I’m Jess and this is what I can help with:

•Integrating family members with a pre existing dog – e.g. dog, cat or (human) baby
•Sessions for neurodivergent care givers
•Low-cost community clinics for vulnerable people are available
•Dog to dog aggression
•Dog to human aggression
•Destructive doggy – taring your house apart?
•Hyper dog? – my dog won’t settle!
•Breed-bespoke training
•Muzzle training – let’s help your dog love their muzzle
•Human-dog mediation – feel like you and your dog aren’t ‘getting along?’
•Puppy days – puppy inductions from socialisation to diet
•Canine communication – What’s my dog trying to say?
•Abnormal and inconvenient behaviours – Is your dog excessively urinating, shadow chasing or excessively barking?
Socialisation – is your dog antisocial?
Basic training – functional cues for a modern world
RELAX! – need help with your highly strung dog?
OUCH – is your dog in pain and it’s affecting their behaviour?
Equipment – is your dog lead grabbing or backing away from the harness?
Expecting – whether it’s a new puppy or a human species, get in touch and find out how to prepare.
Loose lead walking – I’m 5’1 with a 35kg bull breed who walks on the lead with ease? No prong collar or halter? It’s not sorcery, it’s science!

12/01/2024

When it comes to prong collars, slip leads and choke chains for training, first of all it’s embarrassing because I’m a 5’1 7 stone female who is about as frail as a leaf - I don’t need that equipment neither should you.

Secondly there is a reason veterinary physiotherapists don’t suggest them for clients. They damage your dog’s musculoskeletal system and health.
I understand some social media trainers promote them but having 5mil followers doesn’t mean you’re qualified, it means you have fantastic marketing not fantastic skills in teaching dogs or empathy.

I would like to take this moment to ask all bully advocacy public platforms to STOP sharing footage of dogs wearing prong collars, slip leads and e-collars. That is not advocacy.

11/01/2024

1 spot left for muzzle training and home enrichment workshop non-bully dog can join x

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Pain is whatever the patient says it is. If you know a dog struggling with hyper-arousal - check for gut discomfort and imbalances, do blood tests and book a vet physio or some scans with your vet to see is your dog actually in pain. Note to trainers and behaviourists - Bull breeds will often show pain in hyper-arousal, it could even look like ‘gameness’. Grabbing is often a big indicator of discomfort for me and sadly this is often mistaken as a ‘genetic need’. The grabbing behaviour we see often in Bull breeds was developed through a trauma response as a mechanism for subduing the bulls they were pit against. So when they are in pain or feeling under duress this is often the behaviour we see, the dogs who showed more gameness through pain survived and were bred from. Outlets are important but make sure you’re not just providing an outlet without look at the actually need. #dogtraining #dogbehaviour #caninecommunication #caninebehaviour #ethology #dontbullymybreed #xlbully #americanbully #bannedbreeds #pitbull #staffy #mastiff #dogs Same post with better spelling 🤪

My greatest teacher. I’ve had many dogs come through my doors, but Piglet cane at a time when I was really ready to listen, learn and change my behaviour. Touch is an interesting one, since doing the amazing ACE course from Tilley Farm I have experimented with more light and slower touch. This is maybe something I would do differently now, 4 years on from this video.

Pain is whatever the patient says it is. If you know a dog struggling with hyper-arousal - check for gut discomfort and imbalances, do blood tests and book a vet physio or some scans with your vet to see actually your dog is in pain. Note to trainers and behaviourists - Bull breeds will often show pain in hyper-arousal, it could even look like ‘gameness’. Grabbing is often a big indicator of discomfort for me and sadly this is often mistaken as a ‘genetic need’. The grabbing behaviour we see often in Bull breeds was developed through a trauma response as a mechanism for subduing the bulls they were pit against. So when they are in pain or feeling under duress this is often the behaviour we see, the dogs who showed more gameness through pain survived and were bred from. #dogtraining #dogbehaviour #caninecommunication #caninebehaviour #ethology #dontbullymybreed

If you’ve been made to feel like the only way to walk your big dog is by using a grot/french collar, slip lead or prong collar - I’m here to show you there is another way. As a small female, it may seem impossible that as a small or big human, you can walk dogs without uncomfortable equipment but it’s true, you can. In fact there’s lots of training you can do with any dog and there is no need to implement pain or fear to ‘gain respect and control. If this resonates with you. Get in touch 🐕

Regulation, impulse control, low arousal state… lots of squirrels and no prey drive. Some would describe her as a high drive dog, when really she was a dog in a dog in a chronic state of high arousal and little skills in emotional regulation. 4 years on, no aversive tools and here we are - processing squirrels and living with a cat. If you want your dog to have better emotional regulation and impulse control, get in touch 🐶 💕 #impulsecontrol #dogbehaviourmodification #dogbehaviour #dogtraining #bullybreed #gamedog #dontbullymybreed #animalwelfare

How I walk my dog to make sure she calm and happy throughout the day. Also to ensure I am acting responsibly as her caregiver - - Allowing her to make choices and lead the walk (if I need to move her in a different direction, I will call her name, say ‘this way’ and reward her for following me with high value food). - Allowing and encouraging her to sniff. - Keeping the line loose and attaching this to a harness. I will post the equipment below.

Loose lead walking. 33kg dog and a 10yo child. Move with the dog. No prong in sight. #dontbullymybreed #

Dog’s with big emotions. How we work♥️ Young Ricky has a lot going on and shouts about it. The tail shape in this video is some of the body language I aim to see. Note: the flooring, bit slippy for his tootsies and will cause further tension in his already uncomfortable body. Part of draining his stress 🪣 is putting down a rug. Remember trigger stacking starts before you leave the house a lot of the time. So we need to start draining the bucket at home before a dog can find emotional safety outside. If your behaviourist or trainer isn’t setting up Sarah Fisher’s Freework for you nervous/reactive/aggressive/over-aroused dog that’s a 🚩 Calm the nervous system before and after you train.

This 13yo staffie girl was physically abused and tied up and left by her owner in public yesterday. She is fab with other dogs and needs a retirement home close to southwest london. All vet fees will be covered by @protectedpawsanimalrescue thank you kerry for saving her!

A little lose lead training video with Trixie from last winter. Stage 1. No yanking, no slip lead and no overstimulated dog. Chilled session with a lovely family. 💕

It was the first of the first round of my puppy induction course at Medivet yesterday. This was the pilot and it flew! What a beautiful transition the puppies and owners went through. Amazing to see and I’m very privileged I was asked yo start this. This course entailed no place commands, no sits and no stays. We covered the different realms of engagement, over and under-stimulation, socialising your puppy in the right way, how puppies learning the world, avoidance body language and much more. What a privilege and what fabulous students 💕

Piglet’s disengagement from other dogs has taken a long time. For a long time she was only able to walk with other dogs whilst carrying a ball and would be pretty much constantly trying to play/slightly on edge and manic but manageable. She is still like this with a lot of new dogs ESPECIALLY if the owners are scared and hover or if I walk with another person with or without their own dogs. However on my own I can walk her with other fairly well-rounded dogs offlead with no ball. Alfie and his patient ways have been a big aid for this achievement. So shoutout to Alfie for being a solid hunk. Also a side note, you may notice that after 5 years Alf is off the long line and tracker. I gave up on trying to train him like a normal dog a couple of months back (trying train recall with a german pointer is pretty inane I found) and I started to just watch him on the tracker and let him go where he wanted. I then started to ‘train’ him like a deaf dog. No commands just check ins. Guess what, it worked better than I could have expected 🤪 Little Barbara is a wonderful little dog, did some offered engagement with her and it settled her flight response. All in all I love my life 💕

Ethos: Let dogs be dogs.

Just because… I want to thank @southeastdogrescue_rehome and @niallnewhope for this perfect Pig barging her way into my heart ♥️ These are 2 fabulous non-destruct resuces. I’ve also been fortunate enough to shadow/harass their behaviourist @thevegandogtrainer (legit one of the best behaviourists to bless this earth) for close to 5 years. I would never have gained the knowledge, understanding and compassion based management skills without this woman! I just want to shout out how grateful I am for this fantastic network of real animal lovers. Please donate to these rescues if you can 💕

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I possess a National Diploma from Merrist Wood in Animal Management along with 6 years experience working in rescue, having successfully rehabilitated and rehomed over 40 dogs (and even a few cats) it is safe to say I am a Dolittle! I have a thorough understanding of their needs and always have an animal's best interests as my first and foremost priority. I believe in maintaining a patient light-hearted demeanour at all times and am more than happy to help with any behavioural issues. Having also hired dog walkers in the past whilst working full time, I understand that there are 3 very important things that make a great service: 1. A careful and trustworthy person to love your dog. 2. Someone who can tire your dog out to relieve any anxiety. 3. Value for money. *No breed prejudice* *A lifetime of experience with rescue dogs* *Full enhanced DBS check* *National Diploma Animal Management. *Nutritional whiz* *Canine behaviour whiz*