Malvern Fabdogs

22/11/2024

This is incredibly sad and Pamela at Impackt Behaviour is spot on.

A truly tragic and horrific case to read.
A seven month old baby girl killed by the family pet in a hideous incident in their home.
The little one leant on to the dog as she was toddling and was bitten on the neck and very sadly died. A stark reminder of how fast dogs can turn, How quickly something can escalate and how fatal one bite can be.

A dog will correct other dog’s behaviour with a snap or bite and in an agitated state of mind will lash out before investigating the situation. The Malinois was fixated on a bag when the baby touched him, both parents were in the vicinity and present when the dog bit.

Owners who have asked for advice with young babies around dogs know I am incredibly strict and have a 0 tolerance for babies/toddlers/young children being next to, touching, climbing on, leaning on, sitting with or “petting” a dog and this is the worst case example of exactly why I am so adamant about it!
Dogs shouldn’t have any access to young children who are crawling for exactly this reason! It’s so fast!! And in this case the dog had been seen by behaviourists for “dominating” behaviour in the months before the incident.
I would have absolutely tied the owner down to ensuring the dog and baby were never in the room together whether or not the parents were present for exactly this reason so maybe some owners out there who think I’ve been too harsh with rules around babies will understand why now!!
“Oh we never leave them alone together” is absolutely NOT good enough!!!! The parents were right next to the dog and baby!! Please remember this!!

Everyone thinks being a dog behaviourist is a dream job working with dogs but I have to deal with child bites and injuries every week and it’s always upsetting and highly emotional!! The only way to deal with this is to PREVENT!
And if you need to hear it here’s your reminder!
Dogs are NOT a furbaby
Dogs are NOT thrilled for the arrival of your baby
Dogs are NOT protecting your baby
Dogs are NOT “kissing” your child
Dogs are an ANIMAL
Dogs are an apex predator in your home!

Please no hate or comments about the parents in this case they have suffered enough and I hope this post may just save another child from injury!

14/11/2024

If a trainer ever tells you to avoid other dogs or keep them in it’s likely to be the worst thing you can do. Please check with me first!

11/11/2024

Working with a gorgeous reactive Bullmastiff x Ridgeback today ...seems both he and both Joey got a bit bored with being reactive :)

11/11/2024

Yep.

06/11/2024

Please don’t drug your dog for behavioural issues. I worry this trend will increase and probably unnecessary for 99% of dogs !

70% of the dogs I’ve seen in the last 2 weeks have been on Prozac! 70%!!!!!
0% of them actually needed it!
It may be fluoxetine or trazadone but it’s the same thing! An antidepressant used in humans now dished out by “veterinary behaviourists” to dogs instead of actually attacking the issue!
Avoid, distract, throw treats and drug your dog - simple! 🙄
But - not one of the dogs had been assessed correctly!! Some hadn’t been allowed to see other dogs/people and some had been assessed with the good ole cuddly toy 🤦‍♀️
And then put on anti depressants - what is the world coming to!?
Every single one who has come to me and been assessed has been told to now begin the slow and painful task of weaning their dogs off the meds! It takes time but we can start to work with the actual cause of the issue - whether it be nerves, fear, frustration or excitement- actually diagnosing the issue and then treating the problem!!

Very expensive highly “qualified” veterinary behaviourists at universities dishing out drugs without assessing the problem but the force free extremists have you think that it’s balanced trainers who are causing the welfare crisis we are experiencing and that trainers who deal with issues are abusive 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😞 it’s getting beyond a joke now!

Photo is Daph and Frog chilling out after work without the use of hard drugs!

19/10/2024

Thanks for the testimonial Mai !! It was lovely working with you and Idris !

10/10/2024

I love this !!! Thanks Impackt Behaviour !!!

25/09/2024

My third visit to Impackt Behaviour and this time I remembered to get a pic with Frog ( and Joey of course) !

21/09/2024

Today I’m overjoyed because I believe that Zak George finally sees eye to eye with us all on real dog training and the necessity of aversives in training. T...