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Clinical Animal Behaviourist - Cerian Forrest CCAB MSc BSc RVN
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- BSc(Hons) in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Management – Harper Adams University.
- MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour – The University of Lincoln.
- CCAB certified from CCAB Ltd (Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist).
- Full member of the Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians (FABC) for Clinical Animal Behaviour.
- ABTC (Animal Behaviour & Training Council) – Registered Animal Training

Instructor
- Full member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) as an Animal Training Instructor.
- Provisional Clinical Animal Behaviour member with the APBC (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors).

27/09/2024

🌟Well Done Rosa🌟

Rosa has been busy working with her owners 🥳

Here is an in-action shot during her session last week. We can see that Rosa is looking at her trigger and importantly she is not reacting or pulling in front of her owner 🥳🙌

Just look at that loose lead 😍

This is all taught with patience and cooperation. This is all Rosa's choice with use helping her to make the right choice of processing the trigger and disengaging herself!

Well done, Rosa and her owners as this takes a lot of time and effort. But once achieved the hard work will payoff 😁💙

24/09/2024

🐾Meet Digby🐾

Digby had his initial consult last week 🤩🥰

Digby was a real gentleman during the session, showing us his great settle and how much he loves cheese 😍🧀

He is having some help with his dog-dog social interactions. Digby is like many other dogs and he has lots of dog friends. However, this doesn't mean that new dog social interactions cant be difficult for our canine companions 🐕👋

We look forward to keeping in touch with Digby's owners and seeing his progress over the next few months 😁💙

21/09/2024

🐶Meet Luna🐶

Luna started her behavioural journey last month 🥳💙

Luna is having some help with behaviours around the house with some events and objects 🏠🐾

Luna already has a medical condition, which with our assessment we have factored in her diagnosis and behavioural plan. This means we can work together with her vets to ensure we get good progress for Luna. When having a behavioural assessment it is so important your behaviourist works under veterinary referral to ensure all welfare areas are covered for your pet 🩺🏥

We look forward to seeing Luna again this month to continue her progress 🤩💙

18/09/2024

🥰Meet Red🥰

Red started his behavioural journey last month 🙌🐾

Red is having some help with separation. Separation can be hard for many dogs as social attachments are very valuable and important 🤝💙

To help Red we have made a plan with involves a calm place to settle, as we gradually build up his confidence in being alone 😁🐾

We look forward to seeing Red and his family this month to continue his progress 🤩🥳

16/09/2024

🙌We are home🙌

Please allow us 48 hours to reply to our messages and voicemails 📲📞📩

We look forward to getting back out to see everyone 🥳💙

06/09/2024

Holiday time for our family 🥰

We will be back on Monday 16th of September 📅

If you have any concerns during this time, please contact your veterinary practice for advice 🏥🩺

You are welcome to email/call/text during this time. But please be aware our Wifi/Signal might vary thus please be patient for our replies 😊

We look forward to seeing you all on our return 🙌🥰

04/09/2024

🐾Meet Jack🐾

Jack had an initial assessment last month 💙🥳

Jack is currently undergoing re-homing for a local charity. To help him with his transition into a new home we have started some behavioural work to make this process as easy as possible 🥰🐾

We look forward to hearing about his progress and seeing him succeed in getting his new home 🙌🏠

01/09/2024

😍Meet Luna😍

Luna started her behavioural journey this month 😁🥳

Luna is having some help with social interactions and building her confidence 👋🤩

These are areas we help many clients with for their pets. As we work under veterinary referral, our process means we can assess all aspects of your pet's behaviours. Underlying medical factors can affect both soical interactions and a dog's overall confidence 🩺🐾

Luna is really lucky to have a lovely supportive family and we look forward to progressing Luna over the next few months 💙🥰

30/08/2024

🐶Meet Renji🐶

Renji started his behavioural journey this month 🥳😁

Not only was he a handsome boy, but he was also a clever cookie and worked through his behavioural work amazingly! 🤩💙

We look forward to seeing his progress over the next few months 🙌🥰

20/08/2024

🐶Meet Max🐶

Max had his initial assessment last week 🥰🙌

Max is having some help with his dog-dog social skills. During the session, he made some great choices and worked super hard. He also showed us all his toys and how to have a fun time 🥳🤩

We look forward to seeing Max in the next month to continue his journey 💙🐾

16/08/2024

🐾Look at the amazing Misha🐾

Misha was a model patient last week for her session with the Stance Analyzer 🤩🌟

We can use this piece of equipment to detect small changes in a dog's weight distribution. Therefore it can show us any mild lameness in a quantitative amount while also identifying areas of potential investigation/support 🐶💙

To find out more and see if your dog would benefit from this equipment, take a look on our website: https://forrestanimalbehaviour.co.uk/stance-analyser/

13/08/2024

🌟Well done Tinkabell🌟

Here is the happy Tinkabell 😁🙌

Tinkabell aced her session last week and showed us all her improvements! She was able to logically work through all her behavioural modifications and she learnt a new disenagement task 🥰🥳

We look forward to seeing her again next month 🐾💙

10/08/2024

🤩Meet Daisy🤩

Daisy started her behavioural journey last week 🥰💙

Daisy is getting some help for frustration and impulses while at home and for her fear/anxiety during walks. This will all help to improve her behaviours inside and outside the home. During her assessment, we also found some medical areas that might be linked to her behavioural expressions 🏠🩺

As we work on vet referrals, we can now work closely with her vets and owners to ensure we cover all areas. This means we can find the most successful and suitable route to reach their goals and keep her welfare high 🥰✅

We look forward to seeing Daisy over the next few months and continuing her progress 🐶💙

29/07/2024

🥳Well Done Spud🥳

We visited Spud for one of his walks as a follow-on session 🐶😁

We tried a new location to give us more opportunities to practice his behavioural modifications 🌳✅

Spud did well during the session, dealing with many new distractions while working on his dog interactions. Both with real dogs and our stooge dogs 🐕🤩

We look forward to hearing about their progress over the next few months and seeing Spud grow in confidence with his dog social skills 💙🥰

27/07/2024

🐶Meet Harry🐶

Harry had his initial assessment last week 🥳🙌

Harry is having some help with his social behaviours with visitors and on his walks 👋🐕

Harry was a great student and he was quick to learn his behavioural tasks. He also managed to have a nice snooze during the session 🥰🥳

We look forward to helping Harry and his owners continue their behavioural journey and seeing his progress over the next few months 💙😁

24/07/2024

🐾Well Done Gizmo🐾

Gizmo smashed his behavioural work during his follow-up session last week 🙌🥳

Here he is working with his settle mat and starting his next step of distractions outside the house ✅🥰

His owners have been practising his work during his daily routines and the progress was great to see. He showed us his improved self-control with a reduced emotional arousal, all of which will help him progress further 💙🐶

21/07/2024

🌟Well Done Dave🌟

Earlier this month we visited Dave 🐶🐾

During his session, we joined him and his owner on a walk. This enabled us to implement and adapt his behavioural work into real-life scenarios 🙌

Dave did very well during the session, managing to keep himself calm and collected even while having other triggers around ✅🥰

We also set up a stooge dog to practice managing his behaviours in more intense locations, such as near his home 🐶🏠

We look forward to seeing Dave next month and continuing his journey 🤩🥳

18/07/2024

Lottie has been working hard!🤩

New environments can be hard for Lottie as they can be a mix of exciting and scary. This often means tasks like loose lead walking are not possible in new environments, as her emotional thresholds are overloaded 🤯❌

However, her owner has been working with Lottie to help grow her experiences within her coping abilities. This means she is now processing new environments more calmly and with confidence ✅🥳

This video shows such a small behaviour of loose lead walking in a new place, but it is a huge milestone in her progress and importantly her emotional well-being! 🙌😍

Well done Lottie. You and your mum are a force to be reckoned with - Ultimate Team! 💙🌟

11/07/2024

Once again Mr Saxon has had another surgery 🏥🩺

While we take care of him over the next few days, our response time is likely to increase 📩📱

Please bear with us during this next week as we will reply to any questions or enquiries 👍🐾

Thank you! 🙌💙

08/07/2024

🤩We visited Flopsy🤩

Flopsy and her owner have been on their behavioural journey for 12 months now 📅

Last month we had a visit to re-assess her plan and see how she is getting on 💙

Having recently had a house move, Flospy has coped extremely well. Although some minor changes during the move, Flopsy has found her feet and settled in nicely. This would not have been possible without her owner's support and building up her resistance over the last year 🐶🏠

Well done, Flopsy and her owner. You have both been an amazing team! 🙌🥳

05/07/2024

🐾Meet Marnie🐾

We met Marnie last week for her initial assessment 🥳😁

Marnie is having some help with car travel 🚗

With our assessments, our treatment plans are different every time. This is because every dog we meet has a different behavioural pattern and expression. Although the problem might fit into a certain category, the emotions, development and behaviour displayed can all be vastly different. This means the treatment required is different from case to case 🐾🙌

We look forward to seeing Marnie next month to continue her behavioural journey and learning 💙🤩

02/07/2024

😍We visited handsome Finley😍

Finley has been busy with his behavioural work and has been making great strides forward with his owners 👏😁

Last month we started some new work for veterinary handling. Vet handling can be hard for a lot of dog and cats, as quite rightly, who wants to be poked and prodded by strangers 🏥🩺💉

By giving our pets the confidence to consent to their handling and importantly opt-in, we can create a cooperative environment in which all parties win! 🤩🥳

I have no doubts in Finley and his owners as they will continue their amazing teamwork together 🐾💙

28/06/2024

🥳Well done Betty🥳

Betty is now taking her skills out on her walks 👏

Betty and her owner have been working hard and the hard work is now paying off. We have had two successful walk sessions away from home over the last few months. Each time Betty has processed and chosen to disengage from all her triggers 🤩🥰

Well done Betty and her dedicated owners! 🌟🐾

22/06/2024

🌟Well Done Pippa🌟

We first met Pippa last year to get her get ready for a big surgical operation.

Since this time, not only did her surgery and recovery go well, but she has also improved her overall arousal and overexcitement at home 🥳🤩

We visited her this week for a quick check-in and to check her progress on our Stance Analyser. This can tell us how she uses each of her legs with her weight distribution 🐾

It was lovely to see Pippa and of course, she loved having some extra cheese treats 🥰🧀

19/06/2024

🌟Just wanted to do a shout-out for a local company!🌟

Green Pawprints is a local company selling a range of pet supplies in Market Drayton. But don't worry it's an online shop too, so you can purchase from anywhere in the UK 🌍📦

Not only is it reasonably priced it has so many different enrichment choices with natural chews both good for stimulation and enrichment 🤩🥳

It also has a lovely range of vegetarian food options, which is great for dogs with food allergies 🍎🍓🍏

Remember when trying any new food chew for your pet, please supervise them to ensure they are safe with how they use the product 🐾😁

Check them out here: https://greenpawprints.co.uk/

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Market Drayton

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Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

Website

http://www.forrestanimalbehaviour.co.uk/

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Well Done Lottie

Lottie has been working hard!🤩 New environments can be hard for Lottie as they can be a mix of exciting and scary. This often means tasks like loose lead walking are not possible in new environments, as her emotional thresholds are overloaded 🤯❌ However, her owner has been working with Lottie to help grow her experiences within her coping abilities. This means she is now processing new environments more calmly and with confidence ✅🥳 This video shows such a small behaviour of loose lead walking in a new place, but it is a huge milestone in her progress and importantly her emotional well-being! 🙌😍 Well done Lottie. You and your mum are a force to be reckoned with - Ultimate Team! 💙🌟 #behaviourist #support #canine #dogbehaviourist #vetreferral #dogtraining #behaviouralreferral #behaviouralmodification #behaviouralchange #animalbehaviour #progress #positivereinforcement #behaviourmodification

Dave smashing it!

Last week we visited Dave for his first follow on session 🎉 Dave did great during his session. In just 4 weeks Dave has progressed really nicely at home and improved with a lot of his decision-making 🤩🌟 During the session, we work with a fake dog to work on his initial social interactions. Dave did brilliantly and managed to greet the stooge dog nicely at the end 🥳🐶 We look forward to his next session to hopefully work on real life outside the home 💙 #behaviouralreferral #dogbehaviourist #behaviouralmodification #behaviourist #canine #behaviouralchange #behaviour #dogtraining #behaviourmodification #vetreferral #animalbehaviour #positivereinforcement #progress

Traveling home from our Scotland holiday 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 Looking forward to getting back out to see everyone from tomorrow 🙌🥳 #returntowork #holidaytime #behaviourist #refreshed

Finley aced his session this week 😍🤩 #behaviourist #dogbehaviourist #animalbehaviour #vetreferral #canine #behaviouralmodification #behaviouralreferral #positivereinforcement #behaviour #dogtraining #behaviouralchange #behaviourmodification #progress

Amazing Finley

Frosty Walks = More Sniffing!

Did you notice your dogs sniffing more on frosty mornings? 🐶🤔 Watch the video for why! 👀 Depending on your dog, increased scents during frost can encourage more environmental interactions. This means for visually reactive dogs who are looking for the next trigger, frosty walks can help to get them engaged with the environment. We can then reward their engagement and thus reduce their social pressure and arousal. It can also mentally tire out our dogs to encourage rest following their walk 🙌🥳 However, if your dog is always over-excited about the environment and smells of animal tracks can cause over-arousal, frost walks can actually work against you. Therefore, avoiding frosty walks, by taking a rest day at home or waiting until it has thawed out, can help keep your dog focused. But if needing to adventure out, try to help them out with long-lines and extra special rewards for keeping their focus! 🤩💙 #positivereinforcement #dogtraining #behaviouralmodification #canine #behaviourist #animalbehaviour #behaviour #dogbehaviourist #behaviouralreferral #spainel #frostywalks #frost

Happy New Year 2024

🌟Happy New Year From Forrest Animal Behaviour🌟 This year has been a rollercoaster!🎉 From the start of the year on maternity and then reopening our books in April, it has been non-stop! 💙 I can not thank you enough for the support from all our clients and importantly veterinary practices for recommending us and using our services 🐶🐱🩺 We hope you have enjoyed the year as much as we have 🥳🥰 We look forward to continuing to help you, your pets and your veterinary practices with your behavioural journeys in the new year. Bring on 2024! 🌟😁 @followers #animalbehaviour #behaviouralreferral #behaviour #behaviourmodification #positivereinforcement #dogbehaviourist #HappyNewYear #newyear2024

Super Star Barney

💙So Proud of Barney💙 Barney has had a long journey with behavioural support, but he is currently smashing his consent work 😁🥳 Here Barney chooses to wear his muzzle and we have now transitioned his chin rest to inanimate objects. This means that his owners can handle tasks while he chooses to consent by staying in place and chin resting. At any stage Barney can stop and move away, thus removing his consent ⭐🥰 Well done to him and his owners for all the hard work and dedication 💙👏 #animalbehaviour #positivereinforcement #behaviouralreferral #dogtraining #dogbehaviourist #behaviourmodification #canine #behaviouralmodification #behaviouralchange #behaviour #behaviourist #progress #spaniel

Lick Mats

Do you use Lick Mats for your dogs? 😛👅 Here is Saxon having a Lick Mat after his injection medications. The use of the Lick Mat helps him to re-focus and release any frustrations after the handling. It also is a great happy reward for him! ✅🐾 You will also notice his bad haircut! After a skin flare-up a few weeks ago, he is now showing off the reversed mohawk 🤣🥳 #behaviour #dogtraining #canine #behaviourmodification #behaviouralmodification #positivereinforcement #behaviourist #behaviouralchange #dogbehaviourist #animalbehaviour #behaviouralreferral

Murphy acing his good watch behaviour

This week we joined Murphy on his local dog walk 🐶🐾 Murphy is making great progress with his behaviour work! Just look at him doing a great good watch and keeping himself calm! 🌟💙 Well done Murphy and his owners for showing great teamwork 🤩🙌 #dogbehaviourist #behaviour #behaviourmodification #behaviourist #dogtraining #behaviouralreferral #Welldone #progress #behaviouralmodification #spaniel

Why do we encourage sniffing games such as 'Find it' ??🤔👀 #behaviourist #dogtraining #dogbehaviourist #canine #animalbehaviour #behaviourmodification #behaviouralchange #spaniel

🥳🥳Whoop Whoop 🥳🥳 💙Thank you to everyone for your continual support!💙 #ThankYou #Progress #Support #smallbusiness #businesssupport

Did you hear Cerian Forrest on the Radio yesterday? 🥳📻 It was a fun piece about what nicknames we call our pets! And why do they still know it's them? 🤔 You can also find out why Saxon's nickname is Monster Breath! 🤣 Starts at 1:10:00 on the recording 🤩 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fpwhmt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile