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Havers Dog Behaviour, Ratby Lane, Markfield (2025)

25/03/2025

Would you prefer to read a guide, ask an online question or speak to someone and work with them directly?

Personal preference I know and also circumstances also play a part.

It depends how you learn, I know if I read something my own interpretation of what I have read comes into play and that can cause challenges, the beauty of in person training is you can ask any questions you have and the answers can be then tailored to your way of thinking.

On line help is great and can answer some questions, for the stuff that affects your life, I think it is better to have some one you can talk to who has seen what you are dealing with and has the knowledge and experience to help.

24/03/2025

Good morning, our next group dog behaviour success session is on Saturday 29th March where you get the chance to learn new skills and techniques, for example who knew walking slowly could stop your dog pulling on the lead?

I did and know lots of other people do too.

Who knew how you use your lead is everything? Who knew not to pull on the lead?

These and many more useful tips are to be learned when you join the session.

We will be meeting at the Bulls Head, Loughborough Road, Thringstone LE67 8LR, the session starts at 09.00, only 10 places are available and the cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash on the day please.

Come and learn in a friendly, relaxed and productive environment, with lovely people, we all understand what it is to have a dog whose behaviour is far from ideal.

Whilst I offer group sessions, I also work 121 and offer home visits.

I have 35 years experience and believe in and use a calm and patient approach, no one learns if more stress is added, dogs and people learn better and more in a calm and supportive environment/

You can reserve your place by commenting on this post, I will reply and your place is reserved. Thank you.

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20/03/2025

We hear and read so much about reactive dogs and every owner I work with asks me why their dog has become reactive.

In my 35 years experience of working with dog owners, the origin of many behaviours, as in dogs ans in people can be traced back to the infant stage of development.

Dogs like people will cope with things differently and I usually work with the dogs who didn't cope with normal family life and socialisation in the outside world.

Some dogs, in fact many dogs have needs different to people and don't often cope with the early months of being a cute puppy and the attention this can generate and typically at around the age of six to nine months old, unwanted behaviours start to show themselves as adolescence and teenage months kick ink, often with a surge in hormones.

If the communication is also off, these combinations of factors can cause a build up of frustration, very common in teenagers as I am sure you know, so it is the communication that needs to change, the energy of the owner needs to change and how we look after the dog also has to change.

If you don't change anything, the dog has no need to change.

If you keep reacting to the unwanted behaviour, the dog will just do more of it because you haven’t changed anything.

Change for some people can be difficult, it can be a challenge which is why you will need help and support through the process so you can learn new skills and how to apply them so your dog can see and appreciate the changes you are making, then your dog will believe there is value in also changing and we are then on the path to a whole new set of behaviours, the ones you actually want.

If this is the kind of approach and help you want, so you can help your dog change, please get in touch.

I work 121 with you, I do home visits and I also run a very successful dog behaviour success group session so I can work with you every step of the way until you are happy with your dog.

I look forward to helping you.

17/03/2025

Group dog behaviour success sessions.

Last weekend I helped 12 dog owners with their reactive and stressed dogs, all of whom made progress during the session and gave positive feedback at the end, everyone learned and everyone enjoyed it.

My next session is on Saturday 22nd March starting at 09.00 and we will be meeting at Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Rd, Bagworth, Coalville LE67 1DL, parking is available and free.

There are 10 places available and you reserve your place by commenting on this post please.

If you want a calmer dog, your dog needs a calmer owner and this can be the most difficult thing to achieve and it takes time and practice. How you hold the lead is important, how you react when you see a dog is important, how you let your dog greet others is important and you need to understand how your dog copes in these situations so you can be the owner he or she needs, I can help you be that owner.

Learning is everything, I will give you a great deal of information and things to do, not too much to overwhelm you, but enough to make a difference in the hour I am with you, and I will test you and your dog with real-life situations so to equip you with the knowledge that you can take home with you and apply on your usual walks.

Sound good? I have 35 years experience of helping dog owners improve their behaviour, calm, relaxed and above all friendly, you learn best when relaxed and are able to enjoy the experience.

The cost is £20.00 per dog, payable in cash on the day please.

I look forward to helping you with your dog.

12/03/2025

I am selling my beloved 4 berth WT Metal twin axle dog trailer.

4 separate compartments each with an internal metal gate door that can latch open, forced air ventilation when attached to a car that has it's engine running, a full size compartment under the lifting lid to store your doggy accessories, twin electricals plugs, one for the lights, some new bulbs are required for the tail and brake lights and one to power the internal lights and fan, the socket for the lights and fan will need replacing, the lights and indicators socket is fine.

I have had this trailer for around 20 years and looked after it so the condition is still very good and it will last another 20, if looked after as well again.

The photos were taken after a good power wash and it has scrubbed up very well.

Inspection welcome, based in Markfield, Leicestershire and looking for between 1.5 and 2k.

all initial enquiries or messages from this post please.

11/03/2025

Dogs and babies.

I am working with quite a few families where new babies are arriving and dogs are not coping.

Asa father of three I have always had dogs around my kids and have made sure the dogs feel included whilst not being disruptive and when I work with families this is often the element that is missing.

Sometimes dogs have been the child as far as the owner is concerned and the dog is not used to sharing, then along comes a new partner and the dog has to learn to share. This does not always go well either and this can also be resolved.

Then along comes a baby which causes a huge attention shift and can completely skew the dogs feelings of certainty and security and the dog can demonstrate this in many ways, a hostile attitude toward the baby is quite a common one, again this can usually be resolved with a different approach.

Having new arrivals is stressful, new born babies completely change our own patterns, especially sleep patterns and we do have less patience and positivity when we are tired.

Thank you for giving me back my dog, said a client recently as she helped her dog understand that he was part of the family again but things have changed.

The frustration of your dog apparently not accepting your new baby is immense, the pain it causes is immense, I can help you restore balance, calm and have your dog understand what is required and to be well behaved.

You will have to make do with a photo of me as am not posting photos of other peoples babies!

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10/03/2025

Group dog behaviour success sessions.

Every week these sessions help change people's lives. That is not a boast or a brag, it is not anything but a simple fact. Dogs improve every time, no matter how long they have been coming or if it is their first time.

Lead pulling, barking, lunging, fear, anxiety, reactivity, aggression, these are the sort of behaviours that my group sessions help change, you will see the difference usually in your first session, but not always, highly stressed dogs and owners take longer.

Our next session is on Saturday 15th March starting st 9am and we are meeting at Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Rd, Bagworth, Coalville LE67 1DL, there is parking and no streams to cross.

Only 10 places are available on a first come, first served basis and you reserve your place by commenting on this post.

The cost is £20.00 per dog, payable in cash on the day please. Every person and dog is treated with the utmost respect, the training is relaxed, fun and friendly.

I also work 121 and offer home visits to help with the behaviours you are experiencing at home and on your regular walks. I can help with car chasing, reflection chasing and other obsessive behaviours as well.

I have 35 years experience of helping dog owners learn more about their dogs needs and how to meet them so you can enjoy each other more.

04/03/2025

Group dog behaviour success session.

Our next session is on Saturday 8th March starting at 09.00.

We will meet at the Bulls Head,Loughborough Road, Thringstone LE67 8LR.

These sessions are for owners of badly behaved dogs, dogs whose behaviour is causing you stress, anxiety and worry.

For owners who are looking for answers that work for them, that will help solve problems, that will give them a better relationship with their dog.

These sessions are supportive, friendly, informative and do make a difference.

There are only 10 places available, these go on a first come, first served basis and you reserve your place by commenting on this post please.

The cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash on the day please.

We will be crossing a stream so please wear suitable footwear.

24/02/2025

Hi just to let you know there is no group dog behaviour success session on Saturday 1st March because I am away for the weekend.

20/02/2025

The road to recovery.

Take a 4 and a half year old French Bulldog who was given away from her previous home and landed with my client 18 months ago.

From her arrival people entering the house would be attacked. And again if they tried to leave once they had been in. And if they tried to move whilst they were in the house.

And she transferred this behaviour to other houses as well.

What could be done to help the dog be better behaved?

a great deal of small changes actually generated a fairly rapid change in the dog. She now accepts fuss from the neighbour, he previously couldn't get near her, she does not now rush to the front door when a delivery arrives, in fact she just watches quietly.

This has taken around five weeks and four one hour sessions at my clients house.

Our next session will be helping the cleaner enter the house when the owners are out.

Many things in your life can be impacted adversely by your dog and seeing the possibility of change can be difficult, sometimes impossible but change can happen with a little effort and determination.

Dogs can easily take over our lives for the wrong reasons, finding the balance can be difficult and that is where I can help you.

Calm,patient instructions and guidance, help and support between visits will make the difference you are looking for.

I look forward to helping you.

The dog in the photo is a different French Bulldog, I had to show one as i think they are a wonderful breed.

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17/02/2025

Group dog behaviour success session.

What irritates you the most about your dogs behaviour?

Which one thing would you love to fix or change, if you knew how?

Lead pulling?
Lunging?
Barking?
Too excited?
Scared?
Anxious?
Defensive?
Protective?

All of these behaviours my group sessions can help with because there is a root cause for all of these issues and I will help you, not only to identify the root cause, but to also change it so your dog can behave better and your walks and life together can be calmer and more enjoyable.

We will meet on Saturday 22nd February and the session starts at 09.00 so be there 10 minutes before so we can start on time.

The location is the Bulls Head, Loughborough Road, Thringstone LE67 8LR, the session lasts an hour and the cost is £20.00 per dog, payable in cash on the day.

There are only 10 places available, you can reserve your place by commenting on this post and places go on a first come, first served basis.

Come and learn things about your dog you may have missed, and how to answer the questions they are asking you that may also get missed.

I look forward to helping you with your dog. See you on Saturday.

10/02/2025

Group dog behaviour success session!

What is it about your dog that causes you stress?

Barking, we can help with that.

Pulling, we can help with that.

Reactivity, we can help with that.

Anxiety, we can help with that.

Our next group dog behaviour success session is on Saturday 15th February starting at 09.00.

We will be meeting at the Bulls Head,Loughborough Rd, Thringstone LE67 8LR and the session lasts for an hour walking and working in beautiful countryside.

All dogs are welcome, we only have 10 places available to make sure everyone gets the help they need and the cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash on the day please.

Places go on a first come, first served basis and you reserve your place by commenting on this post.

We work in a calm, positive environment and we only use positive training, you will be getting a lot of praise because it is you getting trained!

I look forward to helping you with your dog and reducing yours and their stress levels.

03/02/2025

Group dog behaviour success session.

I specialise in demanding dogs, reactive dogs, anxious or nervous dogs, dogs who cause you difficulty.

I work with you on a 121 basis, I offer home visits and our next group success session is on Saturday 8th February starting at 09.00.

We will meet at Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Road, Bagworth, LE67 1DL, parking is available.

What will we do? I will; help you change yours and your dogs behaviour, I will help you have a better understanding of your dog, why they do what they do and how we can change it by working together.

The sessions are very supportive, full of learning with like minded people where your dogs behaviour doesn't worry anyone.

I bring 35 years experience of positive, calm and stress reducing help to you and your dog, I only have 10 places available so you get the help you need, places go on a first come, first served basis and you reserve your place by commenting on this post.

The cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash on the day please.

I look forward to helping you and your dog relax and enjoy each others company more.

28/01/2025

You are overwhelmed.

The problem with unwanted dog behaviour is that is can overwhelm and consume you to the point where you cannot easily see a way out.

Behaviour increases, your feeling of suffering continues no matter what you try.

Something has to change, but you don't know what because you have tried everything.

This is what a client felt like recently about her French Bulldog. We had a detailed and long chat on messenger about everything and the picture painted was certainly a grim one, one of hyper stress, frustration bordering on aggression and a hatred of visitors.

Whilst I read everything sent to me about behaviour so I am prepared, the real prep starts when I knock on the door of the house and I listen.

How the dog barks tells you everything, how loud the owner is in response to the dog tells you everything and from that i then know what to expect.

From the moment I step in, things change because of how I behave, I am there to help, to guide, to explain and to create change and it can be surprisingly quick when a dog is presented with a calm and stress absorbing energy.

In this case, the dog was on her bed with her favourite toy within then minutes, the initial interaction had been changed.

As the home visit went on and I brought in noise stimulation to test reaction and behaviour, it was clear the dog was responding beautifully to the option to stay calmer, even to the point where she watched a person run by the open front door without reacting.

Everything was achieved in a very calm, positive way, dogs really do learn best when they are calm and within threshold.

Most dogs can be helped, most want to change if offered the opportunity.

If you would like to create an opportunity for your dog to change, please get in touch for a chat and I will bring my 35 years experience to help you and your dog live a more relaxed and less stressed life together.

The dog in the photo is not the dog in question, that is another French Bulldog I worked with and helped to be calmer and less stressed.

27/01/2025

Group dog behaviour success session.

I specialise in demanding dogs, reactive dogs, anxious or nervous dogs, dogs who cause you difficulty.

I run group sessions and the next one is on Saturday 1st February starting at 09.00.

We will meet at Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Road, Bagworth, LE67 1DL, parking is available.

What will we do? I will; help you change yours and your dogs behaviour, I will help you have a better understanding of your dog, why they do what they do and how we can change it by working together.

The sessions are very supportive, full of learning with like minded people where your dogs behaviour doesn't worry anyone.

I bring 35 years experience of positive, calm and stress reducing help to you and your dog, I only have 10 places available so you get the help you need, places go on a first come, first served basis and you reserve your place by commenting on this post.

The cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash on the day please.

I look forward to helping you and your dog relax and enjoy each others company more.

24/01/2025

Seeing is understanding.

I have worked with several clients recently with anxious and /or reactive dogs who have been concerned about how I work and the theories that back up the practical applications.

I am the first to say that my approach might not suit everyone, but it does work, but it is also counter intuitive to a lot of people.

One thing I do love is a really good conversation with people who ask a lot of questions. If we don't understand something, we should be able to question the person giving the advice, we should be able to disagree and voice our scepticism, absolutely!

On these occasions, the delivery of the actual work made it far easier for my clients to see what I meant, to see the application of the theory and to see the difference it made to their dog.

I am not always right, I always try my best to help, it might not suit you.

The point I am making here is your trainer, whomever you choose to use should be happy for you to disagree, question and take those questions with good grace because if you know your subject, and how to work with different characters, your experience and skills will be apparent.

If even then, you are not the right person, accept it, everyone is an individual and has the right to speak up.

On these occasions, seeing my work in operation in real-life generated understanding through seeing and explaining.

People need just as much patience as dogs, sometimes more because everyone will have questions and providing an environment where they are comfortable to ask questions is vital to the trainer, client relationship.

The benefit of experience, based on many years is the constant learning and improvement of the application of knowledge and working with people.

I strive to always create that experience where you are entirely comfortable speaking your mind, where your dog can she their questions, where I can explain and show how I work.

Everyone should be able to enjoy the learning, feel safe and supported in the learning process and environment, I love to praise good behaviour, both in dogs and especially in people because then everyone builds trust, knowledge and confidence.

I love my learning and improvement journey, it is a continuous process, I would love to help you with your dog, please give me a call or a comment if you are looking for help, support and improvement in a rewarding environment.

23/01/2025

Empathy, understanding and trust.

Yesterday I was working with two deaf English Bulldogs, yes two in the same house.

Working with deaf dogs is a skill beyond because speech is pointless, everything has to be non verbal using energy, body language and selected eye contact.

So why is this so difficult? Even the owner was telling them what to do, because as people, we are going to speak as it is our primary form of communication.

The issues I was asked to help with were around putting the lead and harness on and the reactivity on the walk towards other dogs, especially in the younger male who was getting very argumentative and it had got to the point where the owners had stopped trying.

Losing the bond and trust with your dog is a very difficult place to be emotionally, for the dog also they don’t understand why you keep doing something they are not coping with, and in this case, the dog was trying to tell the owners he has had enough of their behaviour when on a walk and needs something to change.

You see, when the dog reacts, he gets told off and the lead yanked and over time he has begun to both resent and become fearful of the outside world.

I went through a gradual introduction of the harness and lead, looking to see over load points and reactions and sure enough we got them, and three times he employed a typical bull dog behaviour by throwing himself at me to try and push me away from the leads. When he threw himself,the head goes back and the point of contact is his chest as he tries to use his weight and strength to communicate he doesn't want it to happen.

Because, and this is the counter intuitive part, he thinks you are the problem by how you react to his behaviour. When you take a dog through his over load and stress and deal with him calmly and quietly, an amazing transformation takes place and we saw this in just over an hour.

Whilst we didn't get as far as getting the harness on, this things are not to be rushed, he was walking into the slip lead I was using and being calmer, I didn't put it on and tighten it, not the time for that yet and then the biggest transformation, as I was holding the lead, he climbed on the settee and stood right next to the hand holding the lead. Entirely his choice!

He was seeing if I would try and put the lead on, I didn't as that would have been rushing,instead I gave him a chest rub with the hand holding the lead.

Why is this significant? Because it shows he is starting to trust that I will say calm and help him because I behave differently, this opens up a choice for him to also behave differently.

You have the power to transform your dog's behaviour, you might need to change yours first.

This is a typical account of the sort of work I do in home visits and 121 sessions. If you would like me to help you, please get in touch.

20/01/2025

Group dog behaviour session with owner training included!

Ok it is more about training the owners than the dog but you are welcome to bring your dog as well!

You know you play a big part in how your dog behaves, you know there are things about your dogs behaviour you don't like but you are at a loss on how to change you and them.

Reactive dogs are an increasing number of clients of mine, I have been working with reactive dogs for over 30 years and have learned they need extra help to cope with people, dogs and the world at large, the world can be a very stressful place for them and they need your help to be able to cope, you need my help to learn how to be the owner your dog needs.

My group dog behaviour sessions are a super place to start, the next one is on Saturday 25th January starting at 09.00 and meeting at the Bulls Head, Loughborough Rd, Thringstone LE67 8LR.

The session lasts an hour, we do cross a stream so make sure your footwear is appropriate!

The most frequently seen problems are barking and lunging, anxiety around dogs, sometimes people, pulling and lunging on the lead and ever increasing stress levels in owners.

During the course of the hour session, you will see a reduction in all of these behaviours, in both dogs and people! As well as group sessions, I also work on a 121 basis and offer home visits because at some point you may need help at home with visitors and your usual walks.

On this and every group dog behaviour session, there are only 10 places available, this is so you get quality time and learning to make a difference.

The cost is £20.00 per dog, payable in cash on the day please and you reserve your place by commenting on this post please.

If you like a training environment where everyone is friendly, happy working together where you get the help and support you need in a lovely positive way then these sessions are for you.

I look forward to meeting and helping you.

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