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Hendrix Teal Dog Boarding Our home boarding service takes away the stress of organising holiday pet care so you can relax Dog Boarding Licence No: 22/00954/AAL

Our home boarding service takes away the stress of organising holiday pet care leaving you able to relax and enjoy yourself. Your dog will remain in a home environment with plenty of attention and enrichment from 2 dog trainers. We promise lots of playtime and walks and, where we are able, this will be off-lead and for dogs who recall isn’t quite there, this can be in a fully enclosed 5-acre meado

w. We discuss your dog’s exercise requirements when booking so they get as much (or as little) exercise as is appropriate for their age/condition.

16/03/2025

Dear public, if you reach out to a dog trainer and they proudly call themselves “balanced,” run the other way.

Why? These methods rely heavily on choking, shocking, and intimidating your dog into compliance.

“Balanced training” isn’t genuine balance, it’s harm masked in appealing language, fundamentally incompatible with modern behavioral science and humane ethical standards.

Unlike truly science-based methods, it relies on suppressing behavior through pain, fear, and intimidation, directly contradicting what we now know about canine psychology, learning theory, and animal welfare.

It’s not just another style; it’s outdated, unnecessary, and actively harmful.

Remember, dog training is entirely unregulated, anyone can slap on a label and start shocking, choking, or intimidating your dog without any accountability, leaving your dog’s emotional and physical health in the hands of novices with zero qualifications and zero oversight.

Research published in the journal Anthrozoös analyzed language from 100 popular dog training websites, revealing that trainers using aversive methods frequently employ specific euphemisms and jargon, such as calling shock collars “e-collars,” referring to painful electric shocks as “static corrections” or “stimulation,” and using terms like “pack leader” to justify outdated dominance-based methods.

These phrases are chosen PRECISELY to conceal the harsh reality of their practices.

Another common tactic employed by these folks is making bold guarantees and unrealistic promises, such as “guaranteed results in one session” or “instant off-leash freedom.”

Such claims exploit desperate guardians, promising quick fixes that rely on painful corrections and aversives to suppress, rather than genuinely resolve, behavioral issues, methods scientifically shown to worsen stress, fear, and aggression in dogs.

But their methods are not aligned with modern ethical standards upheld by any leading behavior science and animal welfare organizations.

Every credentialed veterinary behavior organization worldwide, including the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB), explicitly condemns their methods because overwhelming scientific evidence strongly supports they directly cause significant psychological harm, dramatically increasing stress, anxiety, fear, and aggression in dogs.

These harmful techniques can severely damage your relationship with your dog and lead to new, more complex behavioral problems over time.

In stark contrast, modern dog training and behavior methods embrace humane, neuro-affirming practices that prioritize your dog’s emotional health, cognitive development, and individual personality.

Neuro-affirming teaching isn’t just about rewards or reinforcement, it’s a commitment to understanding and nurturing your dog’s emotional health, cognitive abilities, and individual personality. It demands a profound respect for dogs as sentient beings whose well-being deserves absolute protection.

You deserve a trainer who doesn’t just claim results, but who is educated enough to foster genuine trust, resilience, and emotional safety, someone committed to transparency, compassion, and scientific rigor. Anything less is failing both you and your dog.

When searching for dog trainers, beware of euphemistic and ambiguous marketing language. Look critically at claims of instant fixes or guaranteed results and be cautious of websites using terms like “e-collar” without honestly explaining that they mean shock collars.

Instead, choose trainers who are transparent about their methods, clearly state their reliance on humane approaches, explicitly reject the use of aversive tools, and openly discuss the long-term, compassionate, and scientifically validated approaches they use.

I realize this post will ruffle the feathers of "balanced" trainers, and while our community warmly welcomes those ready to cross over to humane methods, the violence and denial in this profession must stop.

For those still digging in their heels, here are a few questions you owe it to the public, yourself, and to dogs, to honestly answer:

If your methods aren’t abusive, why do you need to use devices designed specifically to inflict pain, fear, or discomfort on dogs?

If causing pain or fear is truly unnecessary, how can you justify repeatedly choosing tools and methods proven to cause psychological trauma?

Why do you continue using methods explicitly condemned by credentialed animal behavior experts as unethical and harmful, if you’re genuinely interested in the well-being of dogs?

Learn more:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fellow-creatures/202304/you-have-to-read-dog-trainers-websites-closely-study-says

After some running about in the sun, time to try some snoozing in the sun...
03/03/2025

After some running about in the sun, time to try some snoozing in the sun...

22/02/2025

Lovely walk with fellow dog boarders Buffy’s Buddies, thanks go to Claire Bullard for providing some nice to clean them all up at the end.

05/02/2025
26/01/2025

Just for info, we have today deleted our X (formerly Twitter) account. We will continue to post here and on Instagram. Tbf we don't do that much on social media currently anyway so we haven't looked at creating a presence on BlueSky/Threads. Interested to hear what ppl use though.

As recent visitors will know we were planning some changes to our Dog Annexe. We're pleased to announce the "assault cou...
20/01/2025

As recent visitors will know we were planning some changes to our Dog Annexe. We're pleased to announce the "assault course" has been installed and we have some shiny new bifold doors.

29/11/2024
The new boy settling in well...
24/10/2024

The new boy settling in well...

Say hello everyone to Beech, who we collected today and brought home (pictured here with his mum).
29/09/2024

Say hello everyone to Beech, who we collected today and brought home (pictured here with his mum).

Anyone who has mentioned this awful human knows how we feel about him but to further evidence why this "tw*t in the crav...
07/09/2024

Anyone who has mentioned this awful human knows how we feel about him but to further evidence why this "tw*t in the cravat" is so dangerous here is a first hand account of what goes on behind the scenes.

I cannot watch the show as I find it too painful to see animals being mistreated and/or labelled as difficult when there are clear signs of pain/discomfort causing their "difficult/problem" behaviours.

It would be nice to see this show cancelled and the producers just using qualified trainers instead to showcase how to correctly help/train dogs.

⚠️ 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 (𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒚) 𝑩𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒚

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑉 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 ‘𝐷𝑜𝑔𝑠 𝐵𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 (𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑦) 𝐵𝑎𝑑𝑙𝑦’.

𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝐿𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐿𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑚.

𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 10𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑏𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑜𝑛. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒.

𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠.

𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦’𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠!"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the “cravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges £875 per session 🤔😧

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

OK hooman but can you do this with your tongue?!
27/08/2024

OK hooman but can you do this with your tongue?!

06/08/2024

Written by a fellow consent based groomer, worth a share ❤️

WHAT IS CONSENT BASED GROOMING AND HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR GROOMER WORKS WITH THIS ETHOS

Consent based means listening to and reading the dog to ensure no action is taken against its will. It means asking the dog rather than assuming. Obviously dogs can’t talk. But they communicate constantly and a consent based groomer is looking for these communications so as to adapt to his or her needs. This ensures that no aspect of grooming is confrontational or stressful.

In truth there will always be things dogs would rather not have us do. But need doing. Consent based approaches mean that these things can be approached sensitively in a way the dog can cope with. Reducing the stress and capturing the dog’s trust.

How will you know if your dog groomer works with a consent based ethos?
Well one big clue is that they will only have your dog on site. Consent based groomers on the whole do not have more than one dog or family of dogs together. Larger salons may still offer consent approaches but will ask you to bring your dig at a specified time rather than have all dogs delivered am or pm. They will ask about your dog’s anxiety levels generally at home and likely want to conduct a meet and greet or introductory session to assess your dog’s reactions to the environment

I am passionate about ensuring all the dogs I groom are heard and respected. That their needs are 100% at the forefront of every decision. And will want to work with you to ensure your pup has the calmest, most pleasant experience possible at all times.

My rescue, Millie below, why I started a Dog Centred Approach to grooming ❤️

It's fine, I can watch it on catchup later...
02/08/2024

It's fine, I can watch it on catchup later...

Make sure you vote!
04/07/2024

Make sure you vote!

19/02/2024

This videoing dogs is not as easy as it looks....

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