Canine Kin

07/11/2024

📣ANNOUNCEMENT📣

Are you interested in dog behaviour support at a reduced cost?

£200 In-Person Consultancy Package
£100 Virtual Consultancy Package

Why is it reduced?
As part of my commitment to continued professional development I am currently being assessed to become a Clinical Animal Behaviourist. For this I need to share my work with you to the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellours. Here is more information on what a Clinical Animal Behaviourist is:
https://abtc.org.uk/owners/types-of-practitioners/

If you are interested and would like to learn more then book a call with me here:

https://caninekin.co.uk/book-your-behaviour-support-call-now/

Book your Free Behaviour Support Call Now If you are experiencing any concerns with your dog’s behaviour we are here to help. Please book your free behaviour support call where we will chat through your dog’s behaviour and discuss how we can help you towards achieving your goal.

18/07/2024

How do you keep track?

This week we are learning more about our dog’s enrichment needs. If you have read our recent blog you realise they have quite a few! How on earth are we meant to keep track of all this while also managing our own lives?!

Here at Canine Kin we create an online diary for your dog so you can easily access it from your mobile or computer. This way you can update how you and your dog are progressing and we can offer advice and support when needed. Your dog’s behaviour plan is added to their unique dog diary so you can easily see what training you need to do from your mobile phone.

Send us a message to learn more about what working with Canine Kin could look like for you and your dog.

18/07/2024

How do you exercise your dog’s mind?

You may have heard of brain training for humans 🧠 but what about for dogs?

It is important to exercise our dog’s mind and body. We may do this by completing a crossword or Sudoku. Not sure our dogs will know how to do this though (much less hold a pen). How do we train their mind? We can play games at home like puzzles and training or we can get them to take part in sports for their brains, such as Mantrailing, Rally, or Obedience.

Comment below games and activities you and your dog enjoy to play to exercise their minds.

Want to learn more? Check out our latest blog on enrichment for our dogs:

https://caninekin.co.uk/dog-enrichment/

17/07/2024

Feeling overwhelmed?

A lot goes into building an enrichment plan for our dogs, especially as each dog has their own unique needs due to their genetics and upbringing. Most, if not all, behaviour concerns are a result of an enrichment need that is not met.

Book your behaviour support call where we can discuss how to build a bespoke enrichment plan for your dog:

https://caninekin.co.uk/book-your-behaviour-support-call-now/

16/07/2024

Is it a challenge to exercise your reactive dog?

This morning we shared ideas for exercising your dogs. This is not so easy though if your dog is reactive. Walks are need us to:
⏰ Get up ridiculously early or opt for a midnight walk for a peaceful walk
🏃‍♀️ Running away from any trigger we may find (or risk our dogs exploding)!
🐕 Having our arm pulled out of joint as our dogs pull and lunge towards anything and everything that triggers them

All this is exhausting! If this sounds familiar be sure to check out our blog on How to Exercise your Reactive Dog:

https://caninekin.co.uk/how-to-exercise-your-reactive-dog/

16/07/2024

What are your dog’s favourite activities to exercise?

Comment below what activities you and your dog enjoy to keep fit and healthy. This can range from going for walks, playing games like tug and fetch or sports.

Want to learn more about how to enrich your dog? Check out our latest blog here:

https://caninekin.co.uk/dog-enrichment/

15/07/2024

Does your dog struggle at the vets?

Whether they:
🐕💨Scurry to runaway in the corner
🚗 Learn to loathe the car as it usually means they are going to the vet
🐶 Growl or snap at the vet
🐈‍⬛ Struggling to cope in the waiting room around all of the dogs and cats

We are here to help.

Book your free behaviour support call to learn how we can help:

https://caninekin.co.uk/book-your-behaviour-support-call-now/

21/06/2024

🌟LEON🌟

Huge well done this week for winning the Star of the week in our Dog Reactivity Intermediate Class!

This week we focused on teaching our dogs to automatically walk to heel when they see dogs or people. This was Leon’s first time practicing the training and they absolutely smashed it 👏🥳🐶

Thank you to La Petite Paws Patisserie for the amazing pupcakes! 🧁🐶😍

12/06/2024

What does your dog do when they are feeling stressed?

This week we are focused on distress! What exactly is distress?

There are many things in life that can cause our dogs to feel stressed. We can divide these into two categories:

☹️ Negative Stress: We do not enjoy this! For our dogs this could be going to the vets or going to the dentist for us! We often refer to this as distress.

😀 Positive Stress: We love this and find this fun! This could be going on rollercoasters or just meeting up with friends at the pub.

Stress can build up over time, causing us to quickly feel overwhelmed. Signs of feeling overwhelmed could be that our dogs pull, lunge, bark, or growl. It is important that we prioritise welfare at this point and focus on reducing their stress.

Wish to learn more? Learn more about stress and reactivity by reading our Blog: https://caninekin.co.uk/what-is-reactivity/

07/06/2024

Such a lovely evening for the first week of the Dog Reactivity Intermediate course! Tonight we focused on helping our dogs go for walks alongside other dogs. With time and practice our dogs can remain calm as they get closer and closer to other dogs.

Tonight Bonnie and Leon did absolutely amazing! So impressive in just the first week! Both did so well that Bonnie and Leon are Stars of the Week this week! 🌟🐶🧁🐶🧁🌟

Thank as always to La Petite Paws Patisserie for your amazing pupcakes!

07/06/2024

This week’s Star of the Week cupcakes from La Petite Paws Patisserie look amazing (as always)!

Tonight the June group are starting their Dog Reactivity Foundation Course followed by the Intermediate Group.

07/06/2024

🌟STAR OF THE WEEK🌟

🐕 Bonnie 🐕

Huge congratulations this week to Bonnie and the pet parent Helen for all of their incredible hard work! Bonnie has come such a long way since starting in our Foundation course. Bonnie can now:
🐶 Notice other dogs calmly.
🐶 Focus on Helen automatically when there are dogs around.
🐶 Walk on a lovely loose lead while up to 1 metre away from other dogs.
🐶 Say hi to Alfred calmly (our stooge Labrador).

Amazing work as always! I hope Bonnie enjoyed her pup cake from La Petite Paws Patisserie.

Does your dog bark, pull, or lunge while out on walks? Do you dream of long relaxing walks with your dog? Get in touch to see how I can help you and your dog achieve this goal.

31/05/2024

Such a lovely session this evening with our Dog Reactivity Intermediate class. Alfred (our Labrador stooge dog) helped our dogs to practice calmly greeting other dogs. The weather was great and everyone did so well!

Does your dog bark, lunge, or pull when going out for walks? Get in touch to learn how we can help.