Just for Paws Dog Training and Behaviour

20/09/2024

Big delivery day today for the dogs! Meds for 6 months plus a month of raw and some treats. Meanwhile......my fridge 🤣🤣🤣

19/09/2024

We had a wonderful group of puppies tonight for our masterclass social. 2 big ones, Fred and Atlas, and then 6 small ones, Honey, Bun, Mala, Millie, Zeus and Coco. It was very chilled and everyone got along smashingly!

19/09/2024

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17/09/2024

Absolutely glorious day for walkies, and so nice to have Scout back with us! ☀️☀️☀️

15/09/2024

5 months old and his first pub visit. We kept it short and sweet, just a quick roast dinner at the Bridge. He was a superstar, met other dogs, children and had lots of strokes from strangers. He was such a good boy, I saved him some beef! 🐮🍽🐾

14/09/2024

Co-operative grooming with Mav and his punk quiff 😂

09/09/2024

I deaded Forest today 😂😂😂
How do you tire spaniels? I need to bottle it and sell that! 🤣

08/09/2024

First marrow bone for Forest 😍

07/09/2024

My sunflowers 😍🌻

05/09/2024

Wow. And suddenly the penny drops.....and so many owners and dogs have been conned too. His show should finally be cancelled! We all knew he was a fake, but the t**t in the cravat has finally been revealed!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/jPsjbfhQdNXqhpyj/

⚠️ 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!

03/09/2024

Dave! Green beans for his supper! He's just the sweetest lil bun bun! 🥰

02/09/2024

Back2skool!

We have just a few spots left in our September classes!

Sunday 15th September, 1.30pm, we have a few spaces on our adult beginners class, which also incorporates the Kennel Club Good Citizens Bronze Award

Monday 16th September, 7pm, we have our popular Scentwork class returning!

You can book your space on the website www.justforpaws.co.uk

30/08/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/8AdmsANPcTMb7oNi/
Absolutely not this time!! But Forest has a 1/2 brother looking for a home. His name is Arthur. He's fully health tested, KC registered and a beaut!

Verstone Magikal Wish … aka “Arthur” … L&W ESS pup, nearly nine weeks old & Mum is Willow and Dad is Brigg … First Vacc, Vet checked, Hereditary Clear for AMS, PRA, FUCO, PFK inbreeding co 12.8 both parents Eye Tested CLEAR and available😁

30/08/2024

Why choose Ethics & Welfare over a Quick Fix???

As a “positive pet professional”, I’m often contacted by clients, looking for a quick fix solution for their dog’s behaviour. And there are many out there that do work, but I choose not to use them!

So, I thought I’d let you all know why. I’m not into the quick fix, I’m into understanding you and your dog!

There are lots of methods that can be used to change a dog’s behaviour. Google it, and there will be tonnes of conflicting answers on the internet. Many of the quick fix / guarantees over a fixed period of time, will use methods that I don’t agree with. They are aversive, which means the dog does not like them.

Being aversive (unpleasant) to your dog can carry big fall-outs in future behaviours of your dog, and also damage the relationship between you. If you use force, intimidation or fear to change your dog’s behaviour, they will no longer trust you, in the longer term, and this creates the fall-out.

Dogs are living sentient beings, with emotions, intelligence; and experience pain, fear and anxiety, just like we do. Punishing them for wrong doing, without defining clear boundaries, is like expecting your toddler not to draw on your walls, when you hand them a felt-tip, but no paper.

As a “positive pet professional” I use science-based methods, when working with my clients and their dogs. I avoid putting dogs in situations they don’t like, or can’t handle, and set up the environment and situation, so that they can succeed. I use reinforcers such as food, toys or if the dog doesn’t want those, their environment. Just like the toddler scenario, I will hand them the felt-tip, and the paper!

I work collaboratively with other pet professionals, such as your vet, behaviourist, groomer, even dog care provider (daycare, boarder, walker). We work together to ensure your pets needs are met from a behavioural and welfare perspective. Under the Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1966, no pet professional provider is permitted to diagnose, nor treat a pet. Only vets are permitted to do this.

Ethically, I do not participate in causing harm to dogs and find ways to reinforce them instead. If your dog chases squirrels, rather than punish them for doing so, I will set up the environment to prevent them from practising the behaviour in the first place. I will then ensure that they are set up to succeed, so that every time they do not chase a squirrel, they are reinforced for this.

Our “positive pet industry”, one that I am a successful part of, promotes themselves both on an ethical and welfare basis. We work collaboratively to ensure that your dog’s welfare is the forefront of any training or behaviour work any of us undertake.

My role is to provide front-line support, surrounded by other pet professionals working collaboratively for your pet. I provide preventative care to the dog owning community, whilst implementing any changes advised by your vet or CAB. This allows safeguarding against the development of future behavioural issues in your dog.

If your considering working with me in the future, drop me a line to [email protected] or 07843 581 486 and let’s have a chat!

28/08/2024

Very stressful here at HQ. Scout is in season, and very grumpy. Nixie and Forest are both actively avoiding her! Forest has reverted back to mamma boy status. At 5 months he will find the next few weeks tough too!

27/08/2024

I have a free, ikea original (😂), king size bed. It's knackered but it's solid. I'd give the mattress to seal the deal, but Harvey pi**ed on it a few years ago. No takers and I'll just give it to charity when I wrestle a king size mattress into my camper 🤣

26/08/2024

F***y floof Scout is in season! But unfortunately it's to early to mate, as she's still a baby herself! Will need to wait till next year for Scout babies! Now what to do with grape balls Forest.......for the next 3 weeks!

23/08/2024

This week's puppy graduates! Teddy, Margot, Peggy and John! Unfortunately Max and Bex missed their final session! We have had a swap on our September course, starting Monday 2nd Sept for anyone looking for a quick space. The next official start dare is 14th October.
Please note I'm now closed till Wednesday as I have an exam today, and assignments due next week! Happy summer bank holiday!

21/08/2024

Massive Happy Birthday to my Alfie! 12 years young today, and still on his feet (just about 😂)
I guess you could say he was the start of my spaniel addiction!! 🎂🎂🎂

17/08/2024

Any tips for getting soil out of carpet? Asking for a friend 😂😂

15/08/2024

Puppy selfies with the gorgeous Bonnie at social tonight! 🥰🥰🥰

15/08/2024

My girls, Scout & Nixie have completed their health tests for breeding. Both girls are clear for all hereditary issues, with clean hip and elbow scores. So there will be puppies! Make sure you give Goose Glen Gundogs a like to follow their journeys!

11/08/2024

☀️DAY!
I've spent the day with paddling pools, untangling my monster petunias and attaching my monster sunflowers to the front of the house! Forest has finally learnt not to be under my feet when I'm gardening! 😆🌻🌺

08/08/2024

Our puppy social this evening! Puppies exploring and making new friends. The next session is next Thursday as usual.
We are now fully booked for our Sept course starting Monday 2nd! So I've added an extra date, for those who don't want to wait until October! Sunday 1st Sept at 1.30pm! Get booking, puppy classes fill really fast!
Www.justforpaws.co.uk

05/08/2024

Hi all! As you know I have been working on a sideline project......my girls will hopefully be having litters soon! This is my new page, for the puppies! Please like and share! x
Goose Glen Gundogs https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563445696049

Fully health tested Working Cocker Spaniels, bred by a Dog Trainer & Behaviourist. Giving your puppy the best start in life, raised in a home environment. Giving you a happy and confident puppy.