The Pet Friend Pet Behaviourist

24/11/2024

Do you have a senior pet? To help keep your grey-muzzled friends happy and healthy, we have one magical (although completely led by science) secret to share. Nutrition ⚖️

As your pet gets older, their energy will gradually lessen. This causes them to move less, which can make it easier to put on weight. As the weight creeps up over time, it's less noticeable for owners, so it's important to keep an eye on and regularly weigh your pet.

This, teamed with providing daily exercise to suit your pet and feeding them the right diet in the right quantities, can help your pet live their best life for longer ❤️

See the full guide, proudly supported by Royal Canin, and how to tell if your pet is a healthy weight: http://pdsa.me/6j6L

[Visual description: Pepper, a tan 12-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, sits in a garden on the grass looking up to the camera.]

08/11/2024

❗️Im offering a reduced remote 🖥(over teams) or in person consultation for any dog who is suffering with signs of either :
- shadow chasing
-seperation anxiety
- noise phobias such as fireworks or thunderstorms

Im currently building my portfolio to join another organisation (International canine behaviourists) and need videos of the consultation so the participants must be willing to be on video please. If you are interested in booking in, please email me ️📧[email protected] and I can arrange for a consult that suits you at a reduced cost of £80 which is down from £150‼. I will do a full consultation ( 2 hours maximum ) and a written report for this price which you and the vet both recieve.
⚠️ Please note your dog must have seen a vet within the past month!
⚠️no XL Bullies (my insurance doesn't cover them)
⚠️in person consults must be within 10 miles of sheffield, remote consults are suitable for anyone further than this

Please share this with anyone you know who might want to take part!

08/11/2024

19/09/2024

📢Toilet training hacks 📢

⚠️Make sure there are no health problems causing your dogs inappropriate toileting behaviour, especially if your dog is "all of a sudden" having accidents
🚨ensure all surfaces where toileting has occurred are thoroughly cleaned using an enzymatic cleaner that's suitable for pets. Simple solutions or nature's miracle is a good option. The scent of previous elimination sites can function as an olfactory cue for elimination behaviour.
🤓 record keeping is a handy little tool at your disposal if you have the time! Observe your dog before they toilet, what behaviours do you see? Sniffing? Scratching? Familiarise yourself with your dogs body language.
Track your dogs food and water intake aswell as their elimination behaviours to better predict their routine and let them out at the times they usually show behaviours telling you they need to go toilet! Dogs that eat on a schedule p**p on a schedule 💩
🚶‍♀️ walk your dog outside to the same section of the garden each time, ignore the dog until they toilet and then at this point, throw a treat party! Or a toy party, if your dog prefers reinforcement with toys instead.
But my dog didn't toilet😭?? Give it half an hour and try again, lots of patience is needed for toilet training. Especially in the winter ⛄️🧊
😡dont punish your dog if they toilet in the home 🤬 they don't do it because of anger or out of spite, it's probably because of insufficient reinforcement, insufficient opportunities for success, the wrong cleaning products or a medical problem.
What about crates?
Crate training is a common tool to manage a puppy learning to toilet train. Make sure your crate is not too small, or too big, and that the dog is well occupied (I like the puzzle feeder range by Nina Ottosson). Pens work the same way too if you don't have a crate. The general rule for puppies is they can 'hold it' for one hour more than they are months old, which is not a long time at all! Training aids such as puppy pads can encourage Urinating inside the home and are not recommended (unless you have an older incontinent dog). Use the pen or crate when your home as well as out, to avoid any associations developing, and consider putting your dog on a lead while your home and keeping them attached to you. This avoids too much freedom and gives you a great opportunity to spot those behaviours that tell you they need to go toilet 🥸
What are the common pitfalls?

⛔️not taking your dog out enough, your responsible for providing ample opportunity for elimination and reinforcing every success
⛔️not cleaning with appropriate products
⛔️free freeding
⛔️punishment such as rubbing their nose in it or interrupting them physically
⛔️confusing walks with garden trips for toileting. A walk is a walk 🚶‍♀️ you can use this for rewarding toileting on the garden, but taking your dog out for a walk and then ending the walk when the dog toilets will punish the appropriate elimination behaviour. With this pattern, you remove what the dog wants (walk) and the response is usually a dog that holds it as long as they can because they hope the walk will be longer. The better they get, the longer they hold it. The result is a dog who toilets immediately upon their return home. Use a walk to reinforce the correct behaviour at home, and don't terminate a walk for toileting outside.

If your struggling with puppy toilet training, contact me for a home visit!
📧[email protected]

10/09/2024

Outdoor puppy training has now finished for the season. Private home visits are still available, I can help with puppy training such as:

🐕unwanted behaviour prevention
🐕Toilet training tips
🐕The benefits of crate training and teaching independence
🐕Diet and gut health, and how to provide the best nutrition for the best training results.
🐕Recall
🐕Gate and doorway control
🐕Sit, stay and down training
🐕Pulling on the lead & walking nicely
🐕How to successfully socialise and desensitise your puppy and much more...

Contact me today to book a home visit for your puppy!

17/08/2024

Amazing class today! Well done all 🥰🥳

31/07/2024

Puppy class starting again on the 3rd August!

Offer now ended for 4 classes for the price of 3

Fully insured to train all breeds apart from banned dogs. Unfortunately my insurance does not cover XL bullies

20/07/2024

This beauty has finished her adolescent training today with flying colours! Well done Skye 👏

Just a reminder there's no class next week, class resumes on the 3rd August

05/07/2024

Price list:

25/06/2024

Just a reminder that class this Saturday is 4pm!

We will miss the hottest part of the day, and the temp should be coming down by the weekend.

07/06/2024

📢Puppy classes are restarting! 📢📢

The ground conditions at Graves Park are much better now so classes will resume next Saturday 10am!!

As per the council's permit, it's 5 puppies maximum so please message me to secure your place⚠️‼️

I will allow adolescents onto the class also given the extended break over winter.

Im also running an offer, buy 3 classes get 1 free so for a month of training it's £30‼️

Email: [email protected]
OR message my page

07/02/2024

PLEASE SHARE

Missing female cat. microchipped, could everyone in S12 Area please check your shed and garages, let’s get this beautiful girl home.

THANK YOU 🐾🐾🐾

03/02/2024

Everyone did absolutely amazing in today's class! We did loose lead walking, sit, release cues, stand and recall. Here's Luna absolutely smashing her training 🤩

17/01/2024

Puppy class for the next 3 weeks is filling up quickly, if your attending please let me know to make sure your on the list!

Please note! Class on the 10th Feb will be held at 4pm

23/12/2023

Fantastic puppy class today well done! That's it now until the new year, Merry Christmas! See you on the 6th

18/12/2023

Adolescent training class 11am Saturday at Graves park! For dogs between 7 and 12 months who need a bit of top up training!

ONLY 1 PUPPY CLASS SPACE REMAINING AND 2 ADOLESCENT SPACES