Jason Evans Dog Behaviourist

18/09/2024

Anxious and reactive behaviour can start at any time or any age, its not restricted to one breed or gender and can be triggered by something we have never seen happen.

Importantly if you see any major changes in your dog's behaviour within a short space of time, its always best to see a vet first to make sure they have not caught something or unwell/in pain first.

In the meantime while you are seeking help, make sure you listen to your dog.

Here are a couple of steps to help whilst you are getting help

1) If they are barking at people/dogs, always make sure your dog has space and you are helping them get that space

2) if they are barking at people they know more aggressively than normal, dont force the situation, again listen to your dog and let the decide if they want to say hello or get attention

3) If your dog has suddenly decided they don't like being picked up or moved from furniture, dont continue to pick them up, use an exercise for the dog to move away from the furniture of its own accord. This is potentially a situation where at some point, when someone has moved them its hurt (and you may not know) so your dog to protect itself from pain, will grumble and tell you to stop doing that to them

These are just a few of the simple steps to try and take to help if you notice changes and require some support.

In the meantime if you do require support whether local or online, please contact me and we can have a call to discuss further options to help.

Thanks
Jason

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12/09/2024

Another 121 and this one was all about focus and understanding. A very nervous dog who needed some confidence building and refocus on the humans in the family.

We also worked on getting them to come back to us, which can be tricky when they don't have focus. So we have been learning some recall games with the focus to make sure they are really engaged in responding to us. work in progress but this week was the first time they actually went away and then came back for the owners off lead....amazing work

One of the biggest area of behaviour is understanding the triggers, getting focus and then building a new pathway to at least manage part o the behaviour, before we an tackle the issues around the actual trigger itself. This takes time, and these owners are just brilliant for putting all the amazing work

06/09/2024

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04/09/2024

I see many people working with dogs and reactivity and how they relay on single elements to manage a situation.

At the weekend we used a number of the techniques to help with management around other dogs, this isn't complete yet, but originally this chap would scream when he saw another dog.
Now with some patience, confidence building and giving both the dog and the owner a number of junctions to make instead of going from A-B, they have multiple options to support and build the confidence that the dog and the owners do not need to use a single output to manage the situation, they have many and that helps everyone manage a situation and build a new behaviour as we can see on the video,
* - The dog is far more focused on the owner
* - They are both equally focused on the game
* - The Dog sees the other dog and doesn't react.
* - They can continue walking, without the dog going into hyper vigilance
* - the owner is equally less stressed and far more comfortable
* - They all can carry on (for the moment)

Well done to them all, amazing work to get this far

02/09/2024

Its been another busy week and in so many different ways. Classes have just stepped up a notch and we have a very exciting new launch coming soon.

Although alongside the launch, I have had training walks, social training walks with small groups,121's for reactivity and sensitivity to various stimuli, aggression.

Progress in a world of dog training and behaviour takes time, something many people don't have huge amounts, similar to CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) in humans I liken many of the areas of work and success to my trainline analogy, in many instances your dog (and human) will create a response from station A- B its a straight line, it works and its instantaneous.
Unfortunately if you only have one line running you will never change direction and always end up with the same result.
So with the K9 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (KCBT) that I do, its about building a new junction in to allow a decision to be made with a choice.. the choice gives the ability to make a decision, the decision allows confidence, confidence breeds success and cements the behaviours we want, not the ones we don't.

27/08/2024

Its not just about behaviour here!!!!

This week we were helping with off lead work. Off lead can be sooo tricky and for some a real challenge. this amazing young lad really struggled with focus off lead and over the last few sessions have finally now got his focus when off lead so that he doesn't run off for zoomies for 15 mins in one go (he was very overpowered by his environment. Off lead recall takes time and with the right amount of focus will work wonders for a really effective recall.

23/08/2024

This 121 was rather special, although when we work with behaviours,, many for engagement need more tactile contact and an understanding that our dog can engage with us more. A Common exercise is paws up, which can be used anywhere...but on this occasion the more powerful version was building paws up on the 'human'. Fantastic work as she was originally quite nervous of the close engagement but once she had the grasp loved it

19/08/2024

another 121 with this little chap, after being attacked, his reactivity to other dogs was a concern as he was very fearful and anxious.
This week we tried a walk locally, around his normal walking area using all the techniques, to one of the calmest walks and most succesful in a long time. He even managed a few tricks at the end as he was still able to cope after managing a number of circumstances...well done amazing work by the owners as well

16/08/2024

Another 121 this week, complete pleasure to meet this little lady, we are working to help her and her owners now and she had an absolutely cracking first session

06/08/2024

This is the most amazing job in the world and I am privileged to help so many owners and dogs. Sometimes the best help is not an easy option, and those days are the saddest days. But a life of pain is not right and the welfare of the dogs is the most important thing. The last few days have been some of those days. My thoughts are always with the owners at this time.

30/07/2024

Another one of our amazing dogs, Struggling with Anxiety and getting overloaded in all outside environments, meant that trying to go for walks, travelling in the car, leaving him on his own were all very tricky. His triggers were being generalised which meant instead of one thing being the area that caused ths issues, he was using the same behaviour for lots of issues.

In many cases for changing the trainline of the behaviour as we see in many cases does take time. But we managed to isolate the original triggers and start some desensitisation work, which was making a chnage, we then worked on a set of new behaviours to replace the old and coping strategies to help in the situations that still occur.

Several weeks ago the family went on holiday and managed a bus ride, walking in a busy town with no triggers, and they also built in lots of rest/calm to help recuperate as well.

Change can be managed and will be successful over time with focus and time.

Another amazing change and helping for a better future as well

29/07/2024

It’s going to very warm this week…

Please keep an eye on your dogs

1) don’t leave them in cars
2) make sure they have water (use a slow feeder bowl to help them not gulp water and get an upset stomach.
3) get those paddling pools out - Aldi have them for £7.99 at the moment- fill them with a couple of inches of water and then plastic balls for a really enriching experience
4) scatter feeding with kibble and treats to keep thier minds occupied and manage food at a better rate in warm
Weather
5) Frozen carrots are a great cooling treat
6) cooling mats on the floor and if your dog has a crate, put them on top of the crate to create a cooling space for your dogs to ‘chill out’ in.
7) wet towels (not freezing cold water) to help them cool slowly, you don’t want to give them a cold shock, we just want to help cool them gently.
8) walks - your dog DOES NOT! Need a walk every day, if it’s too hot don’t take them, let them rest, chill and do the enrichment games.
9) your dogs may lose their appetite that’s not unusual so don’t be surprised that they get hungry when the sun goes down.

Please take care and look after your amazing dogs in this changing weather conditions (as we have potential storms Thursday!)

26/07/2024

23/07/2024

Another new 121 from this chap who was a rescue. Joined the family with no previous history. A number of behaviours had become present with grumbling and lack of engagement. The overall position also included low level anxiety which had been demonstrated when certain family members left the house as well.

we have started a low level anxiety reduction programme to help refocus and destress both this dog and the owners/family. These steps do not happen overnight, but with a few simple steps we have already seen the difference in his manners and focus with the family. He is sleeping more and generally a little more relaxed so he is listening to the the behaviours we would like that what we are walking through and asking for.

Sometimes progress is not quick, but with the right level of support/patience and focus (and understanding the right rewards your dog enjoys) we can make change happen for the better.

17/07/2024

Another behavioural 121 - This little chap was a little firecracker, unfortunately whilst walking several instances occurred with other dogs, which had really affected the owner at the same time. This made making walks really difficult and any interaction with people outside the house..

I have been doing work around changing the context of the interaction with other people and dogs, so he does not have to use the original learnt behaviours of barking and lunging towards We used a number of trainline techniques to change the switching of what he should do when the circumstances occurred. He is now able to greet other dogs and has now joined our group classes with a number of other dogs to learn and play.

09/07/2024

Had the pleasure of working with this Chap.

He was attacked by another dog and couldn't go outside due to a fear induced reaction.

we have been working on desensitising his reaction to outside, rebuilding his confidence (and his owners) that he can manage with his owners help.

Last week we finally got to go for a walk and passed 3 dogs with no reactions and made it home to a special treat and chill out time

These changes do not happen overnight and focus and support can make the world of difference. This is another example of what that focus and hardwork can do...

02/07/2024

Message me today for more information and a free introduction 121 call.

Well my first real interaction with a dog was when I was 5 years old, I had dizzy spells fell into a neighbours fence and his German Shepherd bite me, I was taken to hospital and after a clean and some stitches I was fine (we are no talking over 40 years ago this happened.

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The reason for its relevancy is more the story i hear from others in a similar vein that has actually put them off or created a fear of dogs, it never deterred me and throughout my ears with my family always fascinated with dogs until we had our own when I was 16, Barnaby was a rescue, 6 months old and no history. I realised at that age we knew little and didn't understand what and how we could communicate with dogs, training was very limited to certain trainers with methods used at the time. I look back and Barnaby was my first real family dog, but also my first understanding of what we don't know or understand fully about dogs and their interaction with us. He had his issues, but I worked with him and he was the most amazing and loving dog.

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When I Met Sj and left home, we originally had 5 cats (slight change) but when our son was 5 years old we got our own first family dog Obi (Jack Russell) we went to normal training at the time (20 dogs in a class) a trainer who didn't like terriers, but he had an affiliation with our son, and when we happened to go to the Autism show in London we met the team from Dogs for the Disabled (Dogs for Good now) who were starting a programme with Lincoln university to look at pet dogs supporting families with children who had various degrees of Autism.

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This was a real turning point for us as a family and started my wife into the career of dog training in 2011, I joined the approach in 2013 after I suffered a very bout in hospital with Meningitis, I was told by my Dr's I needed to learn something different to help my brain heal itself ( after a month in hospital I was left in a wheelchair unable to walk) So I embarked on a journey with my wife, learning about training, how the methods had evolved as we understood more about dogs and how they interact with us.

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as we progressed as both qualified trainers with several organisations, we rapidly realised that so many people not just had puppies but had rescues/re-homes (which we knew as during this period we had 4 other JR terriers added to the family through this process, so in 2016 I took the step to build into a more well rounded behaviour professional studying from a multitude of sources to build up my theoretical knowledge and behavioural understanding of the dogs we were seeing in calls and now asking for 121 support, that required a more specialised focused and knowledge.

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In 2020 after 4 years I attained my Behavioural qualification and started the harder work in understanding all the areas and practicalities of these issues

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But during this period my learning does not stop, the line in helping and support crosses boundaries with local and national Vet's, other government services, trainers, pharmaceutical/pharmacology experts

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Since this point, I have worked with a number of charities/Assistance dog programmes/Local services/Police.

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I am regular on Radio Northampton for Dog related questions/Issues for the local people of the area,

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Thus the journey continues helping/building up and supporting the dogs and importantly the owners in all these areas in this ever changing and evolving world

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I am specialised in many areas but more specifically I can help in Separation Anxiety/Barking/Reactivity/Aggression (dog) all of these can be helped with specialised support and time to allow you and your dog into a more balanced and supported environment for the future.

The programmes are built to support you over a period, as with any behaviour or psychological area where support is needed, there is no overnight fix, but with some time/focus and the right support we can build a path that will help you all.

Each of the areas above come with a tailored programme to suit you and your dog(s) as with humans no 2 dogs are alike in the challenges they fae and every programme is suited to both yours and your dog’s needs to be most effective.

If you have read the about us page, you will see that along with training in multiple areas over the last 12 years, I have qualified and been independently assessed as a Behaviourist on the practical and academic side of dog behaviour.

This has taken many years of hard work/focus and support to really understand the dogs physical and mental challenges they face and the wide range of areas and knowledge both physical and mental to help in multiple situations and along with the owners as well.

18/06/2024

Its been a busy few day with 121's and support for a number of the amazing dogs I am working with from Reactivity, Anxiety and focus with distraction. Its such a fantastic journey seeing how much they change within a few weeks of focused work (which is tricky with real life around us) Also loving the fact I am getting updates from owners who are using the techniques in the outside world and they are focused on the new behaviours not the old!

21/05/2024

I know I said I would provide photos, but during 121's tyhis can be tricky as thats not the focus, its about supporting and helping all the mebers of the family.

The good thing is that when progress is made from the 'you cant get in the gate to a field with them' to going on walks with other dogs and chilling in new areas...its amazing to see how far they have come. This is a couple of pictures of 2 such amazing individuals and how they are progressing.

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28/04/2024

Today I have been supporting a number of dogs with over excitedness/anxiety/separation. this job is amazing just by its diversity of who you can work with in supporting and making a big difference in peoples lives. May even have a couple of photos to come as well!

19/04/2024

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21/03/2024

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Jason Evans Dog Behaviourist
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20/03/2024

If you haven’t heard of this the “Yellow Dog” campaign (https://www.yellowdoguk.co.uk/about-us/), has been running since 2012. The idea is to provide an instant visual cue to identify dogs that would prefer to be left alone for various reasons (anxiety, nervousness or reactiveness) – they are in training, they are recovering from surgery, they are traumatised or,
like many senior dogs, they are just old and fed up. It is important for awareness such as this to be spread out so we are able to support our furry friends that need a bit of space. I offer various courses and packages tailored to your individual needs please visit www.jackador.co.uk For more information and to speak to me directly.