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Karen Bachell - Pet Behaviour Consulting Supporting you through changing your dog's behaviour, with a clear, tailor-made, easy to follow plan.

Whether your dog is reactive, displaying fear, anxiety and/or stress, we can help! Gain a reliable, responsive, relaxed dog who you can enjoy indoor and outdoor life with. We believe all dogs are individuals who deserve tailor made plans to solve behavioural issues. Only scientifically proven training methods which are kind, positive and force-free are used. We can help you train your dog without

using punishment, fear or intimidation. Run by Scotland's first Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Trainer, we can help! To find out more about a particular service please get on touch or visit www.karensdogs.co.uk

Teach your dog what TO DO not what NOT TO DO!It is very common that people will often stop their dog walking and turn to...
20/11/2024

Teach your dog what TO DO not what NOT TO DO!

It is very common that people will often stop their dog walking and turn to walk the other way when their dog pulls on the lead. I can absolutely see the reason behind this - you are stopping your dog from getting to the distraction they are pulling towards to ensure they are not rewarded for pulling.

HOWEVER, I often find that the dog gets distracted by something new in the opposite direction, which then causes them to pull again.

INSTEAD motivate your dog to walk by your side, even if distractions are present, so they do not pull on the lead in the first place.

You can do this by marking (by clicking or saying "yes") when they are by your side and rewarding them. Over time, the pulling will reduce as your dog learns what behaviour TO DO.

Happy training 💙 x

NEW Reactivity Session Package - 🎉 £100 OFF 🎉 (if you book before January).If your dog is displaying reactive behaviour ...
19/11/2024

NEW Reactivity Session Package - 🎉 £100 OFF 🎉 (if you book before January).

If your dog is displaying reactive behaviour then I have some good news for you! I have a new session package tailor made for reactive dogs with £100 OFF!

Click here for all the info and to book 👇https://www.petbehaviourconsulting.co.uk/reactive-package

Meet Cuillin 🧡This handsome man can struggle at the vets due to him having ear issues (which can be VERY sore) and when ...
18/11/2024

Meet Cuillin 🧡

This handsome man can struggle at the vets due to him having ear issues (which can be VERY sore) and when passing other dogs when out walking.

His dedicated owners have been working on happy/socialisation visits at the vets and he has improved so much that he no longer needs restrained for procedures. He can now walk with a loose lead when out walking and his owners are building this up to walking past distractions without pulling too!

His owners have worked so hard on his training and Cuillin has definitely had a great time with all the extra rewards!

Happy training Cuillin 🧡

Meet Mr Maxibon Pie 🧡This handsome man can struggle when other dogs are close to him when out walking. This can lead him...
05/11/2024

Meet Mr Maxibon Pie 🧡

This handsome man can struggle when other dogs are close to him when out walking. This can lead him to lunging and yelling at them for space. His dedicated owners now have a detailed plan to work through to help Mr Maxibon Pie feel better around other dogs so everyone can enjoy dog walks again.

Happy training Mr Maxibon Pie 🧡

For anyone who has a walking pad and a dog that is worried about fireworks...I am at my desk, walking on my pad which Em...
30/10/2024

For anyone who has a walking pad and a dog that is worried about fireworks...

I am at my desk, walking on my pad which Emmy is very used to. I am up in my office working and walking, fireworks are going off and she cannot hear them over the normal walking pad noise. She is MUCH better with fireworks that she used to be, but any little thing that helps is fine with us 💛

Meet Brodie 🧡This beautiful, smart, fun boy can struggle around traffic and some dogs. We put a behaviour modification p...
21/10/2024

Meet Brodie 🧡

This beautiful, smart, fun boy can struggle around traffic and some dogs. We put a behaviour modification programme in place to ensure he has lots of opportunities to use his super big brain and to help him feel better around his triggers.

Brodie and his dedicated owners are working hard and always looking to set him up for success 😊

Happy training Brodie 🧡

Meet Ari 🧡To say I adore this handsome man is a little bit of an understatement - he is truly awesome (and so is his ded...
14/10/2024

Meet Ari 🧡

To say I adore this handsome man is a little bit of an understatement - he is truly awesome (and so is his dedicated owner 🤗).

Ari is a nervous dog who really struggles visiting the vets. He wants to go into the building to say to everyone but can't relax enough to go inside! He is very conflicted and starts to panic.

We introduced a behavioural modification programme to build up his confidence in all areas and now he is slowly learning how to accept going to the vets.

We must always progress the training at our dog's own pace - sometimes this will be fast and sometimes this will be slow. This is completely normal and nothing to worry about. It is the kindest way to train an animal - giving them time and space to learn and setting them up for success.

Happy training Ari 🧡

Would you like to work on your dogs focus on you 👀, loose lead walking 🐶, recall 😁, settle😌 and how to solve common beha...
30/09/2024

Would you like to work on your dogs focus on you 👀, loose lead walking 🐶, recall 😁, settle😌 and how to solve common behaviour issues - like jumping up, door dashing ⚠️?

Come join my four week online class to give you all the tools you need! All training is broken down into small achievable stages - you are welcome to just come and watch or train your dog in the class when we all practice together.

The cost is £40 for all four classes.

Book here - https://www.petbehaviourconsulting.co.uk/classes

Office besties 💛🧡
25/09/2024

Office besties 💛🧡

I host an online class full of like-minded, want-to-learn-more dog owners. Some owners are experienced and others are tr...
20/09/2024

I host an online class full of like-minded, want-to-learn-more dog owners. Some owners are experienced and others are training up their first dog - everyone is welcome.

This class will cover -
👀 Focus
🐾 Loose lead walking
😁 Recall
😌 Settle
⚠️ How to solve common behaviour issues - jumping up, door dashing.
🎪Tricks - each week you can pick a trick to train your dog using the training technique we are working on... there are so many possibilities!​

We start with a presentation, talking you through the new topic, techniques, and training we are going to work on. Then we get to work! I will demonstrate with my dog, and then you practice, all while being supported by myself. Questions and discussions are very welcome.​

This is a four week class on -
✅ Thursday 10th October at 7pm
✅ Thursday 17th October at 7pm
✅ Thursday 24th October at 7pm
✅ Thursday 31st October at 7pm


The cost is £40 for all four classes.

Book here - https://www.petbehaviourconsulting.co.uk/classes

Meet Walnut 🧡This beautiful girl can struggle when other dogs are close to resources that she sees as very important - h...
16/09/2024

Meet Walnut 🧡

This beautiful girl can struggle when other dogs are close to resources that she sees as very important - her human and food! This makes it very tricky to have family and friends over with their dogs. We worked slowly to introduce her to other dogs around these high value resource and teaching her that only great things happen (and she doesn't lose the resource!)

We also worked through separation anxiety training to help build up her confidence home alone 🤗

This smart little girl (and her dedicated owners) have been working hard on her training and hope to be able to leave her home alone soon!

Happy training Walnut 🧡

Meet Alfie 💚This stunning boy can struggle with anxiety causing him to resource guard his main human, worry about being ...
09/09/2024

Meet Alfie 💚

This stunning boy can struggle with anxiety causing him to resource guard his main human, worry about being handled by a vet and when visitors come to his home.

We worked on -

✅ Introducing daily activities to give him a positive outlet for stress. With less stress he will be in a better mind frame to learn.
✅ Working with his vet to ensure no medical issues, pain and/or discomfort is contributing to his behaviours.
✅ Manage his reactions to ensure he does not have the opportunity to rehearse behaviours we are looking to stop (which also massively reduces everyone's stress levels!)
✅ How to change his emotional response towards his triggers so he FEELS BETTER. This helps us to solve the problem.

Happy training Alfie 💚

Meet Hunter 💙This stunning boy has struggled with anxiety since losing his best dog friend. This had led to a lot of bar...
24/07/2024

Meet Hunter 💙

This stunning boy has struggled with anxiety since losing his best dog friend. This had led to a lot of barking in the house, garden and when out walking. We put a behavioural modification programme in place to give him his own space in the house, to reduce his stress and to build up his confidence when out and about.

Happy training Hunter 💙

Meet Merlin 🧡This lovely boy started to struggle when he heard sounds (in and around his home) and when his owners left ...
17/07/2024

Meet Merlin 🧡

This lovely boy started to struggle when he heard sounds (in and around his home) and when his owners left the room. This resulted in a lot of barking, every day, which was getting stressful for everyone.

His owners had already introduced lots of great ideas to help him relax, feel more settled and to ensure he was receiving lots of daily enrichment. However, they felt they were distracting him from the sounds, not solving the problem.

We met to put a behavioural modification programme in place to help him feel relaxed when he hears sounds, teach him boundaries and that following his owners is not always an option and reduce his reactivity towards the postie!

He is progressing well and enjoying all his super tasty treats.

Well done to Merlin and his dedicated owners 🧡

Meet Alfie & Luna ❤ (beautiful aren't they?!)After Alfie was attacked by an off-lead dog he understandably became anxiou...
10/07/2024

Meet Alfie & Luna ❤ (beautiful aren't they?!)

After Alfie was attacked by an off-lead dog he understandably became anxious when around other dogs. This would result in him pulling, lunging and barking to communicate he would like the dog to go away, and guess what? It worked as the dog continued with its walk!

His owners and I worked together to put a plan in place to build up his confidence, increase his focus on his owners (even when distractions are present) and strengthen his recall response.

Alfie is progressing well and learning to automatically look at his owners when he sees another dog approaching (much better than yelling at them!) 🥳

Well done to Alfie and his dedicated, kind owners for working so hard (and of course to Luna for her support and who is loving getting some extra treats!)

Meet Mayra 💛This beautiful girl started to become very worried when she heard a noise in her home and when out walking. ...
03/07/2024

Meet Mayra 💛

This beautiful girl started to become very worried when she heard a noise in her home and when out walking. We put a plan in place to help her get used to sounds and learn that they are not scary. Her dedicated owners worked very hard on her plan and she is feeling much more comfortable.

Happy training Mayra 💛

Meet Milo & Dexter 💙These two boys have been struggling to get on with each other recently, so much so, that they had to...
19/06/2024

Meet Milo & Dexter 💙

These two boys have been struggling to get on with each other recently, so much so, that they had to be kept separate all the time. After working through the behaviour modification programme that we put in place, the boys can now enjoy off-lead time with each other again!

Well done to Milo, Dexter, and their dedicated owners for putting in all the work 💙

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