The K9 Personal Trainer

It’s so nice to wake up to amazing progress stories from clients! Nel is a Springer who loved her mum but didn’t really understand the point of checking in or coming back, and her mum drew the line at her escaping the house and chasing prey! Nel’s mum has put in some serious graft, creating new patterns in behaviour and teaching Nel not only a recall, but how to use her gun dog skills and not just run off at the first sight of a bird. Nel came to me through @bt_dogtraining as a part of the Reassure and Train programme (thank you for giving me the spaniels 🤩) If your dog is ignoring you out on walks, get in touch, between me and @bt_dogtraining we are bound to have the right style for you whether it be classed, pack walks or 1-2-1 💌 #Recall #Preydrive #TheK9PT Access: a screenshot of a text saying ‘I have just had Nel off the lead in an enclosed secret garden thing. She was so good-kept coming back to check in and came back every time I called. She was so good! Only a smallish area and not for that long but she has definitely improved so much!! Thank you!‘

Lottie is one of my weekly training walk dogs Her owners have done INCREDIBLE work with her, to the point we can take her almost anywhere now without worrying much, and without having to manage her too much. Lottie’s owners got in contact with me just so they could have someone else keep on top of training; working on worrying about dogs and people, and being obsessed with everything feathery. She’s come on leaps and bounds to the point that most friends I see when training her think she’s Pepper or Clem 🤣 nope just another black spaniel I love having out with and working with. If you need help with finding the time to train your dog, or perhaps are too close to the situation and need your dog to have good experiences with someone else, get in touch! Or sign up for my Accessible Training Guide (Please note that I am currently unable to take dogs over 20kg, doctors orders, unfortunately my health does play into it. I can hold a 50kg dog but my ligaments will give way before my muscles do!) #TheK9PT #TrainingWalks #OswestryDogTrainer Access: a video of a black cocker spaniel called Lottie, she in laying on the floor settled, the camera pans to my husband Michael, who waves at the camera.

Day 22 of EDS Awareness Month! What’s one piece of equipment that I have found useful for all my work? My shoes! I wear @vivobarefoot walking shoes, being able to use my feet, as full feet, means I’m able to then use the rest of my body properly. I am a bendy person, I have to work really hard to ensure my muscles are able to keep my joints in place, keep me safe when working with dogs and keep dogs safe from whatever actions they deem appropriate (which probably aren’t that appropriate…) My osteopath told me to research into barefoot style shoes, as well as my physio team. It really does make a difference. I can still walk my own dogs in heels (just look at my wedding photos 😜) but if I’m working then my Vivo’s are what I reach for. What’s one piece of equipment that you use that helps? #TheK9PT #DisabledDogTrainer #ehlersdanlossyndromeawareness #VivoBarefoot Access: Demi, a blonde white woman, sits in her car wearing a black waterproof jacket showing off her brown barefoot style shoes. #disabled #disabledfashion #disability #eds #hsd #hypermobilityspectrumdisorder #ehlersdanlossyndrome #dogtraining #disableddogowner #disableddogownerhacks #shropshire #dogwalkinglife #hypermobile #floppy #mitralheartvalve

Day 12 of EDS Awareness Month As a dog trainer I come across all sorts of leads, leashes, piece of strings however you want to refer to it. A lot just don’t suit my needs or my dogs needs, either too short, I can’t grip them (thanks Ehlers Danlos) or they just don’t look nice! I’ve recently invested in the Grip Training Leads from @swagk9.co.uk I don’t have as much pain in my hands from small dislocations anymore, I love that I can go hands free if I’m using crutches, I can use it as a two connections or put it in sniffy mode and use it similarly to a long line. I have recommended them to a lot of clients, others with hypermobility, those recovering from a stroke, others with arthritis, they’ve all loved it. But also, colour options! It appeals to my aesthetic side and I can dress Pepper in her colours and Clem in hers 🌶️ 🍊 #EhlersDanlosAwarenessMonth #TheK9PT #DisabledDogTrainer #DisabledDogOwner Access: Still picture of Demi a blonde, white woman, wearing navy shorts and an iron maiden T-shirt, a treat bag and dog lead across her body, and Pepper, a black cocker spaniel sat on a chair wearing a teal blue collar. #EhlersDanlosSyndrome#EDS#HypermobilitySpectrumDisorder#HSD#Hypermobility#EhlersDanlos#dogtraining#doglead#dogleash#accessibility #accessibilitymatters#cockerspaniel#englishcockerspaniel#dogpark#disabledbusinessowner#dogmom#swagk9#vivobarefoot#disabilityawareness

Day 11! This lovely weather is actually hard to work in with EDS! I have POTs which is a common syndrome to have when you have Ehlers Danlos, and Heat Intolerance is a big symptom. Today Clem is demoing that sticking to shaded areas to train not only helps your dog, but you to! I try to stick near the car so I can leave if I start to get presyncope. Having black spaniels means I’m usually in the shade anyway. Does the summer sun affect you? #TheK9PT #EhlersDanlosAwareness #DisabledDogTrainer #DisabledDogOwner Access: A short video of Clementine, the black cocker spaniel, sat in the shade in a bunch of bluebells. She then zooms off somewhere. #EDS#EhlersDanlosSyndrome#HSD#HypermobilitySpectrumDisorder#disabled#disabilityadvocate#disabledbusinessowner#EDSUK#EDSShropshire#EDSNorthWales#disabilityawareness#disabilityinclusion#accessibility#dogtraining

Day 10! How does Ehlers Danlos Syndrome affect dog training? In many ways, and I manage to adapt my training to each one. And not just my dog, but to clients dogs too. Through having many symptoms, I’ve been able to help adapt dog training methods for many different types of disabilities! Trying to use my diagnosis as a blessing rather than a curse 😤 #TheK9PT #EhlersDanlosAwarenessMonth #DisabledDogTrainer #DisabledDogOwner Access: Demi, a blonde, white woman, stands in her garden, she’s wearing denim dungaree shorts, is using a silver crutch and has pink sunglasses balanced on her head. Her black cocker spaniel Pepper is lying in front of her getting excited to move. Demi is dancing and text appears around her listing some symptoms of EDS that impact dog training including; mobility, coordination, cranial instability, joint subluxations, allergies, temperature intolerance, tachycardia, presycope and fragile skin. #ehlersdanlossyndrome#eds#hypermobility#hypermobilityspectrumdisorder#hsd#zebrastrong#chronicillness#dogtraining#disability#disabledbusinessowner#disabilityawareness#disabilityadvocate

Day 9 of EDS Awareness Month Today’s tip is, you don’t have to walk your dog. One of the first things I tell worried owners is, you don’t have to take your walk. There are so many ways to enrich your dogs life, a walk around the block is just one. but if your dog is only getting a walk around the block, maybe you need to reevaluate. With clients, I help curate options for owners alongside their needs and their dogs needs. This is a standard part in all my training packages. #TheK9PT #DisabledDogTrainer #DisabledDogOwner #EDSAwarenessMonth #chronicillness#chronicallyill#ehlersdanlos#ehlersdanlossyndrome#ehlersdanlossydromeawareness#eds#hypermobility#hypermobilityspectrum#hypermobilityspectrumdisorder#disabled#disabledbusinessowner#hsd#disabilityawareness#disabilityadvocate

Consistency 😵‍💫 It’s a big one. Ironically, me not posting more consistently over the bank holiday weekend is one reason we should be consistent haha! Reactive To Reassured work on Saturday with @bt_dogtraining @naturaldogexpo on Sunday And Monday was just a nice walk with friends, so I was PACING. But I do need to be consistent. It’s the same for our dogs training, everyone involved with the dog needs to be consistent. If you’re interested in Training Walks, please email me at [email protected] or book a Discovery Call 🌍 #disableddogtrainer #edsawarenessmonth #TheK9PT

It’s EDS and HSD Awareness Month! For this next month I’ll be revealing some top tips that help with dog ownership with how the EDS Spectrum affects me. Other free content that may help you are my podcast, link in the b!o and searchable on YouTube with ‘Chronic With A Canine.’ #TheK9PT #EDSAwareness #DisabledDogTrainer

Too much desensitisation work done when he was younger perhaps? 🤔 🤣 #OldAgePupster #TheK9PT #DisabledDogTrainer

I wasn’t diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or POTs until Pepper was a year old. My symptoms had improved when having her and raising her, but they didn’t ✨disappear✨ raising a wily, energetic spaniel really felt like a Ring Of Fire and meant I had to change my lifestyle which impacted my health. I couldn’t DO what everyone else was doing, so I had to adapt. Those adaptations meant I was unknowingly supporting my joints. I HATE physio, I can’t sit there and do exercise, it has to be involving something. Guitar is my hand physio, dog training is my special awareness and learning how to handle stuff without it hurting, dog walking was strengthening my core and legs. Getting a dog helped me adapt to doing physio when I didn’t think I was doing physio. Essentially tricking myself 😂 If you are struggling with training your dog and have a disability, long term illness or even injury. Send me an email or even check out my Discovery Call Link. I’m here, and I’m ready to help 🫡 #TheK9PT #DisabledDogOwner #DisabledDogTrainer

Bloopers while making content for my Self Control workshops - We love Clem’s enthusiasm 🍊Next workshop is this Sunday! Booking link in comments 🔗 #StimulusControl #WCS #DogTrainingBloopers

Self Control Workshop - Gundogs under 7 months! With Beastly Thoughts Professional Dog Services That means Labrador, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Golden Retriever, Poodle, Setter, Pointer, and any gundog cross breeds! Link in the comments

Training Clients Dogs when in a flare up 🔥 Hips is out, doctors appointment in a week. I am hurting but not enough to stop working. I have a list of symptoms to keep an eye out for just incase my hip joint becomes infected 🙃At least the dogs don’t care 🤣#TheK9PT#EhlersDanlosSyndrome#DisabledDogTrainer

I LOVE dog owners who follow dog etiquette. More in comments 💬 #DogOwnerEtiquette #TheK9PT