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04/01/2025

The Live Run isn't just a course - it's a transformation!

See why owners love the Nervous No More Live Run 🐾🫶

Got questions about the course? Leave them in the comments 👇

03/01/2025

What type of nervous behaviour does your dog have?

02/01/2025

From anxious to at-ease!

Meet some of the dogs who transformed on the last Nervous No More Live Run 🐕😍

If you're ready for this to be you and your dog, comment "321" and I'll DM you more information.

31/12/2024

I've spent years working with fearful and anxious dogs and their owners, using my experience to build my unique 4-step approach that has been proven to help owners live fuller, happier, stress-free lives with their dogs.

Some of the things the students have said about the course:

"I am actually enjoying our walks now, I can't believe it!"

"I feel like for the first time in her short life, my dog is feeling happy now that she's not constantly stressed."

"I had given up all hope that overcoming the anxiety would be possible, now I see it is entirely possible with this method."

"I had a workman come to the house and my dog was actually quiet and relaxed the whole time."

If they can do it, you can too!

There are still some spots left on the January Live Run (limited to just 10 students).

If you're ready to change life with your nervous dog for the better, comment "321" and I'll DM you how you can get started.

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️

31/10/2024

The last one is the worst for me 💀

Which of these would you find the scariest?

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃

21/07/2024

Are you making these mistakes? ⤵️

Before I share these mistakes, make sure you're following Clarity Canine Education if you want to take your nervous dog from fearful and anxious to calm and confident. 💪

Here are the 3 biggest mistakes holding you back from making progress with your nervous dog:

1️⃣ You haven't diagnosed the type of nervous behaviour.

Without truly understanding the type of nervous behaviour your dog has, you won't know which approach is going to work and which approach is going to do nothing at all for your dog. This can leave you trying things for weeks or months that may work for others but won't work for you.

2️⃣ You don't have a clear communication system.

If you aren't successfully implementing efficient 2-way communication with your dog, you have no ability to influence their behaviour and give them apropriiate feedback to guide them through the situations they find tough.

3️⃣ You haven't established an unbreakable bond.

If your dog doesn't truly trust you, they'll never have the support they need from you to handle challenges and be successful.

If one or more of these elements are missing for you, comment SUPPORT and I'll let you know exactly how you can start building these foundations today to help you and your dog start living a fuller, stress-free life together. 🙌

16/07/2024

HENRY is ready to find his forever home 🏡

This boy has been the easiest foster I've ever had.

He settles well and is never destructive or loud, he's friendly with all people without being pushy or rude, he's been perfectly neutral with Ava in the house after appropriate intro, he travels perfectly in the car, he picked up on loose lead walking in just a day.

His reactivity has already progressed to the point where it's hardly an issue now. His adopter will get free coaching from me to make sure things stay on the right track.

His only issue is his weight, which obviously isn't his fault. So his diet and exercise will need maintained to ensure he gets back to healthy soon.

💙Please SHARE this post to help Henry find his way home!

If you or someone you know might be interested in adopting Henry, please DM. Henry is under the care of a rescue charity, so there will be an application form, home check, adoption contract, and donation fee involved. Serious enquiries only.

05/07/2024

Meet Henry 🐶💙

If you haven't seen my story today, let me introduce Henry (aka Aldo aka Lacky aka Lucky)

Henry arrived into foster with me today. He's a 3yo beagle mix from Romania.

He originally came to the UK a few months ago into foster and was adopted a last month.

His adopter decided almost immediately that they just didn't want a dog, it seems. They also blame him for the death of their guinea pig, even though he never touched it. 🤔

So far, he's shown himself to be very friendly with people, happy to be handled, generally quite calm and confident. He'll make someone a really nice dog, but does need work on some things..

He has a really ingrained habit of pulling on lead, he's got dog reactivity, no one has had success recall training him due to high prey drive, and he also needs to lose quite a bit of weight.

If you want to see how Henry gets on, I'll be posting updates on his training to my stories. 🥰

18/05/2024

Caring for a dog is a lot of work.

If you have a difficult dog, caring for them is even harder work.

When we have to feed and exercise and train and advocate for our dogs, the work is ongoing every day.

It is totally OK to want some time off without that responsibility.

I love going on holiday with my dog, but I also always schedule in at least one holiday a year that is dog-free to allow myself to truly relax with minimal mental load.

Taking breaks like this means you can come back refreshed and with more energy and motivation for your work with your dog.

It can also be good for training purposes to give your dog a bit of a break, too. I always find that while my dog may have lost a bit of technical precision with obedience, we both always have renewed enthusiasm after some time apart.

Do you take holidays without your dog? Do you agree it's good for you and for them?

12/05/2024

It's totally normal to have moments of doubt about adopting your rescue dog.

Moments when it feels overwhelming.
Moments their behaviour is restricting your life.
Moments you worry you're not the right fit for each other.
Moments you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

You sometimes wish you could go back in time and not adopt them at all. And then you feel guilty for every thinking those things.

But I promise almost every rescue adopter has been there, too! So if you're feeling that way, it's ok. You don't need to feel guilty for it. But what you do next is the important part...

You can either take no action, hope things get better on their own and then get stuck in a vicious cycle of frustration and regret and guilt when things inevitably do not get better.

Or you can recognise that things can only improve if you take action and you make a pledge to do what is necessary to help your rescue dog and yourself.

Learn from free online tutorials, hire an in-person trainer, or take an online course. Get access to the knowledge and skills you need to turn your situation around and teach your dog what you want and stop unwanted behaviour.

As someone who has been there, promise me when I say the hard work is always so worth it when you start to feel like life with your dog is easy and you could never imagine you day-to-day without them and you never have to have regrets about adopting them again. ❤️

08/05/2024

I was recently asked to provide my opinion on whether a certain scan was needed for a dog suffering digestion issues.

My answer was that if the vet, as a trained medical professional, provided that advice, then that it is advice I would follow. If there was any reason to doubt the necessity of the scan, I would see a second opinion only from another qualified vet.

Too many people ask the wrong professionals for advice on their dogs, or even take advice from complete unqualified people.

Even worse, people will seek advice from complete strangers on Facebook groups or forums. You don't even know if they have a dog, never mind if they've faced the same challenges as you!

You wouldn't ask your dentist for advice on fixing your car, or ask your electrician for legal advice. You certainly wouldn't ask a random stranger for those things.

You would ask an appropriate professional.

So please only ask an appropriately experienced professional trainer for advice if you have a behavioural or training question. 🙏

24/04/2024

I hear from so many people that they rent private enclosed fields so they can let their dogs off lead to practise recall.

But all this will do is destroy your recall training.

Let me explain.

If your dog is let off lead before having reliable recall, there is a good chance they will not respond when you ask for a recall as they're distracted by the environment.

When that happens and you have no means of reinforcing your recall command, your dog has just learnt that they can ignore recall whenever the environment is more stimulating.

If you want a reliable recall, your dog needs to experience that it cannot ignore you. This means that until their recall is reliable, you have to use a long line to back up your command and make them understand the rules of recall outside of a training session in the real world.

If you're new to using a long line, I recently posted a tutorial reel on the safest way to use one!

15/04/2024

What other myths have you heard about training your dog? Any weirder ones than these?

I've heard all of these myths from clients or friends, so let's clear up these misconceptions about what training means for you and your dog.

Here's what training does change:

🐾 clearer communication with your dog

🐾 less frustration in your relationship with your dog

🐾 better manners from your dog

🐾 more relaxation and fun on walks

🐾 more freedom for your dog because you can trust them to make good choices and follow your guidance!

08/04/2024

I was shocked to hear that one of my clients was told by their vet tech not to play tug with her dog because it would make the dog aggressive and a liability!

Here are the real facts about playing with your dog:

🐾 it's great exercise

🐾 it's a perfect outlet for built-up energy/frustration

🐾 it builds a stronger bond between you and your dog

🐾 it builds value for the toy, which you can then use as a reward in training

🐾 it satisfies lots of genetic prey-drive desires

🐾 it builds your dog's confidence

🐾 it is something fun you and your dog can do together!

🚫 It just simply isn't true (or even logical) that a dog learning to bite a toy in play is going to develop aggressive or a desire to bite people.

⚠️Always be cautious when playing - When new to tug, both you and your dog will be clumsy. Your dog will accidentally bite fingers if you don't give them clear and easy aim at the correct part of the toy. It is worth it to take your time and get your mechanics right. But keep in mind if they do bite your fingers, it isn't on purpose!

P.S. In general, don't take training or behaviour advice from a veterinary professional. It isn't their area of training or expertise.

04/04/2024

Your dog trainer is going to point out all the things you are doing incorrectly and need to change. Helping you without doing that isn't possible.

But:

🫶 you don't need to be afraid to admit mistakes, we are not going to judge you for the decisions you made when you didn't know better.
🫶 you don't need to be embarrassed, we've seen worse before!
🫶 you don't need to be scared, we are going to give you the guidance necessary to get on the right track.

So while your dog trainer isn't going to tell you you're doing great and need to change nothing at the beginning, once the changes are underway, they will be your biggest cheerleader!

28/03/2024

Let me share a story:

My dog has only had one toilet accident while with me. It was after her spay surgery and it is expected that after the anaesthetic and the IV, they have a lot of liquid in their system and may struggle to make it through the night.

So she peed overnight. When I came down in the morning, she was avoiding eye contact with me, avoiding approaching me, acting VERY submissive.

Most people would interpret this as her feeling guilty at having done something "bad". It certain appeared that way.

But dogs do not have a moral compass. They have no code of ethics. Therefore, they have no concept of "good" and "bad".

So why did my dog look guilty? Before living with me, she will have had an experience in which her humans either got really annoyed or shouted at her or punished her when they came into the room and she'd peed on the floor. Because of the strong association she formed, she remembered this was anticipating the same intimidating behaviour from me in the same situation. She was scared of me, trying to avoid me and trying to appease me.

So if your dog ever acts guilty, just know they are not capable of feeling guilt. They've learnt to anticipate your anger or frustration due to association and are trying to avoid conflict.

Also, never shout at or punish your dog for toileting inside. That just makes you a dick.

25/03/2024

Behavioural medication can have a really important role in difficult cases.

But if the medication is not used in conjunction with a clear training plan, then someone is trying to slap a plaster on the problem.

Medication alone cannot solve a behavioural problem.

The role of medication is simply that it can bring a dog’s mental state into the right place for them to be able to learn through the training process, but without training there will be no learning and therefore no behaviour change.

If anyone, including your vet, is suggesting just trying different meds until something works without this being part of a training plan, then I would say that is incredibly irresponsible of your vet. It’s simply not how it works and sets owners and dogs up for failure and closer to really bad outcomes such as rehoming or euthanasia when really there hasn't been a fair chance given to everyone.

Keep in mind that vets are medical professionals - most are not experts in behaviour or training so you need to work with an appropriately qualified professional for behaviour and training questions.

Any suggestion of behavioural medication for life should also be taken as a red flag. The purpose of medication should always be to supplement and help the training process, with the goal being to get the dog to a point where the medication is no longer needed.

Have you ever been recommended behavioural medication for your dog? What was your experience? I'd love to hear your story in the comments.

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Are you making these mistakes? ⤵️ Before I share these mistakes, make sure you're following Clarity Canine Education if you want to take your nervous dog from fearful and anxious to calm and confident. 💪 Here are the 3 biggest mistakes holding you back from making progress with your nervous dog: 1️⃣ You haven't diagnosed the type of nervous behaviour. Without truly understanding the type of nervous behaviour your dog has, you won't know which approach is going to work and which approach is going to do nothing at all for your dog. This can leave you trying things for weeks or months that may work for others but won't work for you. 2️⃣ You don't have a clear communication system. If you aren't successfully implementing efficient 2-way communication with your dog, you have no ability to influence their behaviour and give them apropriiate feedback to guide them through the situations they find tough. 3️⃣ You haven't established an unbreakable bond. If your dog doesn't truly trust you, they'll never have the support they need from you to handle challenges and be successful. If one or more of these elements are missing for you, comment SUPPORT and I'll let you know exactly how you can start building these foundations today to help you and your dog start living a fuller, stress-free life together. 🙌

You don't want to miss this ⤵️ The discount code is at the bottom of this caption, but first I want to explain my WHY behind this course... When I first started fostering rescue dogs, I saw a lot of different nervous behaviours. In learning and helping those dogs and later going on to help hundreds of adopters of rescue dogs, I've learnt a lot about helping nervous dogs overcome fears and build confidence. While more and more people are adopting rescue dogs these days and need this kind of help, there are few dog professionals with experience or speciality in nervous rescue dogs. Too many people say they want my help but cannot access me because they live across the country or even abroad. So over the last 6 months, I have been pouring my everything into developing this in-depth self-paced online course called "Nervous No More" so I can help rescue adopters like you anywhere in the world help your nervous dog overcome their fears and live a life full of confidence! Nervous No More is the resource I wish I had available to me when I was trying to help my first nervous foster dog and I really struggled to find the right answers. Comment or message me "NNM" for more information on the course and for a discount code available this week only! #rescuedog #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #adoptdontshop #dogtraining

I see far too many people rehoming a dog they only recently got because it does not get along with their first dog. Can you imagine if you were randomly paired up with someone to live with - What are the odds you'd be best friends? Or even friendly? It is naïve to think that any two dogs put together will get along. And my opinion is that it is irresponsible to get a second dog, test it out with the resident dog for a couple weeks, and then move it on to another home when it's not a great fit. You may have a longer history and a stronger bond with your first dog, but the new dog depends on you and needs you just as much. Usually, in these scenarios, people are going in assuming the dogs will get along - the dogs meet right away, they are allowed to freely be around each other in the house, they are fed together, etc. All of these situations are setting the dogs up for potential issues, especially initially while both dogs are stressed by the sudden change in routine and environment. When bringing a second dog into the house, if you instead assume that they will not get along with the resident dog, you implement structure and safety - no initial meetings inside, plenty of time and space apart, monitored and measured interaction, always separated when unspervise, no shared access to resources, etc. By taking this approach, you set yourself up for less chance of issues and conflict, and can then ensure success even if the dogs you have are not naturally compatible because they will at least learn neutrality and tolerance around each other, which means you can successfully live with both dogs in the same household. Even if the dogs will never get along well enough to be left unsupervised together or fed together, these are management steps you need to be willing to implement potentially indefinitely to keep both dogs safe and happy together rather than giving one of them up because they cannot be friends. #dogtraining #rescuedog #dogtrainingtips #dogtraini