Pet Help at Home

Pet Help at Home Canine Behaviour Specialist and Registered Veterinary Nurse

Early finish today… I have worked most of the half term but I am going to enjoy what is left and spend some quality time...
21/02/2025

Early finish today… I have worked most of the half term but I am going to enjoy what is left and spend some quality time with the kids.
All enquiries will be responded to on Monday 🐾

It’s National Love Your Pet Day! Show us your furry (or feathery) family members past and present 🥰
20/02/2025

It’s National Love Your Pet Day! Show us your furry (or feathery) family members past and present 🥰

Wednesday has been all about the walks! 20000 steps, 9.5 miles lots of fun and now I have collapsed into my office chair...
19/02/2025

Wednesday has been all about the walks! 20000 steps, 9.5 miles lots of fun and now I have collapsed into my office chair with a brew to finish the day with some admin 🥵

Dogs are never EVER “naughty”!There is always a reason for a behaviour but it is NEVER malice, spite or an attempt to an...
17/02/2025

Dogs are never EVER “naughty”!
There is always a reason for a behaviour but it is NEVER malice, spite or an attempt to annoy us.
Remember that and your relationship will flourish 🐾

Pudding and Luffy making friends at this morning’s meet up 🥰
16/02/2025

Pudding and Luffy making friends at this morning’s meet up 🥰

Lola ♥️
15/02/2025

Lola ♥️

Some lovely feedback from Andrea and Nala⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
15/02/2025

Some lovely feedback from Andrea and Nala
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Happy Valentine’s Day.If you celebrate then I hope you are having some quality time with your loved one and if not then ...
14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day.

If you celebrate then I hope you are having some quality time with your loved one and if not then give your pet an extra snuggle 🥰

Gorgeous Gizmo was so good for his nail trim yesterday 🥰
13/02/2025

Gorgeous Gizmo was so good for his nail trim yesterday 🥰

9 week old baby Walt started his Happy Puppy Pack today 🥰Get support with your puppy as early as possible, prevention is...
12/02/2025

9 week old baby Walt started his Happy Puppy Pack today 🥰

Get support with your puppy as early as possible, prevention is always better than cure. Starting off on the right foot can make all the difference! 🐾

⭐️ STAR OF THE WEEK ⭐️Jasper has made such progress with his reactivity since I first met him in December. Yesterday the...
07/02/2025

⭐️ STAR OF THE WEEK ⭐️

Jasper has made such progress with his reactivity since I first met him in December. Yesterday the sunshine meant that there was lots of dogs around on our walk and he was amazing! There was no reactivity at all, 80% of the time he actually chose to ignore them or engaged with me with no cueing👏

This might not sound like a big deal but for me it is key. When working with reactive dogs, the ultimate aim is for them to be able to see their trigger and make a conscious decision to demonstrate the replacement behaviours we have been working on, rather than us asking them to do it. This shows the ability to self regulate and that they have their emotions under control.

For Jasper, this has been a combination of general stress reduction, changes to his daily routine, training and consistency on every walk, medication prescribed by his vet and absolute dedication from his lovely caregivers 🥰

There are still some things to work on, behaviour modification and lasting change takes time, but I am thrilled with how far Jasper has come so far. Well done team Jasper 💙

Fun in the sun at the enclosed field today with Hugo 😎Enclosed fields are brilliant for letting dogs run off some steam ...
06/02/2025

Fun in the sun at the enclosed field today with Hugo 😎

Enclosed fields are brilliant for letting dogs run off some steam without the worry. Don’t forget I organise monthly meet ups for previous or existing clients in secure locations for small groups of dogs. Message me to enquire 🐾

Ok so this is a bit random but during my recovery from surgery at the end of last year I started painting and pet portra...
04/02/2025

Ok so this is a bit random but during my recovery from surgery at the end of last year I started painting and pet portraits were what I seemed to gravitate towards. So why not add an extra string to my bow and see if anyone would be interested?

Currently I am looking for subjects to paint for cheap prices to build a portfolio. These will be A4 acrylic and I would need a good reference photo.

Please message me to discuss further 🐾

Sometimes during training sessions people get a bit concerned about the amount of treats I use to mark the behaviours we...
03/02/2025

Sometimes during training sessions people get a bit concerned about the amount of treats I use to mark the behaviours we want so I thought I would put it into perspective…

I am actually super stingy, this one small sausage (that’s a teaspoon) is cut into 72 pieces! That’s one hell of a lot of training repetitions. Bear in mind, each training session when you are practising at home should only be a few minutes long so you would probably use 20 pieces at the most 3-4 times a day, not even a full sausage!

Treats are just a marker to communicate that the dog is doing what we want, we don’t need to give a full treat each time. You can even use part of their daily food allowance if you are really concerned about the extra calories. So get chopping and get training 🐾

A weekend pedicure for gorgeous Mishka! 🥰Contact me to book a low stress nail clip in the comfort of your dog’s own home...
02/02/2025

A weekend pedicure for gorgeous Mishka! 🥰

Contact me to book a low stress nail clip in the comfort of your dog’s own home. Just £15 🐾
Wigan and St Helens area 🚗

Oh we had a lot of frustration behaviours today on our walk. Thew a right strop! 😂
01/02/2025

Oh we had a lot of frustration behaviours today on our walk. Thew a right strop! 😂

I have been walking Buddy for a couple of weeks now so I have got to know him and his walking habits. I thought he may e...
31/01/2025

I have been walking Buddy for a couple of weeks now so I have got to know him and his walking habits. I thought he may enjoy a doggy companion so today I introduced him to Joni. He had fun and was the perfect gentleman.

Introducing a second dog for socialisation doesn’t suit all the dogs I see but I am very lucky to have the perfect dog to use when appropriate. Joni is calm, non confrontational and amazing at communicating when she is not happy with their behaviour, in a way that is calming rather than triggering. This is the type of dog you want puppies and over-exuberant adolescents to mix with 🐾

A little bit of sunshine (occasionally) for our Thursday walkers 🐾
30/01/2025

A little bit of sunshine (occasionally) for our Thursday walkers 🐾

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That’s a wrap…for 2 days anyway! Joni and Penny would like to join me in wishing all my clients a very Merry Christmas. We hope you have a wonderful time with all your loved ones 🎄🎅

I can see you are trying to work…so I guess it’s time to snuggle! Every time! 😂😍

We have a new addition to the Pet Help at Home household and I am besotted 🥰 Everyone meet Myrtle 🤍🖤

Joni and I are checking out for a few days to celebrate my son’s 9th birthday with a little family camping trip. See you all on Monday 😁

Well I am knackered both mentally and physically! Today we have been learning how to switch from handling on one side to another and trusting Joni to follow my direction when looking at her isn’t possible. She did so well and I am so proud of her 🥰 #agilitytraining #agilitydog #bordercolliesofinstagram #bordercollie #positivedogtraining #positivedogtrainer

Joni had a bit of a bad experience with another dog at Agility last night and after that her nerves got the better of her and she couldn’t work. Notice how I say “couldn’t” not “wouldn’t” This can be frustrating as a handler but our dogs aren’t robots, they have emotions and there are times when it just isn’t within their capacity to listen. We spent much of the session just watching, playing and doing super easy tasks so that she could decompress and get her confidence back. At the end of the session we had 5 minutes to work alone, Joni relaxed and we ended on a high, as you can see! I find it so surreal when the instructor sends these videos and I analyse myself like I would a client! Usually I see myself doing something wrong but I am actually really happy with this and I love that I can see how Joni is following my lead and checking in! 😊 #agilitydog #agilitydogtraining #bordercolliesofinstagram #bordercollie #positivedogtraining #positivedogtrainer

So proud! 🤩 From being so unsure of herself in the first few sessions that I almost wrote her off, to loving our weekly training and having the confidence to do this! I love the fact that we have to work as a team and our bond has strengthened so much. Joni’s confidence in general has grown, not without a few drawbacks (caught her on the dining room table a couple of times 🤦‍♀️) but we can work on that later! 😂 #agilitytraining #agilitydog #bordercollie #positivedogtraining

Getting good! She is definitely a better agility dog than I am a handler 😂 both loving learning new skills together

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