Britt, My Pet Nanny

10/27/2024

10/19/2024

Great thoughts

10/18/2024

Words truly matter.

I see a lot of people trying to communicate their dog’s issue and use very colorful, sometimes inflammatory language. Over time I’ve learned to temper their descriptions and get them to focus on observations, not extrapolations of what they think is going on.

Not only are colorful interpretations not terribly helpful from a training perspective but using negative or scary language about your dog colors how you see them. Instead of saying “my dog is aggressive,” tell me “my dog growls at me when I try to remove a bone from him.” The latter is much more informative, helpful and leaves little room for interpretation or misunderstanding.

The words you choose describe and express your emotions to others and repeated over and over, they begin to deepen those feelings and can even become what we experience.

Words are powerful and they always have emotion behind them. Choose them carefully.

10/18/2024

Very important to keep in mind ❤️

10/09/2024

What do fearful dogs really need? It's not JUST love. And advising someone with a fearful dog that their dog "just needs love" sets the person and the dog up to fail by delayed actual professional help, behavioral medication (if needed) and a whole host of other issues.

This is akin to telling someone with a fractured leg that they just need love to heal their fracture. And yes, while there are degrees of fracture severity, like there are degrees of fearful dogs, all broken legs need some type of medical care for proper healing and long term recovery.

While a very simple fracture may only require a brace, ice and rest, other, more complicated fractures require an orthopedic surgeon, pins, plates, medication and extensive physical therapy, Regardless of the type of fracture, an assessment by a professional to make a determination of severity and create plan for recovery is required.

But often, just like in human medicine, mental health issues or pain you cannot see is discounted or minimized. You would never tell someone with a broken leg that they just need love to heal. And we shouldn't minimize the suffering fearful dogs have either.

Read more in my post this week on helping puppy mill dogs.

https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/10/07/puppy-mill-dogs/

10/07/2024

Bobbie and Georgia are on the case of the pee mail in the pine straw!

10/07/2024

Gia is such a cutie! One of my clients who has separation anxiety from mom and dad. Shes such a sweet gal!

09/22/2024

Omw! This is my house...x10! 🤣🤣🤣

09/04/2024

Dog being rehomed. What a cutie!! Contact info in photo below. This is in Moore county North Carolina ❤️

09/04/2024

Great post!

In many places, physical fences are prohibited, or property owners have certain constraints they must work within when it comes to fencing. This leaves those of us who have canine family members in a bit of a quandary: how can we keep our dogs safely contained? Electronic fences can seem to be a g

08/23/2024

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08/22/2024

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08/18/2024

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