Brilliant Family Dog

17/12/2024

𝗭𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘁! 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴

Are you a chatterbox?

“Fido, Fido, FIDO, come, c’m’ere, Fido, over here, FIDO COME HERE, (**** dog), F I D O !!”

We’ve all heard a frustrated owner calling this in the park.

Read more:
https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/zip-it-and-get-a-fast-response-from-your-dog

14/12/2024

Book 1 Calm Down! Essentials Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧?

Then you’re in the right place for one of my audiobooks! You can buy direct from me at www.brilliantfamilydog.com/audiobooks and the author (that’s me!) gets a few shillings more and the middle man is absent!
And you still pay less 😊
“𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙜. 𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮-𝙩𝙤-𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙜, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙤𝙜." 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖

12/12/2024

Now is your best chance to find the entire Brilliant Family Dog ebook collection for a promotional price at as part of their 2024 End of Year Sale! Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/ through January 1!

Use the SEARCH function to find them, either Beverley Courtney OR Brilliant Family Dog.

11/12/2024

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗴?

There are mega-forces out there trying to get us to give our dogs junk food, junk chews, and junk treats. Don’t listen to them! You will be paying your vet in years to come to put right what the bad foods have made wrong.

Do read this post to learn more.

https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/what-food-can-i-give-my-dog

10/12/2024

Firm friends: this kind of mirroring only happens with dogs who are at ease and in tune with each other. There's thirteen years between them, and Yannick the youngster always defers to Lacy.

07/12/2024

Seeing the world through your dog's eyes is a remarkable experience! 🐶

30/11/2024

Listen now to Calm Down!", Book 1-4 in the popular series Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog

Now available direct from the author!

https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/audiobooks


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28/11/2024

Is your Dog getting the right amount of downtime?

Dogs need a massive 17 hours of sleep a day to avoid stress!

26/11/2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞?

Here’s a breakdown of how dogs’ vision differs from ours, and how we can use this information to enhance our lives with our dogs.

Do read this post to learn more.
https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/what-does-my-dog-see

18/11/2024

How to stop your dog damaging her stitches

At some stage in his or her life, your dog will need stitches. Could be for neutering, a gash or tear, or something more serious.

Some dogs will lick obsessively at a wound. This causes skin changes, it inhibits healing, and can introduce infection. So it’s essential that the wound is allowed to heal without being licked and nibbled at.

Read more:
https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/how-to-stop-your-dog-damaging-her-stitches

12/11/2024

No need to fight with your dog to groom him! 🐶

There’s a way to get him to agree happily to what you have to do with him to keep him healthy.🐕

Do read this post and find out just how to approach this.
https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/counterconditioning-doggy-fears

01/11/2024

“I can be walking along the road and pass five dogs without my dog saying a word. But along comes the sixth and she goes mad! It can be a big dog or a small one - I can’t work out a pattern. Why?”

This is a very observant question - and one which causes people a lot of puzzlement.

https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/why-does-my-bark-at-some-dogs-and-not-others-4steps-to-calmer-dog-walks

29/10/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸?

Resilience is a key to an easy life with your dog, whether reactive or just generally anxious. And this resilience can be taught!

Do read this post and find out just how to approach this.

https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/can-your-dog-bounce-back

24/10/2024

Teaching a dog builds *your* character.

21/10/2024

Exciting News!

Brilliant Family Dog is now on Buy Me a Coffee!🎉

Come follow me there for exclusive dog training tips, Free workshops, and Masterclass. Your support means the world and helps me continue providing valuable insights for you and your furry friends! 🐾

Can’t wait to connect with you there—Thank you in advance for your support! 💚

19/10/2024

Windmills ancient and modern in the October sunshine.

19/10/2024

Many people who have a reactive dog - one who looks ferocious to strange dogs - wonder if they can ever have a puppy again. And they wonder if their reactive dog would accept the puppy or whether it would all end in tears.

Read more here:

https://www.brilliantfamilydog.com/blog/i-have-a-reactive-dog-can-i-get-a-new-puppy-too

17/10/2024

Are you in the UK? Are you keen to stop farmers dousing their land with poisons? Do you want to support nature-friendly farmers? Do you want to hear birdsong again?

Check out this petition!

To grow food, we need nature. The UK Government must increase investment in nature friendly farming. Sign and share the petition.