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Certified Force Free Behaviour Practitioner
Separation Anxiety Behaviour Consultant
Reactivity, Gun Dog & Scentwork Specialist

Animal Communication | Reiki | Zoopharmacognosy | Sound Therapy |Kinesiology

BCCSDip.AdvCanBhv CSAP-BC
Dip.A.C
ISCP & NICE Canine Behaviour Practitioner, Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer and animal communicator using a force free compassionate dog centred approach

* Di

ploma in Advanced Canine Behaviour
* BCCSDip.AdvCanBhv (PETbc Accredited)
* Student Member of ISCP
* Puppy Training Specialist - Dog Training College
* Canine Body Language Instructor - Dog Training College
* Reactivity Specialist - Dog Training College
* Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer (certified by Julie Naismith) - CertSAPT
* Animal Reiki Practitioner
* Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner
* Advanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Practitioner
* Diploma in Animal Communication
* Fully insured and CPD assured

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How happy does your dog make you?I simply can’t put into words, it’s just overwhelming happiness 😊
13/01/2025

How happy does your dog make you?

I simply can’t put into words, it’s just overwhelming happiness 😊

I sometimes wonder why dogs are so good to us.
We don’t deserve it, not really. We’re flawed, selfish creatures, stumbling through life, yet there they are, offering us something pure, something real.
They love us without conditions, without asking for anything in return, just happy to be by our side. Maybe it’s because they see something in us we can’t see in ourselves, a goodness we’ve forgotten or buried under layers .
They don’t care about our mistakes, our shortcomings they just see the person who feeds them, who takes them for walks, who sits quietly beside them in the dark. And somehow, they make us better, just by being there. They remind us that there’s still something worth loving in this messy, chaotic world. Dogs don’t hold grudges, they don’t judge—they just give.
And maybe that’s the lesson we’re too blind to learn: that being good isn’t about perfection, it’s about showing up, day after day, with a heart wide open, no matter how many times it gets bruised.

R.M. Drake 🌞

Artist Credit: Stephanie Lambourne

Paws for Thought Today : Are we really meeting our puppy and dogs needs by joining group training classes? Dog training ...
12/01/2025

Paws for Thought Today : Are we really meeting our puppy and dogs needs by joining group training classes?

Dog training is changing!

My online bitesize learning sessions are a more transformative, forward thinking way over traditional training classes. They offer numerous advantages.
How?

You and your dog have the flexibility to :

🐾Access learning 24 hours a day via your phone or tablet when you are out and about or even listen as a podcast

🐾 You can take training wherever you are and access the bitesize videos and take regular breaks

🐾learn at your dog's own pace, adapting to individual needs and schedules. If your dog or puppy needs to take a break or a nap, they can! Give them the opportunity to opt out at any time

🐾It fosters a stress-free safe learning environment, allowing dogs to focus and absorb information in the comfort of their familiar surroundings.

🐾online courses often provide a wealth of resources, including video demonstrations and expert guidance, enhancing the learning experience for both pet and guardian

🐾The absence of external distractions in a home setting also facilitates deeper safety and a deeper bond between you and your dog, as you work together to master new skills.

Overall, online learning offers this personalised, convenient, and effective way to build a strong foundation of understanding and communication between you and your canine companion.

I provide lots of alternative, innovative and progressive ways to learn including online including courses for Puppy Essentials, Recall Connection and Lose Lead Harmony and many others.

Please feel free to browse my learning platform and please reach out if I can help you in any way

A New study shows how OUR emotional state can and does affect our dogs. This is why I discuss our emotions so much and h...
12/01/2025

A New study shows how OUR emotional state can and does affect our dogs.

This is why I discuss our emotions so much and helping to regulate ourselves.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/your-stress-levels-affect-your-dog-study-7425602?fbclid=IwY2xjawHvJdRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ0XIIwZ3PHDkdeSzMcSI5rFtPba0DcvwWBdFkHZjW96zxAlcIZS-5Z-Yg_aem__JHc4P3uw17UbbjG9hyw8w

You may have been told that your anxiety has caused your dogs reactivity or behaviour. Or you may have been told your anxiety is travelling down the lead and you’re causing issues and you should be less anxious. But this advice is not helpful and not strictly true.

You can’t turn off your anxiety like a tap, or ‘pretend’ to be confident. We can all feel anxious worried and that’s ok. It may be because of experiences you have had, it’s normal it’s allowed! Your dog is also allowed to be anxious or nervous and this can show up through their behaviour.

You can’t punish, correct or train you or your dog or yourself into feeling differently. The behaviour may change but the feelings are still there and will come out at some point.
If you have been told by trainers that your anxiety is making your dog react or show unwanted behaviour, I’m here to tell you that you are not ‘making’ them feel that way.

Our dogs mirror or translate our emotions through their behaviour and often behaviour problems are due to something inside us that we need to work on. It’s not you causing them to be fearful or anxious, but actually a struggle they have in themselves too. You may be both struggling separately but mirroring each other.

To help our dogs, the first step is looking at ourselves and ask what is their behaviour telling us and how is it showing up in us?

If you are curious to know, you might like to take my short survey and find out what may be showing up for you and how it relates to your dog.

Please reach out to me with the word ‘survey’ https://pawsforthoughtcaninecoach.newzenler.com/support or type below and I will send you the link to find out more

11/01/2025
09/01/2025

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Changing a rescued dogs name can be a good thing.

If a dog has come from an unpleasant or abusive background, or even an unknown background, they may associate their name with negative experiences.

A previous owner may have shouted their name when doing something unpleasant to them.

Changing a dog’s name can be a fresh, new beginning and can provide an opportunity to rebuild broken trust and build new bonds.

There may be concern that changing a dog’s name will confuse them or may cause some form of emotional distress, but dogs really don’t see their names in the same way that we do.

Dogs really don’t care what we call them, as long as that name is associated with positive experiences it will be a good name.

A dog’s name is more important to us than it is to a dog. A name is really just a cue to get your dog’s attention so they respond.

The way a new name is introduced and taught is important. Care should be taken not to attach any negative associations with the new name.

The new name should always be paired with something positive whenever your dog hears the sound.
Call the new name and every time your dog reacts, responds or looks at you, reward this with a treat, lots of praise, a game or a toy.

Keep repeating this and dogs will quickly begin to associate their new name with something good about to happen and will start responding to the new sound in a positive way.

“It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.” - W.C. Fields. This quote sums up the importance of pairing a name with something positive so that it will always be what a dog wants to answer to.

A previous name may always be linked to a traumatic past, but a new name can be the beginning of a happy ever after and forever home.

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Paws for thought.......my story

"Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem." ― A.A. Milne

I love all animals, especially dogs. They make us better humans and we have a lot to learn from such an incredible animal. I have been so lucky to own such amazing dogs through the years but one dog came into my life that made a huge impact and taught me so much. I was lucky enough to learn from some amazing trainers and behaviourists and want to share this knowledge with other dog owners and help make a difference to the lives of our dogs.

I see so many people struggling to try and understand their dog’s behaviour and thinking they have the naughty dog, the one that doesn’t listen, the one that plays up, the one that nevers recalls or barks at everything! Let’s pause.....and think about what is our dog really saying to us? Why do they act the way they do? How can we understand and listen to what they are telling us? How can we help them?

More importantly how can I help YOU to help them?