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Balance Behaviour I offer one to one consultations to help owners with canine behavioural issues. I do occasionally have dogs available for rehome.
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I am not a trainer, trainers teach dogs to 'speak human', whereas I attempt to teach owners how to 'speak dog'. I have been working with dogs for most of my adult life and am a qualified canine behaviour practitioner and owner trainer and member of the CFBA. In the past I have worked in the animal welfare sector as a fosterer, home checker, transporter and assessor. I have rehabilitated many dogs

from stray kennels and re-homed them with loving families. I now try to assist owners in keeping their dog in the home through rehabilitation - and thus help avoid the dog being relinquished to welfare in the first instance. I can help with behaviour issues no matter how small or overwhelming through advice and demonstration and through teaching the psychology of the dog. My ethos is one of holistic intervention, by this I mean that I always look at the dog as a whole - body, mind and spirit - I try to fulfil the physical and psychological needs of the dog and provide the owner with the tools to decrease and eliminate unwanted behaviour - many of the behaviours that we find unacceptable are often in part an expression of frustration so a whole lifestyle view is essential. I endeavour to empower owners to take charge of their dog's behaviour and I teach how the owner can remove unwanted behaviours and prevent future issues. Please check the 'Langlands Rescue' page on the website for details of available dogs.

12/07/2025

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The Dog's Amazing Nose!The Olfactory Bulb is a bulb of neural tissue within the dog’s brain. It is located in the fore-b...
12/07/2025

The Dog's Amazing Nose!

The Olfactory Bulb is a bulb of neural tissue within the dog’s brain. It is located in the fore-brain and is responsible for processing scents detected by cells in the nasal cavity. It is approximately 40 times larger in dogs than in humans, relative to total brain size. A humans brain is dominated by a large visual cortex whilst a dog’s brain is dominated by the olfactory cortex. The Olfactory bulb accounts for one eighth of the dog’s brain.
The Olfactory bulb is extremely important to the dog due to its function of processing scent. Scent information travels from the Olfactory bulb to the limbic system which is the most primitive part of the brain (dealing with emotions, memory and behaviour). It also travels to the cortex (The cortex is the outer part of the brain that has to do with conscious thought). In addition to these two areas, information also travels to the taste sensory cortex to create the sense of flavour. Because olfactory information goes to both the primitive and complex part of the brain it effects the dog’s actions in more ways than we may think... read more here;
https://www.balancebehaviour.org/blah-1

11/07/2025

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PREY DRIVE IN OUR DOGSThe term ‘Prey Drive’ is used to describe the instinctive urge of a carnivore to chase and capture...
11/07/2025

PREY DRIVE IN OUR DOGS

The term ‘Prey Drive’ is used to describe the instinctive urge of a carnivore to chase and capture prey. It is a fundamental part of the dog and a healthy prey drive would have ensured survival in the days of its ancestors.
Many owners have difficulty in managing their dog’s prey drive. They feel overwhelmed by this strong canine instinct. When prey drive kicks in the owners report that they are completely ignored by their usually attentive dog, in favour of the car/bicycle/squirrel that has caught their attention.
Some dogs with a very high prey drive and no healthy outlet for it will ‘scan’ the vicinity whilst out walking, constantly looking for ‘prey’, this is often followed by an intense stare as they focus on a moving object/animal, then, if the owner hasn’t caught on and corrected this quickly enough, comes the chase response where the hapless human gets their shoulder wrenched as the dog attempts to chase the object. If the dog is not restrained this may be followed by the dog ‘grabbing’ the object/animal and then ‘killing’ it - metaphorically or otherwise (!). This is very dangerous to the dog if the moving object happens to be a car or a motorcycle, and very dangerous to the object if that object happens to be a cat...
Continue reading https://www.balancebehaviour.org/new-page

10/07/2025

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WET THEN VET!So - these are the updated guidelines for saving the lives of overheated (healthy) dogs: submersion in cold...
09/07/2025

WET THEN VET!
So - these are the updated guidelines for saving the lives of overheated (healthy) dogs: submersion in cold water. For old, unconscious or ill dogs we're told to cool with cold water sprayed/doused onto the body and then put a fan on them for increased airflow to help with cooling by evaporation (you can do this with any wet dog to speed the cooling).
YES it used to be a case of 'Don't put cold water on a dog or they will go into shock', but now there's newer evidence that the risk is far greater if we go down the wet towel and tepid water route! We are also advised not to immediately stick the dog into a car in a panic either - this can make everything worse - cool first, then transport to the vet after.

According to lead researcher and SRUC lecturer Anne Carter,

“We must dispel the myth that using cold water for cooling is dangerous, as this is putting dogs’ lives at risk...In addition, all owners transporting their dogs after exercise need to be mindful that cooling will be reduced once the dog is in the car. So, if there is any risk of the dog overheating, take time to let them cool down before travelling.”

So if you spot outdated information out there please politely point out that this is no longer current - it took everyone a while to catch up - no shame - but it is dangerous and confusing to have such vehement disagreement out there. Wet then vet.
https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/7/465

09/07/2025

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Got a burning behaviour query?Wondering what your dog is saying to you?Ask us your questions below!We can't assess and a...
08/07/2025

Got a burning behaviour query?
Wondering what your dog is saying to you?
Ask us your questions below!
We can't assess and advise in this way - but we can discuss!
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08/07/2025

Dogs do some weird things - what's that all about?
Oft' misunderstood, always nuanced, they represent part of the complex language that we can tap into if we pay attention. So here's to understanding some common things that dogs do!

07/07/2025

Repost! It's not old school to go through doors and passageways first - it's common sense prevention of so many problems you don't want...

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We offer one to one consultations to help owners with canine behaviour issues. We are more than trainers, trainers teach dogs to 'speak human', whereas we attempt to teach owners how to 'speak dog' as well! I have been working with dogs for most of my adult life and am a qualified canine behaviour practitioner and owner trainer and member of the CFBA. In the past I have worked in the animal welfare sector as a fosterer, home checker, transporter and assessor. I have rehabilitated many dogs from stray kennels and re-homed them with loving families. I now try to assist owners in keeping their dog in the home through rehabilitation - and thus help avoid the dog being relinquished to welfare in the first instance. I can help with behaviour issues no matter how small or overwhelming through advice and demonstration and through teaching the psychology of the dog. Our ethos is one of holistic intervention, by this I mean that we always look at the dog as a whole - body, mind and spirit - and try to fulfil the physical and psychological needs of the dog and provide the owner with the tools to decrease and eliminate unwanted behaviour - many of the behaviours that we find unacceptable are often in part an expression of frustration or imbalance so a whole lifestyle view is essential. We endeavour to empower owners to take charge of their dog's behaviour and teach how the owner can remove unwanted behaviours and prevent future issues. We do occasionally have dogs available for rehome. Please check the 'Langlands Rescue' page on the website for details of available dogs.