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*Dog Behaviour Practitioner, specialising in Separation Anxiety & Reactivity *Online & in-person.
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About me...
You get the dog you need, not necessarily the dog you were expecting, or the one you imagined. These challenges help us grow, help us improve to become better guardians of our dogs, and better people.
My name is Viv Peel and my journey began over 15 years ago in rescuing and rehabilitating dogs. Having successfully rehabilitated large adult mastiffs with unknown backgrounds and an unsettled hand-reared mongrel pup, my husband and I decided to rescue a 5-month old ‘butter-wouldn’t melt’ Staffordshire Bull Terrier. I’d unknowingly been thrown my biggest challenge to date and a blessing in disguise. I soon discovered that the rescued staffy suffered from extreme separation anxiety, self-mutilated, was a prolific spinner, got frustrated in new situations, was lead reactive, had a fear of noises including the tv, vacuum, kitchen blender, diy, and was extremely stressed around dogs owing to a lack of structured socialisation and exposure to the big wide world. If that wasn’t enough he also had several allergies to be managed. I was determined to make his life better and provide him with the skills to cope with everyday life, and that is what I did, with patient, consistent and methodical behaviour modification, with love and management. My life was changed forever, I knew I’d found my purpose .......dog training and behaviour management.
To compliment over 15-years of experience, I am currently studying a 2-year Advanced Canine Behaviour Diploma and over the course of the last year I have been working on a 1-1 basis with a number of people who have approached me requesting help to address varying issues with their pet dogs. This has ranged from recall training to lead reactivity, biting and anxiety, to advice on how to train a deaf dog. I have also volunteered at a local obedience dog training class.
I have the skills, knowledge and experience to help dog guardians, be it general obedience skills, addressing more complex issues such as fear, anxiety, reactivity etc., or to give you the skills and confidence to manage your dog. I understand on an emotional level what it is like to own ‘challenging’ dogs. I know first-hand the frustrations you are faced with and the feeling of dispair, anguish, embarrassment, helplessness and sadness you may go through and how to manage this. Sometimes we all need a little help to get us on the way - some people are fortunate in that they happen to get a ‘perfect’ dog without doing, or doing very little training, whereas others are presented with more ‘challenging’ dogs, or need some help to get started. So, whether you are a first-time dog guardian needing some skills to get you and your dog started off on a happy partnership, or whether you need some help to address some issues you are experiencing and feel a little overwhelmed, get in touch. In the words of C.S Lewis “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending” and I think that’s a good philosophy to have towards managing your dog’s behaviour.
