We often go into new courses with hope and excitement that it will be the one to turn our dog’s behaviour around. Only to find it’s nothing new. But training is often boring, repetitive and slow. Here I explain why.
After I put up a social post on some of the negative effects kindness in our minds can have. I wanted to touch a little more on this particular topic.
As an owner or a trainer, have you ever lost your nerve? I know I have and that’s what I’m talking about today. So if you’re going through this, know that you aren’t alone.
It’s world mental health day and I wanted to talk about how sometimes trying to do the best for our dogs can really impact our mental health.
This week I’ve been talking a lot about dogs on lead being as fulfilled as dogs off lead. This episode I talk about anticipation in training and how we can use it to help us with on lead guilt.
So this is my first episode! Bear with me. In this episode I wanted to talk about how I’ve been practicing gratitude and trying to create a habit in my brain of positive thinking rather than jumping to the negative. This has helped me massively when it comes to the way I feel when walks go wrong or we encounter mishaps in life.
I know you want me to say yes, but is that actually the truth? Let’s look at what life might look like in the future of our reactive dogs.
I often talk about making walks more constructive and upping enrichment. But how can this help our reactive dogs?
As dog trainers, behaviourists, walkers, vets, rescue workers, passionate care givers, it can feel overwhelming when passing on education. Here I’m talking about why my comics were born from some of the overwhelm we feel when working with clients and how the app may help those working in the industry.
Are other canine guardians changing the structure of your walks. I really feel we are in a bit of a crisis, especially here in the UK with more and more people getting dogs without education or understanding of what to expect and what should be expected.
If you’re struggling with mouthing, jumping, humping or adolescence. This one’s for you.
Excited to welcome my first guest to the podcast, 4 year old Mayari talks about her knowledge of podcasts, cats, horses being afraid of plastic bags and the floor being lava.
I always say stay curious about our dog’s behaviour, but can it help when it comes to our own? In this episode I’ll talk about my walk where several negative comments really got me frustrated.
What do I advise differently now I come from a place with more personal experience.
This episode is to help reduce some stress if you have been working with your reactive dog for a while. Reactivity is on the rise so you’re not alone and looking at recovery time rather than reduced reactions might help us see progress.
We are often rushing around and it sometimes never feels like we have enough time. But taking it slow can sometimes really change things.
We are overwhelmed with information now days and even the good can sometimes make us feel bad, noticing how what we watch or listen to makes us feel can help us stay present to what makes us feel good.
When it comes to our dogs, we should focus on building the relationship before anything else. Let’s look at what we might mean by this.
All trainers do things differently, even when they take the same approach. How can we see this as a learning opportunity rather than conflicting advice