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Podcasts and interviews.
I LOVE to talk all things dogs and dog behaviour. I have had the great opportunity of collaborating with some great colleagues to talk all things dog behaviour. Here are some of those chats.
Interview with Andrew Hale on the C.A.R.E Approach. The Care Approach was created by myself and Ian Shivers. We joined together to build the online platform Canine Caregivers. A platform for dog owners to learn all things dog. The CARE Approach is an acronym for Communicate, Advocate, Relate and Enrich. This we believe is how we should approach our relationship with our dogs.
Chat with Dr Emily Lucas about Behaviour medication. “Why would we resort to Behaviour Meds over punishment? Listen here.
The Bridge of Trust. Strengthening the bond and communication between Caregiver and dog.
Reactivity what is it, how to approach.
Resource Guarding food from humans, we talk about what to do and what not to do.
Can you reward fear? This has been a question many caregivers have been confused about. We unpack it in this episode.
Expectations are they too high on our dogs?
Do dogs need a job? We here this question often. We talk through what we think this means and whether it is something you need to think about with your dog.
Do you have a big Growler? This is not what you think.. This episode we talk about growling and what it may mean and what we should do.
Humping. An often misunderstood behaviour dogs may display. But what does it mean?
Management is it cheating? When you are living with a dog that may be struggling we often recommend in our protocols to use management. But is it cheating?
Should overstimulated dogs be in dog parks? Dog parks can be a hot topic. Here we discuss our thoughts on them and the types of dogs that we think dog parks are detrimental to these dogs.
Stranger Danger. Do you have a dog that struggles with unknown people? We discuss what it looks like and what to do with it.
Should we give our dogs bones? in this episode we give our opinions on the subject.
Building a relationship. A strong and healthy relationship with our dogs is such an important foundational aspect of being a Canine Caregiver.
Will they grow out of it? This is often a hope that many Caregivers have for the behaviors they see in their young dogs. In this chat we burst that bubble. Sorry….
Would getting a second dog “fix” my resident dog? We talk through our experiences with this.
Perception of Control. Is it important for dogs to think they are in control of their outcomes.
The CARE Approach. We break it down and explain how we view our dogs behaviour.
Online consultations available!
Stuck indoors with a your fur baby? Do you prefer online consults rather than in person? Zoom consults are for you.
Now is a great time to build confidence in your dog or just to help build the bond. You have time!
Building confidence with handling, building the basic skills or learning some new ones.
Private consultations are a service designed specifically to help solve behavioural problems you may be having with your dog in a safe and comfortable environment.
This helps lower the stress when trying to teach your dog either new behaviours or conditioning a new more positive association with something they are unsure of, e.g vacuum.
Problems addressed include but not limited to:
• Jumping
• Excessive barking
• Toilet training
• Digging
• Chewing of furniture e.t.c
• Pulling on lead
• Lead reactivity
Using scientifically proven reward based training, I will help you achieve a well behaved, happy and most important of all, a confident dog.
Behavioural Modification training
Behavioural adjustment training is more complicated than basic obedience training; essentially what we will be doing is changing your dog’s conditioned emotional response to a stimulus.
What that means, for example, your dog becomes anxious or stressed every time you put him in the car, or becomes reactive and barks and lunges when they see particular people or dogs. Maybe they become anxious when you leave?
Behavioural problems such as:
- Seperation Distress
- Seperation Anxiety
- Fear
- Fear Aggression
- Dog Reactivity
- Human Reactivity
- Aggression
The initial consult will take 2 hours.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations of less than 12 hours prior to appointment incur a 50% surcharge.