The stress of watching your dog ignore you when you call them, wondering if they are about to run off or get themselves into trouble?
Needing to plan ahead, check what is around every corner and constantly be prepared.
The total frustration of trying so hard to get your dog to just walk on a loose lead whilst they just drag forward ignoring your treats and pleading?
Do you have a dog that can’t walk on a loose lead, or can’t listen when they leave the house?
Do you worry about your anxious dog or panic that reactive is about to lose
Wish desperately that your dog could stop, rest, simply switch off?
Are you left feeling anxious, frustrated, tired of the bits of dog owning that just aren’t fun?
To help you out and support you
Give you the answers you seek
Help you to understand your dog
Teach you how to work with your dog to build the kind of relationship that really reflects the love that you share
I got my first gundog around 15+ years ago, he was amazing, and a baptism of fire! I had no clue what I was doing and he was a working boy at heart.
I had problems with him on lead, I wish it was just dragging me around but he had a worse habit of just launching himself off the end of the lead when I wasn’t expecting it, at 36kilos he was killing my shoulders.
Recall was a challenge but I’ll be honest it wasn’t our most difficult one.
What was harder were lots of random behaviours he had, obsessing about leaves that moved when we walked, or stressing when left, or being more than a handful at puppy class then later gundog classes, to the point I actually walked out of one half way through!
I went to so many trainers and had so many awful experiences, especially with gundog trainers, that I eventually broke out on my own, I learnt what I could, I went back to my roots as a Reiki Master/Teacher and we created a different more gentle bond, I trained him to Trick Dog Champion level, he placed in working tests, worked on rough shoots, competed and won lots at agility and much more.
But all that only came after I gave up following what I now know is outdated training based on dominance theory (which has been thoroughly debunked) and I focused on us, I chose heart centred methods alongside positive reward-based training and never looked back.
Whilst I specialist in gundogs, my holistic approach is applicable to all breeds so whatever breed of dog you have, come on and dive in!