FIDO Dog Training Club & Behaviourist

03/06/2026

05/05/2026

Hear, Hear👏👏👏👏👏

Before and after footage...

We don't need it.

As a dog trainer with over 17 years experience, I don't need to see my client's dog acting aggressively or their reactivity in order to resolve it. The client explains what the dog dies, at what distance, for how long, how quickly they can recover etc.

It's truly amazing the amount of information you can glean from someone if you ask the right questions and carefully observe the dog.

If the dog I'm working with kicks off at another dog, I've made a mistake somewhere along the line. If your training requires the dog to kick off, so you can shock, choke, strike, shout at, or stick metal prongs in their neck to "correct" it, I suggest you examine your ethics and knowledge.

If I provide video evidence of a dog being aggressive/reactive to dogs or people, and there's a future issue with that dog, I've provided information into the public sphere which may be detrimental to my client.

I rarely directly publish on social media details about any bites, or the level of aggression shown. This is to protect both human and canine clients.

I provide reports regularly in dog bite cases for court, and have 23 years experience in operational policing. Given this, my need to look after the public and my clients takes precedence over some random half wit on social demanding I show before and after footage.

I'd go as far to say that those who do show this footage care more about likes, clicks, and attention on social media than their clients and the public.

It's not necessary and, in fact, detrimental to the needs of all in question.

If you want to know how to resolve aggression and reactivity with your dog, click the link in the bio.

11/04/2026

Recently, a study from Nottingham University asked if dogs can be Autistic or have other types of Neurodivergence, IF this is the case, there would need to be new education courses covering anyone offering help for ND dogs as there are for children with SENs.

I have thought about this for many years and often wondered if behaviour issues over the years in dogs are connected with the rapid change in how WE live, up until the late 1980’s, our homes didn’t have computers, tv’s with hundreds of channels that could stay on all night, children’s toys that screech, bang and shout, dogs used to go for a couple of good walks a day and then mooch around the house and garden and sleep up to 16yr hrs a day, over 40 years we have made their homes a large kennel of chaos and noise, with every family member having at least one screen in front of them, as well as tv screens almost filling a wall, even if not loud, our pets are trying to cope with this every day, in an effort to give our dogs some free time, they then go off to daycares for several hours or group walks with between 6-12 dogs they have no option but to put up with, they get taken into dog friendly cafes, pub and restaurants, which sounds lovely but the amount of stimulation they are getting is incredible, how many dogs do we actually see sleeping in these places? Are the dogs actually enjoying being there? Then the walk back through towns to get back home or to the car, with hundreds of people walking past them, the traffic, electric scooters whizzing past, then back home to more noise, I know people who take their dogs to activities everyday - ranging from various types of classes, daycare, group walls, activity weekends, their circadian rhythm is completely shot, if this is constant, who knows what it is doing to the dogs.
Are dogs ND or have we forgotten how to let dogs behave like dogs?
Just my thoughts 💭

13/03/2026

Our final dog has passed his GOLD Pet Proficiency Test on Friday 13th, it is cold, windy and VERY distracting which is a lot for a PatterJack to contend with.
Congratulations Bob and Jasper, very well deserved ☺️👍👍

20/02/2026

Using an e-collar (shock collar) on a dog is NOT training, it is abuse and laziness, not how the German Shepherd gets shocked, even though it is returning to the handler!

Dr Ian Dunbar said: “To use shock as an effective dog training method you will need:
A thorough understanding of canine behaviour.
A thorough understanding of learning theory.
Impeccable timing.
And if you have those three things, you don’t need a shock collar.”

02/02/2026

07/01/2026

At 7pm on Wednesday 7th January 1995, we opened for the first time in Chester after first being in Wiltshire and Cyprus, and now we are closed after I selfishly decided to retire, I feel really guilty not opening up but I have had a fabulous time and met some amazing people and gorgeous dogs and had some incredible instructors and assistants 🥰

24/12/2025

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year 🎄

22/12/2025

It looks very different when punishment to achieve a goal is done on humans instead of dogs, the stick could just as easily a prong collar, a shock collar (e-collar), slip leads or grot collars, are the runners looking happy? Why are they running faster, to please their coach or to try and avoid the discomfort?
Dogs will obey the pain and discomfort in an attempt to get it to stop.