Help with Hounds - Behaviourist & Trainer

04/06/2026

🐾 Want a better-behaved puppy? Start playing more. 🐾

As a dog behaviourist, one of the most valuable things you can do with your puppy every single day is play with them—especially interactive games like tug.

Some people think tug creates bad habits (due to terrible myths) but when played correctly, it’s actually one of the best training tools you can use.

A structured game of tug teaches your dog:

✅ Manners around excitement
✅ How to start a game appropriately
✅ How to let go when asked
✅ Better engagement and focus on you
✅ That mouthing people isn’t acceptable
✅ Impulse control and self-regulation
✅ Trust, confidence, and a stronger bond

And the best part?

🐕 It’s suitable for virtually every breed and size of dog.
🔥 It’s a fantastic mental and physical energy burner.
❤️ It strengthens your relationship while teaching important life skills.

Don’t underestimate the power of play—it isn’t just fun, it’s training disguised as a game.

Do you play tug with your dog? Tell me your dog’s favourite game in the comments! 👇

Link to 10% off tug toys!
https://tug-e-nuff.com/HELPWITHHOUNDS

Dog trainer • puppy training • dog behaviourist • dog owners • essex

02/06/2026

🐾 3 things every dog guardian needs to remember 🐾

1️⃣ Your dog is ALWAYS learning
Every interaction, every walk, every reaction… your dog is taking information in. Training doesn’t just happen in “sessions” — it happens all day, every day.

2️⃣ Work with the dog in front of you
Not the dog you imagined.
Not the dog you had before.
Not somebody else’s dog on social media.

Your dog is an individual, and progress starts when we meet them where they are.

3️⃣ Dogs will only do what feels safe, rewarding, or helps them avoid fear
Behaviour is communication, not “stubbornness” or “badness.” When we understand the “why,” everything changes.

The more we understand our dogs, the better we can support them 💙

Which one resonates with you most? 👇

Dog training • puppy trainer • dog behaviourist • dog owner • Colchester

29/05/2026

☀️Simple and Cheap cold treat for those hot days



Dog trainer • puppy training • behaviourist • puppy owners

28/05/2026

Brinkley’s daily obsession? Her Fish Flattie from Skipper’s Pet Products 🐟😂

I’m pretty sure she would actually combust if she missed her after-dinner Flattie lol. The second dinner is finished, she’s waiting for it like clockwork.

But honestly, they’ve been amazing for more than just making her happy 👇

✨ Great for dental health
✨ Helps keep teeth naturally clean
✨ Packed with natural goodness

Brinkley is now 9 years old, and at her recent vet check the vet was genuinely shocked at how clean her teeth were — she actually thought they’d been professionally cleaned 😅

Nope. Just a solid diet and a daily Fish Flattie after dinner.

If your dog loves fish treats or you’re looking for a natural dental chew, definitely give these a try 🐶

Grab yours here and get a discount using my link below 👇

https://www.skipperspetproducts.com/HELPWITHHOUNDS25



Skipper's Pet Products

26/05/2026

Help with Hounds - Certified Behaviourist - Helping dogs become happier companions - 1-2-1 support and coaching - Coggeshall - Essex

24/05/2026

Don’t be selfish and walk your dog in extreme heat - please consider your dogs welfare this weekend.

23/05/2026

Loving life - Not bad for the girl who needed hydrotherapy and physio from the age of 2 😊

22/05/2026

Anyone’s first goal should be to to build trust with their dog so they feel safe and can relax anywhere in the home. If they can’t relax , then they won’t sleep enough, which can then cause many issues with behaviour

21/05/2026

One of the biggest mistakes people make in dog training is rewarding too predictably

Dog trainer • puppy training • dog behaviourist • dog owners • essex

19/05/2026

🐕Dog control consultation in Braintree District🐕

*this mainly seems like common sense and current UK law - but thought I would share for local dog guardians*

👉A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) would look to implement the following measures:

Measure 1 (Dog Exclusion Areas)
Exclusion of dogs from all children’s play areas, whether they are fenced or open, play areas, ball courts, multi games court and tennis courts.

Measure 2 (Dogs on Leads)
Keep dogs on leads on specific identified land

Measure 3 (Dogs on Leads by Direction)
The requirement for a person in charge of a dog to comply with a request from an authorised officer, Police Officer or PCSO to put a dog on a lead when the dog is causing annoyance or disturbance to any person or animal.

Measure 4 (Dog Fouling)
The offence of dog fouling including a requirement for persons in charge of a dog on public land to remove their dogs faeces.

Measure 5 (Carrying means for disposal)
Being a person in charge of a dog in a public space to have an appropriate means (i.e. a dog poo bag) to pick up any faeces deposited by that dog and to show they have a bag(s) if requested to do so by an authorised officer, Police Officer or PCSO.

https://www.braintree.gov.uk/council/public-spaces-protection-order-pspo-consultation/1?fbclid=Iwb21leAR4UKhjbGNrBHhQpGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHt37zc6-rKQZPd6lAXBrVcqzMyIJUQ_FHaA2lAVy5lGurUzJSc6RU1hkTYh7_aem_Lg0bdStdyRHsD3aJkEerTA

Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)