Dogvergent

Dogvergent Dog-Centric Professional in dog services. Guiding relational connection, understanding and healing with your dog.

Holistic behaviour and dog communication support nested in the Hemene Approach. Canine Development | Advocate | Facilitator | Safe Space

19/06/2026

💜 exactly this

How do you view your exploration with your dog?

All settled in for a weekend camping 💜
18/06/2026

All settled in for a weekend camping 💜

This face 😍Peppe is a real cup filler, a fantastic little enricher who has come on so far! A real joy, and a true puppy ...
18/06/2026

This face 😍

Peppe is a real cup filler, a fantastic little enricher who has come on so far! A real joy, and a true puppy for life!

"I love her now for who she is..." - a comment left on my 'I Wish' poem. I can't ask for anything more from someone. Thi...
17/06/2026

"I love her now for who she is..." - a comment left on my 'I Wish' poem.

I can't ask for anything more from someone.

This is the whole point.

When you can let go of the pressures, the expectations, the pre-conceived ideas.

When you can be accepting of who your dog is, not always trying to control or change them to fit narratives of what a 'good dog' is.

That's the magic. That's where things start changing.

Love this 💜

Isn't this just the cutest face! 💜
17/06/2026

Isn't this just the cutest face! 💜

16/06/2026

Dinner Time with Kenna

she chooses where she eats, whether she sits, stands or lies down.

Being part of meal times with Kenna started a huge shift in our relationship, building trust, intimacy, connection.

The start was slow, with more distance and simply being with her. Kenna used to heavily guard food to the point my husband couldn't enter a room if she had something like a rabbit ear.

She's now comfortable with me and food, picking up dropped bits, joining her with high value items.

and yes, my husband can walk in and sit with us too now!

Different types of guarding need a tailored approach, and the start can look very different depending on where you and your dog are right now.

If you need guidance on working on these issues locally, or you have no guarding issues but want to improve your connection and relationship, get in touch 😊

Things we NEVER do:
🐾Take food from the dog
🐾Scold/tell off for guarding or growling
🐾Involve children or strangers with a resource guarder around food and high value items

please seek help that supports the dog to feel safer

~ I Wish ~ I wish someone had told me, when my puppy was newThat relationship trumped treats and toys, or a peanut butte...
16/06/2026

~ I Wish ~

I wish someone had told me, when my puppy was new

That relationship trumped treats and toys, or a peanut butter chew.

I wish I knew that safety was about more than not being cruel.

That my nervous system ran the show, sometimes a combustible fuel.

I wish someone had roleplayed to me, showed me what co-regulation looked like.

Helped me understand what puppy biting meant, helped me stay when I wanted to take a hike…!

I wish there was a person who knew this stuff, who was able to sit with me

While I watched and learned and figured this out, while I learned to simply ‘be’.

Because I was taught to just keep ‘doing’, like so many of us learned

To fill voids and spaces with activities & food; flashbacks of my childhood coping returned.

As my dog grew and I progressed, a mirror in her I saw.

A reflection of myself looked back, striking me at my core.

I delved deep into rabbit holes, searching for answers to fill the gaps

Looking hard at myself, I'd neglected so long, regretting time that had lapsed.

A few years on and life's changed a lot, hard choices I had to make

I'm still working to repair the relationship, it took so little to break.

I recognise now such simple changes do change the world for our dogs.

One by one and human by human, I'll help you clear the fog.

So much contradictory information online, so much of it way off track

Whether it's with a puppy, a rescue or a golden oldy pup, I'll support you in getting that relationship back.

~ Andrea Tyrson (Reya) Dogvergent

Puppy regulation, relationship and support sessions with Q&A available. Also suitable for older dogs & rescues WhatsApp 07709699157

16/06/2026

Me: We can learn from wolves by the way they co-regulate their puppies in an unconditional relationship, no corrections, building strong foundations.

Them: BUT DOGS AREN'T WOLVES!!!!!!!

Me: No, dogs aren't wolves, they do however carry the genetic history & blueprint, and more importantly, they are both Mammals.

Them: Mammals? We're mammals. That would mean children and puppies would need a level of unconditional co-regulation that almost none of us were brought up with. If that was true then nearly everyone had traumas right from the start. That can't be right? We're all normal adults.

Me: You're so close to getting it 🤦🏼‍♀️



(If you think wolves use harsh corrections, boundaries, dominance, you're a) Following the wrong "research" and b) need to understand the level of human input and perspective being applied, usually incorrectly. If you think wolves and dogs have nothing in common, you haven't learnt about the wolf, you've learnt about a human's perspective and their own traumas and influences applied.)

16/06/2026

Latest fabulous podcast covering: Puppy Socialisation, Why does my dog 'look guilty' when they've done something bad and a great Bust a Myth: Puppy should meet 60 dogs in 60 days!

I had many proud moments with the dogs I worked with today, some amazing progressions and responses that just felt aweso...
15/06/2026

I had many proud moments with the dogs I worked with today, some amazing progressions and responses that just felt awesome!

So yes I'm proud of the dogs, but in order to reach those levels, I realise that I was really on point today (in a world where most days include imposter syndrome, I'm happy I can see this 😊) and by that I mean: Calm, relaxed, very few/no outside/intrusive thoughts, trust in myself, trust in the scenes unfolding in front of me, trust in the dogs and our relationship.

To have Jackson run to me instead of an RV point when he got scared as in my previous post.

To have Millie choose to lie down and watch the dogs pass, and choose to lie down while I stopped to speak to a carefully chosen lady and her dog - something really special.

To have Lenny able to chill in the front garden with me while vans, a jogger and a buggy went by, lying down for a moment or two even. Great!

To have Cleo walking past horses, then sitting with me on her sofa, and trialling rolling in to me after we did our food/intimacy activity.

To enjoy a slow stroll with the two greyhounds Danny & Gina - while we always have a calm walk, today was extra chill and slow paced at their choice.

Today overall simply felt safe.

What a great day 🥰

Pictures of:

Jackson with his Emotional Support Piggy
Millie frolicking
Lenny

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