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16/10/2026

Meet Barnaby, a 1 year old Dachshund who wasn’t quite sure what to make of the world around him.

Whenever he saw another dog, he’d become very alert, often barking because he simply didn’t know how to deal with the situation.
He wasn’t necessarily fearful, nor was he desperate to say hello. He was just a little unsure. The same went for unfamiliar people, especially when they wanted to give him a fuss.

His owners signed up to my Off-lead Freedom Programme, and we got to work.

We built motivation through structured play, introduced clear communication through our Yes and No markers, and started teaching Barnaby what was expected of him.
A big part of his training involved learning how to simply coexist with other dogs. Watching them go by, making good choices and understanding that he didn’t need to react every time one appeared.
And as his confidence grew, something really interesting happened.
A completely different side of Barnaby came out. Underneath all that uncertainty was actually a very social little dog!

So we also worked heavily on impulse control, teaching him that just because he wanted to say hello to another dog now didn’t mean he could go charging over.

Alongside this, we conditioned an e-collar and built reliable recall, giving Barnaby the opportunity to enjoy safe off lead freedom.

Now his mums can take him to pubs, cafés and new environments without constantly worrying about how he’ll react to another dog.

He can enjoy off lead walks, explore the world and simply be a dog, while his owners can finally relax and enjoy spending time with him.

And that’s what this is all about.
Barnaby is only a year old. He’s got his whole life ahead of him, and thanks to the hard work and commitment of his owners, he’s now got the skills and confidence to make the most of it.

Amazing work from Enya and Ash! 👏🏽

If your dog’s world has become smaller because of their reactivity, drop me a DM and let’s have a chat about changing that.

15/10/2026

Had to get this off my chest.
If you adopt a rescue dog, go in expecting there might be issues, some rescues don’t tell you everything. And if something does come up, that’s not a reason to give the dog back, in my opinion, you owe it to the dog to help them. You wouldn’t return a child for acting out, you’d get support. Dogs deserve the same.

08/10/2026

Two mistakes I see all the time when one dog tells another off.

The first is the owner panicking and telling their own dog off for growling. It’s not the dog being nasty, they are communicating in a way dogs understand. Punish that, and you risk a dog who stops warning and goes straight to the next step.

The second is leaving it to carry on because “they’ll sort it out between themselves”. Sometimes they do. But if your dog has said no two or three times and the other dog still isn’t listening, they shouldn’t have to keep escalating just to be heard which can result in a fight. That’s where we come in.

And before anyone asks, yes, Bobbi’s on an e-collar, and yes, we used it at a corrective level. The e-collar has been properly conditioned at a low level for recall as well. She’s been taught what her marker means, so it wasn’t out of nowhere. It was a clear consequence she understood. Watch how she is straight after. No fear, no fallout, just a dog who’s finally got the message that Fraiser isn’t interested and went off to do something else.

If your dog is the one who always gets bombarded on walks, or the one doing the bombarding, comment HELP and I’ll send you my Reactive Dog Roadmap.

06/10/2026

Meet Sundae, a super social Bernedoodle who absolutely LOVES other dogs. The problem was, she loved them a little too much. 😂

If Sundae saw another dog, she wanted to get there. On lead, that meant pulling and lunging towards them. Off lead, she had no reliable recall and would happily sprint across to another dog if she spotted one.

She wasn’t aggressive. She was incredibly friendly. But friendly doesn’t mean under control.

So we got to work.

One of the first things we worked on was building her food motivation. Sundae was incredibly picky and previously couldn’t care less about her meals. We changed that, built value in her food, and suddenly had another powerful way to motivate and reward her.

We taught her better lead manners, gave her clear boundaries around what she could and couldn’t do, and then took everything we’d taught her and proofed it out in the real world.

We also conditioned an e-collar and built a reliable recall so she could have the freedom to explore without her owners worrying that she’d disappear the second another dog appeared.

Now Sundae can enjoy her walks off lead, explore the environment, and do what she wants to do, with one simple expectation. When Mum or Dad calls, she comes back.

No more chasing after other dogs. No more hanging onto the lead when she spots one. And no more constantly worrying about what she might do next.

She’s still the same super friendly, social Sundae. We haven’t taken that away from her. We’ve just taught her how to control it.

Now she gets more freedom, not less.

Amazing work from Sundae and her owners. They committed to the process, put the work in, and now they can simply get out and enjoy their dog.

If your dog thinks every dog they see is their new best friend and suddenly forgets you exist, drop me a DM. Let’s change that.

October is officially FULLY BOOKED! 😱A massive thank you to everyone who has put their trust in me to help them and thei...
02/10/2026

October is officially FULLY BOOKED! 😱

A massive thank you to everyone who has put their trust in me to help them and their dogs!

I’m now taking bookings for NOVEMBER!

If you’re fed up with your dog’s reactivity and want to start enjoying your walks again, now is the time to get started!

Christmas is just around the corner, so don’t leave it until the last minute! 🎄

Drop me a message or book your FREE consultation through the link in my bio.

A dogs breed doesn’t dictate whether a dog ends up reactive.What does is what you do with them. How you socialise them. ...
30/09/2026

A dogs breed doesn’t dictate whether a dog ends up reactive.

What does is what you do with them. How you socialise them. The relationship you build together.

Genetics play a part. So do negative experiences along the way. Both can absolutely push a dog one way or another.

But using the breed as an excuse, or writing a dog off with a stereotype before you’ve even looked at what’s actually going on, isn’t good enough.

Comment ROADMAP and I’ll send you my free guide.

28/09/2026

Bobbi used to lunge at passing traffic, and the reality is we simply told her no.

That doesn’t mean we shouted at her or made some massive deal out of it. We just made it clear through a marker and lead correction that lunging towards moving vehicles wasn’t an acceptable behaviour, then showed her what we wanted from her instead.

There’s absolutely a time and place for food, engagement and positive reinforcement, I use them every single day in my training. But I also think there’s a time and place for telling a dog no.

When you’ve got a dog throwing themselves towards moving traffic, constantly trying to distract them with food every time a car comes past isn’t necessarily the kinder option. Sometimes giving the dog a clear consequence for a potentially dangerous behaviour is far clearer, safer and ultimately fairer to the dog.

This wasn’t just an annoying behaviour we wanted to get rid of. Bobbi lunging towards traffic was a genuine safety concern that could have resulted in her, her owner or somebody else getting seriously hurt.

Now cars can pass and she understands that she doesn’t need to launch herself towards them.

Training doesn’t always need to be complicated. Sometimes your dog just needs a clear yes and a clear no.

23/09/2026

Nobody’s ever told me they regret doing this properly.

I’ve had plenty of people tell me they wish they’d done it sooner, though. Usually after listing off everything they tried first.

The thing about trying to manage reactivity yourself is that it never feels like one big spend. It’s a tenner here on treats that didn’t work, thirty quid there on a class that didn’t help, a new harness every few months because the last one “should” have fixed the pulling.

None of it ever feels like the moment to stop and add it up. So most people never do.

If you have, and the number’s bigger than you’d like, book a free call with me. Link’s in my bio.

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