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To the dogs that bite bark and jump up and the ones that run, hide and cry. The dogs sat in kennels waiting for homes an...
26/08/2026

To the dogs that bite bark and jump up and the ones that run, hide and cry. The dogs sat in kennels waiting for homes and the ones on our sofa. The ones with 5 gen pedigrees and the mutts, the ones who havent been born yet and the ones weve lost. Thanks for being the best species on the planet x

I'm tired of making reels and writing fancy captions so if you're struggling with your dog, just book a session please!P...
24/08/2026

I'm tired of making reels and writing fancy captions so if you're struggling with your dog, just book a session please!

P.s. tell ya friends x

How would you describe your training style?...I was asked this in an interview today, and honestly… I hate this question...
19/08/2026

How would you describe your training style?...

I was asked this in an interview today, and honestly… I hate this question 😂

Dog training doesn't fit neatly into a box - force free, balanced, reward based, relationship centred, blah blah blaaah

I train with rewards..food, toys, verbal praise, personal touch to name a few examples

I care about building motivation, I care about addressing pain (even if its invisible), about giving dogs agency and about providing appropiate biological fulfilment. If you won't meet your dogs needs, we won't be a good fit!

But I also believe in boundaries, structure, accountability (sorry I know thats a trigger for some of you!) and teaching dogs that some behaviours aren't optional and there are some things they're not allowed to do

I'm also pretty obsessive about learning😂
I don't learn from one camp and then demonise the other. I actively seek out education from trainers with very different approaches from more force free educators like School of Canine Science to trainers with a more balanced approach like The Modern Canine

I like feeling uncomfortable, questioning things, changing my mind. I'm not the trainer I was ten years ago, and thats intentional. Utimately, I want my training style to reflect thinking critically rather than blindly following approval of others or a label

I would describe that as balanced -but probably not in the way the internet has taught you to understand the word!

It's looking at the whole picture. Taking the individual dog, their handler, their lifestyle and end goals, and finding the least intrusive thing that will actually help that particular dog-human combo succeed!

So, if you've trained with me, what would YOU say my training style is?

I'm genuinely curious👀

And if you haven't worked with me yet, what would you look for in a trainer. No wrong answers, all polite opinions and debates are welcome here x

15/08/2026

Yes their history matter and we should respect what they've potentially been through (controversial opinion but your shouty dog probably wasn't abused by a man in a hat)

But lets stop normalising being a rescue meaning 'bad' behaviour is acceptable

It's not an excuse for every single thimg they do nor fair to assume they'll never be capable of a full life!

We can honour the life they had before while still supporting growth - not making them 'get over it' or pretending things didn't happen, but not ending the conversation at ....they're a rescue

What ya reckon, am I being too brutal? Or is being too soft keeping dogs trapped in small worlds they deserve to explore? No wrong answers as always x

Sometimes we’re so focused on changing a behaviour that we forget to ask whether we’re actually meeting the needs undern...
12/08/2026

Sometimes we’re so focused on changing a behaviour that we forget to ask whether we’re actually meeting the needs underneath it...

Dogs have biological needs that go way beyond us loving them

They need opportunities to sniff, explore, forage, chew, chase, dig, problem solve, move their bodies freely and actually be dogs

And when those needs aren’t being met, it can show up in all sorts of ways - frustration, destruction, hyperarousal, difficulty settling… the list goes on and on and on

And hey, I’m not saying biological fulfilment is going to magically fix every behaviour problem...but I am saying it’s a really good place to start!

Before we ask “How do I stop this behaviour?” maybe we need to ask: "Is my dog getting an outlet for the behaviours they’re biologically wired to perform?”

And if they're not, addressing that would be my starting point!

Hey, I'm Kelly 👋🏼If you've been around for a while, you probably know wayyyy too much about my dogs already 😂But if you'...
11/08/2026

Hey, I'm Kelly 👋🏼

If you've been around for a while, you probably know wayyyy too much about my dogs already 😂

But if you're new here, I thought it was probably time I introduced myself again

I'm Kelly..dog trainer, animal lover, lifelong behaviour nerd and apparently someone who thinks 11 dogs is a perfectly reasonable number to live with lol

This page is a little bit of everything I love about dogs - training, adventures, real life, learning and all the messy bits in between

So if you're new here... WELCOME!
Tell me why you're here 👀 ... Training tips? Cute dog pics? Curious about getting some help? Adventure inspiration?

10/08/2026

Not to be dramatic, but I really did accidentally build my dream life 🥹

It's chaotic.

It's muddy.

It involves an unreasonable amount of dog hair😆

But I get to spend allllll my days with dogs, so really... what's not to love? ❤️

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