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The story of Kalee Oct 10, 2024

This is the heartwarming and hopeful story of Kalee, the gorgeous cocker spaniel, who was due to be euthanised due to her aggression 3 years ago. 

She came in to my world after a moment of divine intervention.  As I was scrolling Facebook - as you do!  I came across a picture of a dog that looked s...

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Are you exhausted scanning the horizon to prevent your dog's reactive behaviour ? Dec 06, 2023

Scanning the horizon while out on your dog walk is a subject that came up recently in my Peaceful Paws Course & Community and I thought it might be something that could help every dog owner no matter where they are on their Dog Listening journey. It's so simple yet can make such a difference to how ...

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Reactive dogs - 1 super simple solution Nov 06, 2023

YOU KNOW YOUR DOG BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE, am I right?

Of course it's true, but this knowledge is often drowned out by the noise in your head, telling you otherwise.

it goes something like this:

  • this dog's behaviour is not acceptable
  • every walk is really stressful, I must get this sorted
  • othe
  • ...
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5 surprising myths about Dog Behaviour Oct 30, 2023

Since 2006 I have been helping dog owners improve their dog's behaviour using an approach known as Dog Listening. 

Many clients have said to me " but this is the opposite of everything I have been told to do, yet it's working! " in a surprised voice...

There are are so many theories and so much ad...

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The 3 reasons why dog's bark. Nov 30, 2022

Put very simply  dog's bark to communicate, however, sometimes it's difficult for we humans to understand what they are trying to say.

It look's to me like there are 3 main reasons for a dog to bark:

Warning, by this I mean they are telling us that they are worried about something and are feeling ...

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The day before fireworks, let it go... there is nothing you can do! Oct 26, 2022

It's taken me a loooong time to have the confidence to write this blog. Why? because I am a people pleaser at heart and I really really want to help you with your dog's fear of fireworks.  I know how worried you are.  You can see your dog shaking and terrified and you want to help them and solve thi...

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Why has my dog become reactive? help! Sep 24, 2022

It is very common for dogs to become reactive. By that I mean that as young pups they have displayed very little signs of reactivity but as they have got older their reactivity increases and it can seem very arbitrary as to what triggers their reactivity and why this happens. 

This can be explained...

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What if my dog training is not working? Dec 16, 2021

I spend a lot of time sharing the 4 Care Connections of Dog Listening to help dog owners with their dog's behaviour. 

Generally it goes likes this:

  • The dog does something enough times that the owner gets to the point they need some help and are ready to hear something new. Many of us (myself inc
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