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Meet The Trainer: Jess Business Owner & Head Trainer. When we qualified as a trainer: September 2022 Why we wanted to become a dog trainer: My passion for helping animals and their owners has always been there from a young age but due to my own experiences of owning animals with complex behavioural needs I knew you could feel alone sometimes, I wanted to expand my knowledge in order to help both owners and animals have a stronger and healthier life/relationship and help animals with trauma history. Qualifications: Approved and vetted dog trainer through DTC First aid Canine body language Specialist in reactivity,children and dogs, scent work And have completed many cpd courses. Main interest: Reactivity cases, animals trauma history, and working with families. If you’d like to ask Jess any questions about her life as a trainer - comment below ⬇️ #dogtrainer #meetthetrainer #ethicaltrainer #questions #sharing #keepsupporting
Today is Pet obesity awareness day Obesity can cause a wide range of health issues within our pets, and can limit their ability to lead a happy healthy long life. We all wish our pets could be with us longer 💗 it’s important to keep a eye on their weight on a regular basis. I know I’m guilty because I see my pets daily I can sometimes miss those extra pounds going on until I do a body conditioning score. This is something I’ve learnt over the years with a wide variety of species and I’m always open in helping others to do the same. Body condition scoring is a method often used by vets to evaluate the animals fat distribution and is used along side the scales. Note: body scoring is usually a hands on method, we must be aware that some animals may not be comfortable or used to this type of handling. All species/breeds bcs guide is slightly different This is our Basic guide on How to body score: Imagine your animal in sections - 1. Ribs: run your fingers along your animals sides. You should be able to feel their ribs without pushing but you should not be able to see them. 2. Spine: run your hands along their back from their neck to hip bones - this should be felt but not seen. 3. Tail: gently feel the base of the tail to make sure there is no fat build up. 4. Waist: when you view your animal from above their waist should dip/tuck behind the rips (they shouldn’t be wotsit shaped 😂) 5. Tummy: this area is past the ribs - and should be visually narrower than the width of the animal and not hang - there may be some visible changes and consideration to take into account with the animals age/breed history/health etc. I’d love for you to practice body scoring and share with us your findings. (please seek professionals help if your unsure on the results and have it confirmed by your vet) #petobesityawareness #petobesityawarenessday2024 #beaware #care #doyourbest #makechanges #health #pets #weightmanagement #dogtrainer #petprofessionals #seekhelpifneeded❤
Remember Me Thursday! This is a movement I have only just heard about - created Mike arms ceo of hwac - in California. This day was created as a reminder of all the animals who didn’t make it to their forever homes. #ShineALight Rescues in uk are on their knees, demands are higher than ever, their staff work incredibly hard to keep not only the animals in their care feed but to not only physical but mental trauma. If you are in the position to do so please consider adoption. But please do not do this lightly animals deserve the change of a stable home, one with understanding it may not be plain sailing, that those mental trauma may show in their behaviour. Although we are pet professionals and dog trainers, we do have experience in other animal species with trauma history so please please please reach out to us if you are struggling with a new rescue regardless of species we will offer you support and point you in the right direction for those needing additional support :❤️ we would rather see a animal successfully stay in their home that end up in the rescue system or returned to one. If you do have space in your home we have some fantastic rescues locally and are more than happy to offer our clients references 😝 #RememberMeThursday Do you have a rescue? Share a pic below ⬇️
Happy national schnauzer day! The Schnauzer may be small in stature but their personality is far from it, a lovely breed who are incredibly intelligent. Very active working breed who was bred in 14-16th century for their ability to catch rodents and according to Wikipedia was l used to guard and also in the war to carry messages by the Red Cross 😳 We’ve had the privilege of working with a few of this fab breed over the years and usually have bags of character. Does any of our followers own one And able to share a picture? ⬇️ #nationalschnauzerday #nationalschnauzerday25thseptember #breedawareness #facts #sharethelove
Excuse his dusty outdoors look! But I wanted to post as I wanted to highlight the importance of environment and their effects on our animals emotional well being and how subtle changes can effect our animals more than you may think! These pictures was taken 30 seconds apart 1/ Tyson was stood outside of his stable and offered his dinner - nothing new in this bowl it’s his regular dinner however tonight the winds blowing and he seemed really uncomfortable and unwilling to eat he dipped his nose in sniffed and was like nope I’m uncomfortable. 2/ 30 seconds later I put him into his safe environment his stable. Noise of the wind is reduced and he really likes his stable, he straight away ate his dinner and his posture relaxed. It’s important we consider small changes from us or the environment and how they can affect our animals emotions and responses. Whilst I’m not a equine behaviourist I’m a qualified dog trainer and pet care provider, I’ve had to learn how to recognise the signs of stress and emotional changes all species I deal within my work and my own animals.
Picture of kobi* for attention All invoices were sent today for all services carried out and up coming ones til 5th October when the app opens up again. I’d really appreciate if everyone can clear outstanding balances 💗 If you haven’t received yours or there’s a issue please ping me a message 🙂 Also if we have missed dates previously discussed or you’d like to add on to those listed on your invoice please message me via our fb and we will try and get you in 💗 I’ve tried to catch up best I can 🫠 but bare with me Thanks Jess 😌
Morning: the app is now open and accepting bookings from 5th October onwards - As always slots go quickly so please 🙏 book yours quickly to avoid disappointment ❤️❤️ Thank you all for your continued support during this tricky time ❤️❤️❤️ Update: Sooo it seems I didn’t think this through..I’ve been in undated with people worried the app isn’t working. The app releases 1 day at a time - up until a month in advance for bookings. However due to the 5/6th October being a weekend hence it’s not showing availability so please wait a few days 🙂 Sorry this is my fault🤦🏽♀️ Thanks Jess
Med prep for Peggy Poor Peggy has a uti huge thanks to whitstable bay in squeezing her in on Sunday after showing signs very quickly Oddly I wanted to post this as Peggy didn’t actually show signs of distress or illness she was actually bouncing off the walls hyper.. she’s naturally gets overstimulated very easily but this was different she was unbelievably hyper and wouldn’t settle at all so i suggested a little sniffy walk to my mum, she was so wired and digging outside she was wanting to run almost on the spot then she went to the loo, I realised ahh.. that what’s wrong, I said to mum she’s got a uti which was confirmed by vet on a visit a hour later after her antibiotics and pain relief had kicked in we now have a much happier and more settled Peggy. Just shows even a sudden change of behaviour which is not always negative behaviour is worth a vet check 🙂
This is the gorgeous coco ❤️ She aced her first training session. I love it when an owner/parent is willing to see although there isn’t an issue as such, support is needed in order to prevent one happening and calmness to be implemented. Coco gets very excited when her human brother joins in on play time she also likes to play catch me if you can sometimes 😝 We worked on overarousal and ideas on how to manage this with a child in the home, how to support a child is so important in helping them understand the needs of their dog. btw coco’s brother was a super star trying out recall training! We discussed Boundary setting with children and setting up coco for success. Implementation of no touching when coco is having a nap in her bed, eating her dinner, and how we call and reward coco. We worked on basics of recall and reward system. All of this coco toke in her stride and it was plain to see her bond she had with her human brother ❤️❤️ #dogtrainingadvice #familyinvolvement #helpthefamilyhelpthedog #boundairesarebeautiful #calmness #happydoghappylife #dogtrainer #kindness #consistencyiskey #ethicaldogtrainer #management
