The Holistic Hound Dog Training

20/07/2025

As with anything in dog training, you must understand what a dog is being reinforced by in order to make changes to habits and behaviours.

Ludlow here, is driven by my attention - it doesn't matter whether I was to sternly mark "no!" in an attempt to 'reprimand' him or tell him something like "it's ok bub I'm right here" - these are the things most people would do, but unfortunately all you are doing is reinforcing the behaviour because at it's core - what you are doing is giving the pup attention, and that is what the pup is reinforced by, so the behaviour continues/worsens.

For many dogs, attention is attention, it doesn't matter whether you, the human, deem it as "punishment" because your voice is stern - it's the dog that gets to decide whether they like it or not, not you.

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20/07/2025

New video on Patreon - how to lure a dog through something they find difficult (essentially, how we lure pups through confidence building exercises with environmentals).

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18/07/2025

This view and this song is what peace feels like to me 😌🕊️

15/07/2025

🦆 14 weeks 🦆
This little boy is next level, in a GREAT way! So lovely seeing him grow and more of his crazy little personality reveal itself.

12/07/2025

Since I've introduced Ludlow I've had a bunch of people ask where his name is from.

Many of my animals are named after tv shows/movies I like (most of my animals names are from Buffy hahaha). 🩸🦇

Glory was named after the sassy demon in Buffy - "She is ruthless and uncaring about the consequences of her actions, even if it means destroying the world. Also see: superhuman speed." - v accurate. Glory truly has a streak of evil in her. She also has the same hairstyle as her namesake 🤣

Obviously, Ferris was named after the one and only Ferris Bueller - "He's known for his charm, his ability to manipulate situations to his advantage, and his infectious enthusiasm for life." - do I need to comment!? 🥲

With Ludlow though - I went a different way. I didn't have any names lined up like I did previously.

One of the reasons I started looking into springers in the first place is because my mama has always loved them. I remember when I was young asking mum what her favourite dog breed was and she would say springer spaniel - my parents are from England and my mum loved seeing the springers work.

So I wanted to pay homage to that a bit and looked into a name that had some link to my mum/parents and their English heritage/their time back in England (after all, they are English Springer Spaniels!).

Mum and Dad's first home together back home was on "Ludlow Close" in Chippenham and as soon as I considered "Ludlow" I knew it was the one.

Funnily enough, mum also noticed immediately how solid Luddy was, and how alike he is to the old fashioned springers she used to see back in England (which is also what Steve at Glastonpark likes to breed, but was particularly evident in this pairing). So it all just makes sense.

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10/07/2025

So bloody proud of this team. I've known Zelda since she was a baby - she came to puppy class, she stayed at my home for day trains while I used her for online puppy content, and then we started a full program shortly after.

Zelda's owner Lauren has been an absolute hero in this scenario and has put in SO MUCH work. And it hasn't always been easy - Z isn't an easy dog.

She's a pushy, bold, exuberant young rottie who wants what she wants and doesn't let much stand in her way to getting it 🤣 you can read about their journey on her insta at .zee.therottie - there were tears 😭

But, the change in Z since our last session is insane. The change in Lauren's handling skills since last session is impressive.

Lauren & Z are exactly the type of clients I love to have. They rock up to groups, they do the work, and Lauren asks me questions whenever she doesn't fully understand something. Which is why they are reaping the benefits now.

We still have a way to go, but just wanted to celebrate this awesome team ❤️

09/07/2025

🌲 13 weeks 🌲 with each passing day Luddy's vendetta against my peace intensifies 🤣

07/07/2025

prong collars are the devil's tool!!!!!! if you use one ur a dog abuser!!!!!! (this is satire) (calm tf down)