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Raising a young dog is hard: I make it easier 🍬
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06/11/2026

Just because your dog tolerates hugs and kisses doesn’t mean they’re comfortable with them. Dogs don’t naturally enjoy us invading their space and wrapping our arms around them.

As canids, dogs simply don’t put their limbs over or around each other to show affection in the same way we do as apes. Legs up and over is very imposing and threatening behaviour in dog language.

Instead of hugs like ours, dogs choose to sit alongside each other to show affection and seek social closeness.

This is just one of the many ways we add stress to our dogs’ lives unintentionally. And it’s that stress that is responsible for pretty much every behavioural struggle, be it barking, lunging, pulling on the lead, jumping up at people or restlessness at home — or anything else!

If you want a better behaved dog, you need a dog that you aren’t unintentionally stressing out repeatedly through clumsy human communication. You need to start spotting early signs of stress and speaking back to them in a way they naturally understand.

If you’d like to learn more about communicating with your dog in a way that reduces stress and increases two-way understanding, head to the link in my bio to book your space on my free webinar on Communicating With Your Dog.

I also suspect that even your dog (yes, you) who loves a cuddle might not be quite so keen on having your arms wrapped around their neck and being physically restricted. What they probably love is being close to you, leaning against you, lying on you and choosing that social contact for themselves. There’s a difference 👀

05/11/2026

This might get me cancelled by people on both sides, but let’s go, I guess? Puppy farms, backyard breeding, inherited disease and my thoughts on some uncomfortable questions about whether breeding dogs can ever truly be ethical.

📚 Packer, R. M. A., Seath, I. J., O’Neill, D. G., De Decker, S., & Volk, H. A. (2016). DachsLife 2015: An investigation of lifestyle associations with the risk of intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 3, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-016-0039-8⁠

📚 Wess, G., Schulze, A., Butz, V., Simak, J., Killich, M., Keller, L. J. M., Maeurer, J., & Hartmann, K. (2010). Prevalence of dilated cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers in various age groups. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 24(3), 533–538. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0479.x⁠

📚 Gruen, M. E., Lascelles, B. D. X., Colleran, E., Gottlieb, A., Johnson, J., Lotsikas, P., Marcellin-Little, D., & Wright, B. (2022). 2022 AAHA pain management guidelines for dogs and cats. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 58(2), 55–76. https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7292⁠

📚 Monteiro, B. P., Lascelles, B. D. X., Murrell, J., Robertson, S., Steagall, P. V. M., & Wright, B. (2023). 2022 WSAVA guidelines for the recognition, assessment and treatment of pain. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 64(4), 177–254. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13566

31/10/2026

I used to be very selective about who I blocked, thinking that doing so was somehow giving them a win or showing that they’d got to me. But I look at it very differently now. I see it as protecting my peace.

There are literally billions of people on this planet. Why would I waste a single iota of my energy engaging with someone whose worldview sits so fundamentally opposed to my own?

The right people have already found me, and I hope many more find their way here over the years to come 🫶🏼

What earns someone a space on your block list?

30/10/2026

Balanced training is often presented as the best of both worlds: using rewards when they work and corrections when they don’t. But why should we need to deliberately introduce pain, fear or discomfort into dog training in the first place?

The reality is that dogs can learn everything they need to learn without being frightened, intimidated or physically punished. Force-free training isn’t just about giving dogs treats. It’s about understanding learning theory, identifying what motivates an individual dog and teaching behaviours in a way that supports their emotional wellbeing.

Research has repeatedly associated aversive training methods with increased stress, poorer welfare, more negative emotional states and potential behavioural fallout and there is NO convincing evidence that adding punishment makes training more effective. In fact, research suggests reward-based methods can be just as effective, if not more so, without the associated welfare costs. So why bother using aversives in the first place? Generally it’s people who don’t GAF about welfare or are poorly educated and/or unskilled.

These people spout s**t to make their methods seem less harmful, necessary even, claiming to save the dogs “no one else can”, that it “doesn’t hurt, it’s just communication” but it’s all a load of horse s**t. Don’t buy it.

📚Ziv (2017). The effects of using aversive training methods in dogs: A review.
📚Fernandes et al. (2017). Do aversive-based training methods actually compromise dog welfare? A literature review.
📚Vieira de Castro et al. (2020). Does training method matter? Evidence for the negative impact of aversive-based methods on companion dog welfare.
📚Vieira de Castro et al. (2021). Improving dog training methods: Efficacy and efficiency of reward and mixed training methods.
📚Cooper et al. (2020). The welfare consequences and efficacy of training pet dogs with remote electronic training collars in comparison to reward based training.

29/10/2026

We spend so much time thinking about what we should be teaching our dogs that it’s easy to overlook the everyday things that make the biggest difference to how they feel.

Rest, choice, sniffing, positive reinforcement, feeling safe enough to say no and having their needs met aren’t extras. They’re fundamental parts of a good life, and they can make a real difference to our dogs’ wellbeing and behaviour.

The more we understand what our dogs need and what their behaviour is communicating, the less we have to rely on correcting them and the better we can support them.

This is exactly what I want to help you with in my free webinar on Communicating With Your Dog. We’ll explore how dogs communicate, what their behaviour is telling us and how we can build stronger relationships through better understanding, with plenty of practical advice you can put into everyday life.

Comment SPEAK and I’ll send you the free link! ✨

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Nutritionists I recommend:
🍏 Carolina - Dog Training & Nutrition
🍎 The Dog Nutritionist

🥩 and for the highest quality fresh-food, I recommend Naturaw — this is what I feed my own dogs.

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Bournemouth
BH9

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+447775853332

Website

https://www.jessdogtraining.com/

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