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Private behaviour & training sessions, covering Huntingdon, Peterborough, Cambs, Bedford, Northants.

19/02/2026

Perfect example of why "my dog doesn't act like they're in pain" doesn't mean that we should ignore even little symptoms! Very regularly, pain and behavioural concerns go hand in hand and our dogs can be incredibly tolerant of that discomfort, as seen in this post!

05/11/2025

⭐️ ON MATERNITY LEAVE ⭐️

Bit of a different post from me! I have officially started maternity leave and I am aiming to be back around April time; I will post once I am. Please drop me a message and I am happy to recommend qualified Dog Behaviourists and Trainers that will be happy to help.

Just want to say a huge thank you to all of my previous, current and future clients for being so amazing. Now it's time to take things a little easier whilst we wait for our new addition.

See you all soon 💙

21/05/2025

Package started with Fudge this week! We will be working on all things puppy related! Most gorgeous show line cocker! 💜

22/03/2025

There's only one right way to start a Saturday and it's meeting little Moose! Today we covered all things puppy - teething, basic cues, loose lead, stolen items, body language and more!

07/03/2025

Met this gorgeous girly the other day! Very excited to start working with Luna on her chase drive, recall and loose lead training!

24/02/2025

Cooperative handling - I love it! It's very easy for us to rush handling to get it over and done with. This can make things more stressful for the dog! By building a pattern around handling and taking everything at the dog's pace, handling can become far less stressful for you and your dog! Chin rests are a great place to start and I love to use a cushion (same cushion throughout) to keep 2 hands free! This dog is at the start of cooperative handling and so far, she's doing so well!

16/02/2025

Just a little announcement with an important message. I am starting a new course in order to get my Clinical Animal Behaviour qualification.

I already have my animal behaviour degree, but I absolutely love to learn and am a complete nerd, especially when it comes to dogs 🤓

Remember, when looking for someone to work with you and your dog, always see if they are doing further learning, updating their qualifications etc.

This does mean that Mondays are my course days and so, I will not be doing in person sessions on Mondays. Always learn!

09/02/2025

A slight rant this morning. Small dogs still have emotions, likes and dislikes. If you are harassing your small dog for comedic value on social media, genuinely, please just don't have a dog. Small dogs are so pick-up-able. Does that mean we should? Absolutely not. We need to respect their space. Associations can be built very quickly and dogs will escalate their behaviour in order to achieve what they need to (eg to not be picked up). I am aware some dogs are absolutely fine being picked up and safety is a definite reason to do so. But always watch your dog's body language and provide them with choice in that interaction.

08/02/2025

Let's switch up our thinking...

04/02/2025

⭐️PLEASE READ CAPTION ⭐️

I had comments on my last video about how I used play to help Hovis' resource guarding and so I made a video on it.

Resource guarding is SO complex and can be very stressful for the dog and their owners. This is a long way down the line for Hovis. We did NOT start off using play. We started off with distance and food and then worked on the cue with toys. Heavily reinforcing the "wanna play" cue with toys and gradually building this with lower value resources etc.

This may not suit every dog but has worked wonders with Hovis. So many variables could be contributing towards RG (pain, sleep, outlets, stress levels, genetics) and especially breeds that are genetically predisposed to RG could find this confrontational.

It will not suit every dog! But I wanted to share due to the comments that were left on my video.

If your dog resource guards, please speak with a qualified trainer/behaviourist because it must be worked on so carefully, and must be done for the individual dog!

02/02/2025

The comments I've seen on some videos this week have been SO worrying. I wanted to put this out there because the last thing we want is people following crazy advice on the internet. Resource guarding is a complex behaviour and how it is approached hugely depends on the individual dog. However, we should NEVER punish, man handle, hit, put pressure on our dog when resource guarding. The fact this was recommended by commenters is atrocious. Using these 'methods' will only escalate the behaviour.

Address

Orchard Close
Cambridge
PE283DD

Telephone

+447584127204

Website

http://www.emmasdogbehaviourandtraining.co.uk/

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