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Training owners to train their dogs My names Ryan and I am the sole trainer at the RB Canine Academy.

Over the past 8 years of working with thousands of dogs and having experienced hundreds of breeds in all shapes and sizes I have wanted to make a difference to the lives of our canine companions. Working with other trainers and educating myself over the past couple of years has allowed me to expand my knowledge in how to help even the most difficult of cases. Working with reactive, aggressive or just out of control dogs has allowed me to be able to pick apart a situation and find the best solution and training style for your dog. I aim to give you the tools an the information necessary to allow you and your dogs relationship to thrive and allow all dogs to have the life they deserve.

30/10/2026

Loose lead walking is nothing fancy. It’s the same as training anything else. Repetitive and consistent. If you want it you have to practice it.

You need the right piece of equipment, the right standards for your dog to follow to and the patience to implement it at every opportunity.

There’s no special dance or treat that will get your dog to good loose lead walking space. You need to have strong rules that tell your dog clearly what you want, the right equipment to effectively discourage any pulling and to teach lead pressure that should be yielded to, not fought against.

When they are in the right spot, motivation can come into the equation, you cannot build a behaviour they actively want to avoid and you cannot reward and build a reliable long term behaviour through bribery and baiting them to walk next to you.

28/10/2026

A release command creates impulse control around an environment that is stimulating and can result in your dog ignoring you because that access is given for free.

We walk up to the area we want them to have freedom, restrict that impulse and access on a release which can then be used to give them that freedom later.

Without a release your dog doesn’t need you for anything apart from to hold them back. We want to give them freedom but not just as they demand it like a spoilt brat.

Access to experiences comes through good behaviour.

26/10/2026

I got a lot of heat and criticism for doing this when he was a puppy.

People called me an abuser, or telling me it’s no necessary and given me their personal experience as to why their 1 dog makes the rule for every other dog.

Tethering and teaching emotional regulation is a key aspect for their well being. I understand that when they’re small and cute we want to see them just run around everywhere like the little chaos balls they are.

But remember, you are not going to have this puppy forever, it will turn into an adult dog and if the habits you built are energetic and constantly doing, that’s what they will do when they’re bigger and then you will ask for help as to why they don’t relax or switch off at home.

We build the behaviours we want now so when they’re older their default is that.

Hard choices now, easy life later.

24/10/2026

Mindset before a walk is just as important as the mindset after the walk.

If your dogs head is already out of the door then you’ve lost them mentally before you’ve even started.

This means having some patience to let that arousal regulate and settle before we go outside.

Being excited is not an innately bad thing. But not being able to regulate and be in control of that excitement is a bad thing.

If your dog is bouncing and going crazy, it might be worth getting them ready 30 minutes before going out and then just sitting back down. Dogs are creatures of habit, they will respond to the environment and leadership they are under. If 30 minutes isn’t enough, you may need to bring in some discipline to manually help them regulate and take away some negative behaviours in order for the process to start.

22/10/2026

Rough play is a fantastic way to build a bond and socially develop your puppy.

The important thing is to be able to switch it off because puppies can quickly become over stimulated and start to bite and be bratty towards the people they are playing with.

The solution is simple. Instead of just playing constantly for 15 minutes. Pause every couple of minutes to interrupt the cycle and de-escalate the arousal that’s building. This can be done with a lead if you dog continues to try and play in order to correct and bring the arousal down, or you can be still and wait it out, then engage again when they’ve calmed.

Gaining control over the ability to calm them down is important to being able to give them this privilege in the first place. If we don’t have control, we can’t allow the privilege to progress and become further out of control.

Privileges are earned, not a given right.

20/10/2026

Change can take time but it should be visual and it shouldn’t take a ridiculous amount of time.

This is one months progress of consistency and changing a dogs mindset from the word go. Turning anxiety into motivation and confidence.

Not everything is going to be solvable immediately and some things will be accomplished in the second month and then the third, so expecting your training to be delivered on Amazon prime is also not realistic.

Motivation is key to achieve, structure and discipline is key to change, where you might be the problem, but are also a big part of the solution.

18/10/2026

Most of the time when we are trying to change our dogs it actually involves changing ourselves and the bad habits we instinctively created in good faith trying to raise a healthy dog.

Not everyone gets it right, not everyone asks for help straight away.

But when you invest in any trainer from any background of any methodology, we expect you to commit to the training as best you can. You can ask questions for understanding but if those questions start to sound like excuses or ways to keep your old habits in place while trying to change, you aren’t going to get the full effectiveness of the training we are doing.

Trust goes both ways, some people do all the research, choose a trainer but never truly want the lifestyle that is presented by us because they had a preconceived expectation of what they wanted to do before starting.

You’re in it for your dog, to do what it takes. If you’re not in it for the dog, you’re doing it for you.

16/10/2026

Building structure and rules into walls creates a calm and effective transition to free time later but also gives a reason to listen and engage with us before that freedom is given.

I can already hear people saying “well sniffing is great for their brain” or “what a load of rubbish I’ve never done this and my dogs are fine”.

And they would be right. Sniffing is great for mental stimulation, but in more intense aspects where they aren’t free to do it for an hour to lazily build tolerance and resistance to the exercise. But building that sniffing into specific short periods of the walk through play and short access to scent dense environments.

So instead of going out for a walk, and your dog just existing on the end of the lead while you’re on your phone, take part in the walk together. Take an activity out, engage and train with that activity and become connected on the walk.

02/10/2026

I made the effort to make the experience fun and engaging and acted as if it was a game and nothing to worry about.

Not every dog will have the same response. But trying to get them accustomed and making negative experiences more positive will give them the best chance to respond in a positive manner.

If you dog is perpetually scared, sometimes exposure and rewards are not always possible. Medication is perfectly fine and making comfortable spaces for them is always fine.

If you can start early and take advantage of those experiences to turn them around then that’s your best course.

28/09/2026

More common than you think

Often described as being ‘jealous’ it usually results in fights between dogs as one try’s to lay claim to their owner.

Easy way to stop it, we create a boundary of what’s acceptable. We use a lead and when the offending dog comes in to claim space, we use the let the correct and move the dog away. We are consistent with this boundary until the dog stops advancing and we can give affection without space trying to be claimed.

It’s not a cute behaviour. Most people make excuses thinking that they just want to be involved, ignoring the possibility their dog is claiming them and protecting their resource from something else.

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

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