Sally Tarpey Canine Behaviourist

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Thank you for visiting my page, please feel free to contact me for a no obligation chat to discuss any canine behaviour concerns. 07517 582370 or [email protected].

A post from me ;Life has been a bit full on recently & will continue to be for a couple more weeks while I'm getting mum...
07/06/2026

A post from me ;
Life has been a bit full on recently & will continue to be for a couple more weeks while I'm getting mum to and from medical appointments.
I'm doing two jobs, I have my dogs, I have an increasingly dependant mum in the mix.
I'm ill, and (should ) take a cocktail of drugs every day, the side effects aren't pleasant, they take me off my feet, literally, so I tend to 'just get on with it' as much as I can.
I hate saying 'no' to people, i'll always squeeze that one more thing in, be it dog related or human, but it's not sustainable at the moment because I'm knackered, well & truly pooped !
If I was a behaviour case i'd be advising a decompression period & a non stimulating environment...do as I say, not as I do springs to mind !
So, bear with me, if I'm a little slower replying to messages or getting reports & plans out to you, I haven't forgotten anyone.
Thank you as always for your continued support & understanding 💕.
Pic of little Jess looking cute this morning.

I met this young girl a few days ago, thank you to Linda, a local dog trainer for referring her owner to me.She's a comp...
06/06/2026

I met this young girl a few days ago, thank you to Linda, a local dog trainer for referring her owner to me.
She's a complex young labrador, super bright, but massively lacks in confidence in some situations - the official term being 'neurophobic'.
She also panics going to the vets, we need to get her confidence here so she can cope with the routine things, but also, if she's poorly, the vets need to be able to examine her without her stressing herself.
I'll work alongside her, & her human & the team at as well as getting her started on some work at home to start building some confidence.

Look at this handsome boy 🥰.He's a Rottie x Doberman x Dog de Bordeaux x American Akita - ( as per DNA test )He was pick...
06/06/2026

Look at this handsome boy 🥰.
He's a Rottie x Doberman x Dog de Bordeaux x American Akita - ( as per DNA test )
He was picked up as a stray & ended up in the safety of .
Thank you to his vet Birmingham for sending him my way to help with his reactivity.
I've started him off with some training today & we'll see where we go with him.
Absoloute stunner of a boy & quick to learn some new skills this morning.

What's going on with the weather ??Just like the heat can affect our dogs, so can the wind & rain.Changes in air pressur...
06/06/2026

What's going on with the weather ??

Just like the heat can affect our dogs, so can the wind & rain.
Changes in air pressure, wind, rain, thunder, even the increased scent being carried around can affect our dogs.
For anxious, sensitive dogs it can be too much, what looks like a dog not listening to us or being difficult can often be a dog struggling with the environmental change.
If it's windy & raining today & your dog doesn't cope well, stay home, do some training, have a brew & look at 'barometrics' for more info about the science & see if you recognise the signs of your dog struggling.
Pic of a sensitive little girl i'm working with at the mo who didn't cope well in windy conditions last week.

Behaviour consultation with this smiley girl today, she's not had the best start to life & her first couple of years sou...
04/06/2026

Behaviour consultation with this smiley girl today, she's not had the best start to life & her first couple of years sound traumatic, she's anxious & reactive.
I've started her off with some work to get her stress levels down, then we'll start the behaviour work.
Lovely dog, quick to learn & eager to please, let's see where we go with her.
Thank you to a current client who recommended me.

I met this lad with his dad at the vets today, this is the anxious dog I mentioned on my previous post re Fear Free qual...
02/06/2026

I met this lad with his dad at the vets today, this is the anxious dog I mentioned on my previous post re Fear Free qualifications.
Previous vet visits at a practice in another area were rushed & he was misunderstood when he became stressed, it didn't help stress levels for him or his humans.
Today, it all went to plan perfectly & his trip was uneventful 🥳.
I started to desensitise him to the smells he would encounter a few days ago with a scent from the practice incorporated into scentwork, this meant the smells today wouldn't be such a sensory overload, making him anxious.
The consultation was an extended
one, so no rushing, it was slow, calm & on his terms, he even plonked himself straight on the scales without being asked, then got up & explored the consulting room.
He engaged with the vet & was happy to be examined.
His ball kept him occupied...until he started to take treats & even responded to some training we'd been doing at home.
This may sound small, but for an anxious dog to take food & respond to training in a stimulating environment is massive, it shows us they're comfortable in the surroundings & not going into panic mode, which he's done previously, entering full on flight mode.

To say I'm bloody proud of this dog is an understatement, I think he exceeded all our expectations in how well he coped.
For me, this is what it's all about, this makes me so happy.
We'll continue his journey & see where we go.
Thank you to for working alongside me on this one & supporting my prep work with him.

Did you know, I hold additional qualifications in Fear Free approaches.This is where we observe for signs of FAS - fear,...
01/06/2026

Did you know, I hold additional qualifications in Fear Free approaches.
This is where we observe for signs of FAS - fear, anxiety & stress, then score those levels throughout.
We then take appropriate steps to reduce or alleviate those levels by reducing or removing known triggers.
One of my clients has a vet visit tomorrow, the vet is also fear fear qualified.
I've put things in place at home the last few days & asked the vet if we can put things in place for the visit, which they've happily agreed to.
Fingers crossed, between us the visit is as calm as can be for the dog.
I'll post more about it tomorrow.

1:1 training with this beauty today.He loses focus when he's on walks so I've shown his humans some training techniques ...
01/06/2026

1:1 training with this beauty today.
He loses focus when he's on walks so I've shown his humans some training techniques to improve this.
He worked hard, but he didn't realise, we kept it low level & made it fun so he'd repeat & want to repeat the training, he crashed out when I left.
This is always a sign the dog has worked hard, using their brain, mentally tired & relaxed 😴.
His humans asked on a page for a trainer who didn't use shocks or prongs, thank you to everyone who suggested me.

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01/06/2026

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They're a group of self funded, trained, search dogs & handlers. They advise & search for missing dogs, reuniting them with their owners, even in the saddest of times, they bring closure. The network of tracking teams is growing, up and down the country, led by Claire Brown, meaning more chance of finding dogs, working closely with other organisations.
Sandie Dallow is the co-ordinator for Worcestershire supported by a team of trained dogs & humans.
Let's hope you never need them, but if you do, they'll be there.

Stewie, my blind boy was on stooge duty earlier this week.The gorgeous rescue girl gets frustrated when she sees other d...
30/05/2026

Stewie, my blind boy was on stooge duty earlier this week.
The gorgeous rescue girl gets frustrated when she sees other dogs, when she can't reach them she starts to exhibit unwanted behaviours.
Stewie & I worked alongside her & her mum, we had the safety of a secure field with a fence down the middle, this enables me to observe the body language of both dogs & mum can implement the training she's been doing.

It went fantastically well, it was a new environment for her, new smells, with a new dog so lots of distractions but she responded to her mum & both dogs ended up playing togethor, with leads dropped to the floor, she initiated the majority of the interactions, engaging calmly & politely.
I was too focused on the dogs to get some video & her mum was too focused on me, so neither of us got any 🙈, next time though !
We're meeting up again soon, Stewie will be there & we'll replicate the process, introducing a second stooge dog.
Mum also wants to work on her recall skills so we'll do a separate session focusing purely on this too.
I offer 1:1 / small group, recall workshops, if this is something you're interested in, drop me a message.

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