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Havers Dog Behaviour, Ratby Lane, Markfield (2025)

12/11/2025

Live life and learn.

Every day can be a learning day.

My next group dog owner training session is on Saturday 15th November starting at 09.00.

The location is the Bulls Head, Loughborough Road, Thringstone LE67 8LR, the duration is one hour and the learning curve is sharp.

I can help you with all of your behaviours that cause your dog to misbehave, I can help you understand other dogs better and when to avoid the nutters.

I can help you learn a course of action to take if you are being harassed by a dog, how to spot potential problems so you and your dog feel safe.

I have 35 years experience of working with and helping dog owners, I have had rescue dogs for most of that time, all with significant behavioural problems and sorted them in my family home.

If your goal is to have a dog that walks well on a lead, is calm and relaxed around other dogs and comes back when called, this session is for you.

I also work on a 121 basis, offer home visits and offer specialise recall sessions.

There are only 8 places on each group session, you reserve your place by commenting on this post.

The cost is £20.00 per dog, payable in cash on the day please. You are welcome to bring family members with you.

10/11/2025

I was working with a client over the weekend on general behaviour and was then asked if I could help with heel work.

Not something I often get asked about as it is not behaviour work.

However, in my past I have competed in obedience, tracking and protection work at a national level and I still have a lot of tricks up my sleeve regarding getting a dog to want to work for you.

Many people try to teach heel work in a certain way and struggle, whereas I work differently and very quickly the dog was heeling in a lovely position even under distraction.

I have been working with dogs for over 35 years and have learned so much that is relevant and that works.

Behaviour and obedience are very different things and require different approaches yet the knowledge gained from behaviour work can help in obedience training.

As you know if you have read my posts before, I offer 121 behaviour sessions, home visits for behaviour and group dog owner training sessions.

I offer 121 specialist recall training sessions as well.

My dog owner training helps you bring clarity to your dog so your dog understands you far better and is then happier because of the clarity and will respond better and quicker.

Let me know if I can help you with your dog.

07/11/2025

Stress in your dog.

A very common thing but when a dog gets over stressed on an ordinary walk, it is a cause for concern.

Because people don't tend to spot the signs and address them for what they are.

The dog pulls like mad to get to the park and then runs around like a head less chicken.

This does nor necessarily mean he is having a good time, it could be he is not coping with the stimulation levels.

These can be inflicted, without realising it or from experience, either way the dog needs to have his expectations reset.

We rarely give our dogs time, enough time to process their environment, we forget they are taking in far more detail and information that we are as well as looking at the world from a very different point of view.

We are and have been conditioned to believe certain dog behaviours mean certain things and this is not always the case, dogs can find living with people very confusing and frustrating.

They need help to cope and understand.

If your dog is struggling, a session with me will help you see the cues and signs your dog is giving you, the questions they are asking and I can help you answer those questions so your dog understands how you want him to behave.

04/11/2025

Come train with me.

Strictly dog owner training.

The great British dog owner training session

Saturday 8th November starting at 09.00 meeting at the Bulls Head, Loughborough Road, Thringstone LE67 8LR.

The session lasts an hour, you can bring your family as training is for everyone.

You won't need treats as I reward good behaviour with praise, so if you do well, you will get lots of praise!

I will help you stop pulling on the lead, I will help you stop barking and I will help you be the more relaxed, calmer person your dog needs you to be.

I will help you understand what socialisation looks like for your dog, not every dog is a social butterfly and needs to be worked accordingly with you taking the decisions that help your dog.

I have 8 places available, you reserve your place by commenting on this post, the cost is only £20.00 for the hour, you will learn so much, payable in cash on the day please.

31/10/2025

Taking a reactive dog into a cafe.

And a noisy Frenchie at that too!

People like to take their dogs with them when they go out and more and more places are becoming dog friendly as a result.

But what if your dog is a barker? How would you feel then?

Part of the work I do with owners of reactive dogs as I teach them how to behave is ultimately aimed at this, being able and confident to take your dog to places where other dogs will be.

Cafe's are really great places to take your dogs because there is coffee and snacks so many people would not take their reactive dog because of the other dogs.

However, once you know what to do and how you should behave, the progress you and your dog can make is astonishing.

I was in a cafe this morning with a reactive frenchie who was not the worst behaved at all, in fact she settled so well other dogs were barking far more than she was!

Delighted owners and a happier, more relaxed dog so we actually had a great time.

Their concern then was leaving as we had to go past four other dogs which was clearly a daunting task for them, so I took the lead, literally and figuratively and walked the dog out without a grumble or a growl, let alone a bark.

A very productive session and evidence that consistent behaviour from you brings consistent results in your dog.

If your dog is stopping you going to the places you would like to visit and you are up for a chunk of learning, please do get in touch.

I have 35 years experience of teaching people how to behave, I have had rescue and problem dogs all that time, always more than one, I have raised three kids around rescue and problem dogs without incident.

I offer 121 training, home visits and group dog owner training sessions, I also offer 121 specialist recall training.

I am based in Markfield and travel to wherever help is needed.

I am often asked about positive training, I only use positive methods as dog owners respond best to clear communication and lots of encouragement.

30/10/2025

Does your dog see you as a battle?

This is something I ask everyone I work with and it generates some interesting answers.

You see, people tend to be the cause of most dog behaviour problems.

Just this morning I worked with a client and her Labrador and lead walking.

Usually the dog tears at full speed out iof the door, races forward, stops, loops around and races off again.

A very repeatable pattern of behaviour and it was repeated every walk. For two years.

Make a simple change that stopped the battle, removed the arguing, brought in clarity and consistency and the dog was then choosing to walk next to my client.

Because I changed how the owner behaved. I will say that again.

Because I changed how the owner behaved.

Lead pulling is not permanent if you choose to be brave and take the first step to change.

If you do not change then lead pulling will be permanent, for ever, for as long as the dog is physically able.

This also applies to many other behaviours, reactivity and barking in particular.

If you would like to change and help your dog change please get in touch.
07890 455001 on WhatsApp.

If you don't want to change, then just be the same as always,just don't hope things will change.because they wont.

I have 35 years experience of training people, I have had dogs for 40 years and have raised three children around those dogs, my current dogs are all rescues, two used to be biters.

I offer 121 training, home visits, group dog owner training sessions and specialist recall training sessions, on a 121 basis.

28/10/2025

Who said having a dog was easy?

Some are, some are easy going and laid back and just delightful.

Some aren't.

Some are disruptive, manipulative, divisive, naughty, attention demanding, disruptive.

Why is there such disparity?

Dogs are like people, all different with different needs and ways of living.

With the easy going, basic training usually works, with the disrupters it tends not to and a different way is needed.

Especially as the disruptors tend to be too stimulated to show an interest in food, especially when the owner is stressed.

it is easy to become a stressed owner when you have a disruptor, this is why the rescue centres are full because living with a disruptor is difficult, I have three at home, all rescues, all proving too much for their families and they had to get rid.

Two were also biters and this makes life even more stressful so they had to go.

I brought them into my house with dogs and people and we made sure the environment was sufficiently different from where they had come from they didn’t need to bite just to make their point of view known.

Biting the family you live with usually stems from very high levels of frustration in the dog usually caused by poor communication from the owner accompanied by lots of shouting.

Dogs are highly intelligent and i really confuses and stresses them when we are stressed and shouting.

The disruptors need you to behave in a certain way, as I had to to change my own dogs behaviour.

They need better, clearer and calmer communication so they actually understand when it is you need and this does not come from a command based structure, it comes from observation and learning to recognise when your dog is asking you a question, usually in a very subtle way.

Provide the communication in the right way and at the right time and you will be able to live in harmony with your disruptor.

I have and have had the best dogs for over 5 years now.

I offer 121 training, home visits and group dog owner training sessions.

I also offer 121 recall training sessions so you will be able to take your dog anywhere.

Let me know if I can help you.

27/10/2025

Our next group dog owner training session is on SUNDAY 2nd November starting at 8am. Yes SUNDAY at 08.00, just this once!

Meeting at Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Road, Bagworth LE67 1DL.

There is free parking, 8 places are available, the cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash in the day.

Families welcome, you are in for a very productive hour.

You reserve your place by commenting on this post thank you.

21/10/2025

Dog owner training sessions that bring real clarity and direction.

My next dog owner training session is on Saturday 25th October starting at 09.00 and meeting at Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Road, Bagworth LE67 1DL.

What do you need to bring? Just you and your dog, and a lead.

What will you learn? Just how your own behaviour creates behaviours in your dog, how to change them and how to improve your dogs responsiveness to you.

This includes lead walking, reactivity and recall.

It also includes when to speak and when not to to your dog. Our rambling conversations make it difficult for our dogs to discern a command and it's required response and in my 35 years experience, it is this that takes the most work for people.

Also and strangely, getting people to praise their dogs enough and at the right time is also a challenge.

I only have 8 places available for this and each session, you can reserve your place by commenting on this post and you are welcome to bring family members including your children.

The cost is £20.00 per dog for the hour session, payable in cash on the day please.

I also work on a 121 basis and offer home visits, I also offer 2 hour specialist recall training sessions.

See you on Saturday, for any further information please message me on WhatsApp on 07890 455001.

15/10/2025

Training dog owners in a group session, feel free to bring your dog!

The next group dog owner training session is on Saturday 18th October, starting at 09.00 and meeting at the Bulls Head, Loughborough Rd, Thringstone, near Grace Dieu ruins.

I have only 8 places available, you reserve your place by commenting on this post, and places go on a first come,first served basis.

These sessions are to teach you how to better understand your dog, how to recognise what they are telling you, when they are asking questions and how and when to answer them so they don't have to start shouting at you.

Family members are welcome to join, these sessions will challenge your thinking and your learned behaviour and they will change your dogs behaviour as a result.

The cost is £20.00 per dog payable in cash on the day please.

On going help is available, I also work on a 121 basis, I offer home visits and dedicated recall training sessions.

15/10/2025

How good is your dogs recall?

I asked this question last week and I spent a couple of hours this morning working with a client and her dog because she had hit a ceiling in progressing her dogs recall.

A recall is a difficult thing to train as most dogs do have minds of their own and their own agenda and opinion.

Dogs also need a high degree of clarity, both in the instruction and what is required of them in response to that instruction.

So, the recall is a decision the dog makes in response to your instruction.

The dog will make the decision you have taught them is required, this my not be the decision you want them to make.

So, it is not the dogs fault it is not working, the teaching needs to be clearer.

Once yo9u have a correct decision and the required action as a result of that decision, you need to test it and practice it at ever increasing levels of distraction.

We had a very busy two hours and we made huge progress just doing what I have just described.

The mad part? All done in the house and garden.

Why is that important? To build through repetition and practice.

Ask yourself a question. Can you recall your dog from a visitor at your front door?

Can you recall your dog from chasing a bird or squirrel in the garden?

If you have answered no, you have a lot of work to do.

If you have answered yes, does that still work in a field?

Just for reference I can recall my dogs from chasing a rabbit at full speed at 500 yards and walk them through flocks of sheep off the lead.

Clarity and practice. Would you like some help?

13/10/2025

Learnings for a first time dog owner.

Open your eyes and forget most of what you have read on Google.

So often we get bogged down in breed specifics we forget to see what is actually in front of us.

What is in front of you is a nearly blank canvas, some pre programmed decisions and responses but mostly adaptable, if given the opportunity.

You will need help to know what needs adapting and when and how.

Beyond that, it is straight forward, don't panic and don't over stimulate.

Teach your new puppy calm is how you live, regardless of how the people behave around you.

Many people have a vision of their dream life with their new dog.

The reality is often the things they do instinctively as people will probably prevent them from reaching that goal.

How to stop a 12 week old puppy from eating the cats food is a prime example.

Really simple when a calm and patient approach is applied, without treats because the dog is already eating.

I love helping people make a good start with their new puppy, it makes their future so much less stressful, and that also applies to rescue dogs, whatever age the dog is.

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