Plant, Paw & Hoof

Plant, Paw & Hoof 🐾 BSc Canine behaviourist
🌱 Applied zoopharmacognosy practitioner
🌟 Energy worker & Spiritual healer
💖 Animal communicator We look forward to meeting you!

Yani's friends is a bespoke service that has all relevant CRB checks, are fully insured with over 15 years experience in the animal sector with rescue and rehabilitation being the front line of this experience. As well as experience i also have a degree in Animal behaviour and Welfare, have recently completed the Pro Dog trainer programme with Absolute Dogs and am now working towards becoming an A

pplied Zoopharmacognosy practitioner. We will also be continuing our behaviour services through one-one consultation, both online and in-person, workshops and online classes. All our work will be taking on a holistic approach mixed with force-free positive reinforcement training, from up-to date information, to get the best out of your pet.

15/06/2026

🖤✨ Collective Reading ✨🖤 A message from canine Spirit 🐾🐾🐾 The spirit world of canine had a lot to say during my afternoon of doing individual Animal communications so it was only right to share it further ✨✨✨

🌱🐾 Ready to leap? 🐾🌱With the ever changing energies currently around us and the frequencies vibrating at a higher rate t...
08/06/2026

🌱🐾 Ready to leap? 🐾🌱

With the ever changing energies currently around us and the frequencies vibrating at a higher rate then ever, it is time to honour what is coming in, even if it feels like it’s knocked you off course.

I know I am feeling it as, as are my own canine team so let’s do something I never do.

I’ve opened up a small number of spots this week and I want to fill them with the right people, those that feel they need a little clarity or are ready to explore different approaches.

If something’s been sitting with you, like a behaviour you can’t crack with your dog, horse or cat, something you’re carrying that needs space to be seen, or you’ve been curious about what your animal is actually trying to tell you now is the time.

I am opening these spaces to cover all that I offer, across animal behaviour, zoopharmacognosy, and Animal communication.
Fifteen years, a BSc, and a whole lot of lived experience behind every session.

Your investment:

🐾 Behaviour clarity call — £95
🌿 Zoopharmacognosy taster — £120
🕯️ Animal communication session — £75

DM me or drop a 🙋 below and I’ll send you the link. Limited spots, this week only.

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06/06/2026

🌱🐾 Foundation of safety 🐾🌱

Let’s unpack one of the foundations that underpins living with our canine guardians.

Feeling safe.

Sounds obvious really when you say it doesn’t it?

But how do you unpack this one? As it’s not really a one size fits all approach, and anyone that has lived in a time where they truly didn’t feel safe will understand why this is one of the big 3 foundations we should be taking into account.

On the surface level, yes it means somewhere that your canine guardian can retreat to when they feel threatened or unsure. And this space or den should remain just that, their safe space, it should be respected, strangers not going towards it, children being kept away etc.

For many canine guardians, this may be a crate, a pen, a set room or allocated space. And building such a space into their world should be one of the first things you do when you bring a canine into your life.
For others this safe space Initially might be wherever you are, or you.

There is no wrong choice here and this is where we have to be able to flex and support our animal guardians when they are brought into our lives.

We can create safe spaces and this is something that should always be looked at when working through a struggle or maybe just so your canine guardian is able to relax and be comfortable in their home.

At a deeper level, it is an animal that is able to fully rest and switch off, going into a deep state of rest, whilst also on the other side of that showing their full character whether it’s destroying something, being cheeky, loving and so on.

As you have probably guessed this one heavily interlinks with a wellness piece of the puzzle and that’s all things linked to the nervous system, but more on that tomorrow.

For this evening, think about those safe spaces, of feeling truly safe and safe enough to be yourself and ask yourself if you see that in your canine or animal guardian. If the answer is yes, then brilliant.

If it’s not (no judgement here, we are all human) then what do you feel you need to look at to adjust and change the picture.

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05/06/2026

🌱🐾 Crash back to Earth 🐾🌱

Have you ever found yourself caught in a space where you are simply enjoying the silence, it could be you have taken a pause on your walk, or it could be enjoying that moment of solitude in your own company.

Then out of nowhere your canine guardian has started barking at you, demanding your attention or destroying something they shouldn’t be…

How do you find yourself reacting in that moment?

Are you annoyed at the disturbance, at the sudden noise, the destruction that has now filled the silence.
You ask yourself why and you react to what is going on in that moment.

But what if, that sudden break in silence or sudden energy shift is more then your canine being naughty, stubborn, defiant etc.

What if that behaviour change is bringing you back into the now, because your thoughts were starting to spiral without you realising, because you were in a space of danger, because something could just be off.

You see we are so quick to react to what is going on right in front of us that we often forget to zoom out and look at the whole picture. Could your canine actually be pulling you back to reality without even realising, that sudden naughty behaviour asking for you to redirect your attention. That sudden bark snapping you out of a thought pattern, or the disappearing act asking you to shift your attention entirely.

Your canines behaviour goes deeper than surface level like many believe, it is often attached to deeper wellbeing, energy shifts that we often overlook or take as mere coincidences.
Sometimes you just have to take a pause and look at the situation differently to get to the root of what is actually driving the behaviour that has you round the twist.

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🌱🐾 Your journey is your own 🐾🌱It’s human nature to compare ourselves to others and this is something I have spoken about...
31/05/2026

🌱🐾 Your journey is your own 🐾🌱

It’s human nature to compare ourselves to others and this is something I have spoken about before and no doubt will again at some stage in the future.

You see when your canine comes into your life, you will walk a path together. A journey of some sorts and you may think this journey will be linear, plain sailing or a walk in the park.

And sometimes this is the case.

However, sometimes you land a dog that will turn your life upside down, take you on a journey with more curves in the road then there is straight paths and leave you questioning everything.
And with such dogs, we can often find ourselves comparing our own journey to that of another.

But we can’t compare ourselves to others as our journey is unique to us.

That partnership with your canine is unique to you as a pair.

And when we do fall into such a pattern, it just adds to the turmoil and starts all those inner stories we tell ourselves and become our truth.

So the next time your canine guardian leaves you questioning your sanity, and you can feel yourself comparing yourself to others, put in a pause, and remember the journey is for the pair of you.

And is unique to you both. No one else.

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🌱🐾 Your journey is your own 🐾🌱It’s human nature to compare ourselves to others and this is something I have spoken about...
31/05/2026

🌱🐾 Your journey is your own 🐾🌱

It’s human nature to compare ourselves to others and this is something I have spoken about before and no doubt will again at some stage in the future.

You see when your canine comes into your life, you will walk a path together. A journey of some sorts and you may think this journey will be linear, plain sailing or a walk in the park.

And sometimes this is the case.

However, sometimes you land a dog that will turn your life upside down, take you on a journey with more curves in the road then there is straight paths and leave you questioning everything.
And with such dogs, we can often find ourselves comparing our own journey to that of another.

But we can’t compare ourselves to others as our journey is unique to us.

That partnership with your canine is unique to you as a pair.

And when we do fall into such a pattern, it just adds to the turmoil and starts all those inner stories we tell ourselves and become our truth.

So the next time your canine guardian leaves you questioning your sanity, and you can feel yourself comparing yourself to others, put in a pause, and remember the journey is for the pair of you.

And is unique to you both. No one else.

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29/05/2026

🌱🐾 Your second brain 🐾🌱

Did you know that your gut is often referred to as your second brain? The same can be said about our canines. Yes you read that right, and for as well known as this is in some circles, we also still don’t talk nearly enough about this important piece of information never mind how much of an impact it can have on our canines behaviour.

The gut, brain axis is very real.

In a nutshell, if the gut is off, the brain is off and if the brain is off, the guts off. It works both ways.

This can be a problem that can be brewing under the surface from as early as your puppy coming into this world as well as being influenced by so many external influences throughout their life.
Diet, environmental factors, numerous treatments, uses of medicines, anaesthetics are just a handful of examples of what we should be taking into account when we break down this important relationship in our canines.

Chronic periods of stress are also another huge contributor in overall gut health.

Likewise times when the nervous system has been kick started in extreme into survival mode, the gut is effected by signals travelling from the brain. Think explosive butts.

How does this look and manifest in our canines in terms of behaviour?

The canine that hyper fixates far too easily and doesn’t have an off switch, the overly biting puppy, the canine that cannot settle, the one that hates to be touched. The noise sensitive individual. The overly anxious one.

There is no one answer here and it’s why we should be taking into account this massive wellness piece for our canines when we are supporting them both in the long term and on their journey overall.
So if you are seeing no change in your canines behaviour with just training alone, have you looked at their gut health? Could there be something else effecting the overall picture?
Maybe it’s time to dig a little deeper.

And for those that are ready to hear it, those gut changes/issues you see in your dog, are they just your dogs, or is there a possibility they are mirroring you?

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🌱🐾 Feeling stuck 🐾🌱Have you found yourself questioning your journey with your canine guardian and no matter, how much yo...
27/05/2026

🌱🐾 Feeling stuck 🐾🌱

Have you found yourself questioning your journey with your canine guardian and no matter, how much you dig deep, you are just not shifting the dial to the outcome you imagined.

I will let you into a little secret, you are not doing anything wrong. You just haven’t been given the whole picture.
How do I know? Because I have been exactly where you are and I know that feeling, the one where you’ve tried everything, given it your all and still nothing seems to stick. And you find yourself slowly, quietly, starting to wonder if the problem is you. Some professionals may even tell you this.

It isn’t you, it’s not what you are doing, it’s that you are working with half the information.

But here’s what I’ve come to understand working with guardians just like you, when nothing sticks, it’s rarely about effort or consistency. It’s almost always because something underneath hasn’t been addressed yet.

The behaviour on the surface is never the whole story. There’s always a root. And until we find it, and I mean really find it, nothing layered on top will hold.

That’s not a reflection of your ability as a guardian. It’s a reflection of how much has been left out of the conversation.

You haven’t been getting it wrong. You’ve been working without the full picture.
If that resonates, tell me where you are. What’s happening, what you’ve tried, how it’s landing. Let’s start unpacking it together.

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25/05/2026

🌱🐾 Self selection 🐾🌱

A little story time for you all as let’s face it our animals truly are the best teachers if we allow them to be.
Have you ever found your animal guardian going to town munching on the greenery in the garden, from grass to your bedding plants, maybe it’s the nettles or the chickweed now it’s all come to life. It could even be your herb garden, much to your dismay.
If you have an equine guardian, you could have noticed some foraging in the hedgerows.

None of this is incorrect, it is all information and it is your animal tapping into their innate ability to seek out what their body needs to support itself and maintain health.

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My gang all have their favourite spots in the garden and on our local woodland walks. Torvi is all for the nettles and her incredibly bizarre option of coal she keeps uncovering in her surroundings. Bramble, Echo and Luna are all for the grasses which are full of natural sugars. Berezi is for my mint plant, the comfrey that I didn’t know I had growing in the garden and some chickweed.
Zazzy and Poppy have some more controversial options that I will cover in a separate post.

Rather than panic, or reach to remove them from their activities, I simply observe. I gather the information, I ask the question of what do they need to support their health and wellbeing.

Sometimes when we let go of control we actually get the most important information that can make all the difference and give us the puzzle pieces we need to form the bigger picture.

What is it that your animal guardian is drawn to. Are they opting for eating what nature provides, are they rolling around in certain plants (this is a big one for our felines) or spending more time sniffing certain scents?

I would love to see your shares on this one

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🐾🌱 What’s stopping you 🌱🐾Now there is a question…Our canines are fabulous teachers, they enter into our life and intertw...
24/05/2026

🐾🌱 What’s stopping you 🌱🐾

Now there is a question…

Our canines are fabulous teachers, they enter into our life and intertwine their journey with ours and before you know it everything shifts.

However, this journey may not always be plain sailing or that’s what it seems on the surface, but 9 times out of 10 even the smallest struggle that your canine brings to the surface is to uncover something, they brings a lesson to the surface.

Human nature has us seeing these struggles as a hinderance, as something that we have done wrong, as something to control us…

the list goes on.

So let’s look at it from a different angle.

Is it purely your dog is simply struggling with the busy modern world we expect them to thrive in? We as humans often struggle to thrive so is it fitting that we wouldn’t expect our dogs to.

Did your communication simply shut down somewhere along the way and it’s just a tweak that needs to be addressed.

Or and this one is usually the one we want to ignore. Is the story you are placing on your canine actually showing you something you need to look at in yourself?

There is no one right answer nor is there a one size fits all solution, it would be easy if there was.

Now I am going to leave you something to ponder…

whatever it is that you are facing with your canine guardian, what is it that is truly stopping you from making the changes, for doing the work?

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