Well Balanced Animals

17/08/2025

The lovely view from my window this morning 😊 a great way to start the day with the APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers students 😊

16/08/2025

I am off again! This weekend I'm teaching Tellington TTouch to a fab group of students on the APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers Instructor's course. I love that I am given the opportunity to share the TTouch techniques with such fab groups of people ❤️

15/08/2025

🐶 Have you noticed where your dog holds tension?

12/08/2025

Two weeks ago I was invited to join Ana and Teddy from Pet Talk to record a podcast for their wonderful channel. I had a great time discussing Tellington TTouch and the massive benefits for our wonderful dogs and our relationships with each other and other people.

Please do subscribe to Pet Talk with Ana and Teddy and listen to the many fascinating podcasts Ana and Teddy have created so far. If you would like to listen to the podcast we made together here is the link :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8TaR5YJm_Q

12/08/2025

EDIT: A full video is in the comments now :-)

One of the TTouch techniques you will have heard me and other practitioners refer to is the body wrap. The TTouch body wrap is a very stretchy bandage, we like the Ace brand you can buy in the US, but as long as it is stretchy it will work. It can help our dogs in so many ways, for sound sensitivities, proprioceptive awareness, travel issues, reactivity and for puppies and seniors learning about their bodies it gives the nervous system so much information, without being threatening that the body can take the information from the TTouch body wrap it needs.

Here is a video I made last year to show you how to put on a TTouch body wrap. Remember, each dog is an individual and you may not be able to go through all the steps in one session. That's okay, work at your dog's pace. chunk it down. If something is difficult for them, give them a break and make it easier. Changing our relationships with our dogs one TTouch at a time.

12/08/2025

These girls are forever in heart❤❤❤

This Changed My Life❤

In brief, Tellington TTouch Method. When I accidently found TTouch in 1999, I didn't know what the workshop was I was going to, apart from one thing... They use kind methods with no force or fear. This wasn't as common place back then.
I enjoyed the workshop, revelling in the good company and massive understanding of the dogs present, but I have quite an analytical mind and wondered how it worked. So I went home and did my own little experiment.

We had just started to foster two lurchers, due to be PTS where they were, but they didn't have another rescue place available, so they came to us. They were both in poor condition, but the older girl, in particular, was in poor physical health, unbalanced walking, swayed when she stood, a dull staring coat, underweight. So I spent, about 10 minutes a day, when she wanted it, doing some TTouch with her, when no-one else was around, so I could see if others saw changes in her, and I wanted to see how it helped her.

I noticed positive changes within a week, but when you live with a dog, you don't always see the changes, or at least doubt yourself. After a couple of weeks, a visitor came and commented on Freckles - how her coat, movement and balance had all improved.
I didn't know the how or the why, but this was awesome! I booked onto the practitioner training and haven't looked back. In the picture below, the dog on the back left is Freckles, the one on the right, Blossom who came to us with Freckles. Their fearless leader is Peggy, who accompanied me to many of my TTouch trainings and was a wonderous soul, brave and tenatious.

The majority of the dogs (and their humans) I work with are reactive, scared, anxious dogs, who need understanding, guidance and help to live their best lives. using TTouch techniques this is what we can do.

I will always be forever grateful to Linda Tellington-Jones and Robyn for their teachings over the years and the our own dogs have benefitted massively through what I have learnt from these wonderful human teachers - but not forgetting our canine teachers, who teach us the most, if we are receptive to listening to them. In TTouch we have a saying 'Listen to the whispers so they don't need to shout'

11/08/2025

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10/08/2025

Today I have been at Dog Confidence, who kindly hosted me teaching a TTouch workshop. Such wonderful dogs and guardians, all wanting to learn TTouch techniques to help their dogs live their best lives.
Thank you Vickie Barker for having me at your lovely place to teach😊
As always, I get so engrossed in the moment and the dogs that I forget to take photos 🙄. One of these days...

10/08/2025

Giving our dogs safe choices helps them feel safe and calm, enabling them to make better choices.❤

10/08/2025

If you would like help with your dogs, build a great relationship and understanding of each other, then give me a call or send me a message

09/08/2025

Learning through movement can't be underestimated.❤