Emily Birch Canine Consultancy

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Emily Birch Canine Consultancy

Clinical Animal Behaviourist in Stroud, helping dogs & owners build brilliant partnerships. Writer, consultant and published researcher.
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Highlights include BBC Radio 4 The Today Programme & The Conversation. Member of the APDT #01717

07/06/2026

Little spaniel had fun at Thames Champ Show today! We had five faults in her first jumping and as I was putting her back in the car, realised I’d missed walking her second jumping class and it was already running! So we went down, I watched the course and then we had our turn and the wee peach came 2nd!

The less said about our agility run, the better 😂

04/06/2026

This week we’ve been away in the Isle of Wight with friends. The dogs and small people have had an absolute blast. Mavis, Nevis and Marli haven’t stopped playing (a variety of lay down bitey face, chase me with the toy games and 12 limb leg chewing) and Juno hasn’t stopped wondering what she did in a past life to deserve such chaos in this one (only joking - she’s the fun police and does not understand why the others want to play and subsequently expresses her dislike of the situation by whining at me!).

I got to paddle board with Juno once more and whilst the weather was windy, rainy and wild, we managed lots of playing in the sea!

I adore this place - it’s paradise in my eyes and being able to create memories with wonderful people is always brilliant.

I managed a little run in the most bonkers wind and ran to a point where the wind certainly blew all cobwebs away. I stopped up there, in the wind and rain, spoke to some of the souls I miss more than I can ever express and then ran back home. It felt delightfully cathartic (and needed).

31/05/2026

Little June Bug gave me the biggest scare this morning… she was totally non weight bearing on her front left leg and clearly in a lot of pain (bearing in mind June is not a dog who ever shows pain - I’ve never met a dog as stoic as her). Thankfully this evening she’s looking much comfier (even if the meds have made her higher than the empire state!) and we’re not in quite such a crisis!

One thing I promise my dogs is that I will always do what is in their best interests when the time comes, and not what is in mine. My soul would hang on to them forever and never let go.

So little June - no more scary days please. Of course, we are never ready to let them go, but this morning with the possibility staring me in the face, I realised I am absolutely Not ready!!!

30/05/2026

I have a drawer in my house filled with all my most precious possessions and, thanks for small humans deciding to rummage through said drawer, I found this photo. It’s always been one of my favourites and right now, it feels like a lifetime ago. The original four. Evie who changed my life in every way, Peggy who taught me so much and was always truly bonkers, Jimmy who was the kindest, happiest soul out and then my June who is the only one left. She is so tired these days - full of the joys of life when out and busy, but I see her, I see her fatigue and the quietness that has now arrived and it breaks my heart.

Honestly, dogs, who’d have them?! I of course joke, but grieving for them is painful, endless and all encompassing sometimes.

29/05/2026

Just a quick morning notice - rat hands are possibly the cutest hands in the world. Honestly, the way they hold things makes me squeal with adoration and joy!

28/05/2026

Mavis having her hydro session this morning at ☺️

I am a massive advocate for the benefits of hydrotherapy and Harriet is amazing at getting Mavis working hard and enjoying herself. Admittedly she does have to endure the torturous showering off afterwards but she enjoys the swimming part!

24/05/2026

This weekend was Nottingham champ show (it was my closest show when I lived in Collingham) and I’m so immensely proud of Mavis! She held her own in big combined classes and I don’t think we have an Es all weekend (novel for me!).

She had a 4th in combined 1-2 jumping (she was knackered and hot) and she didn’t kick into gear until about jump 6! She then had a 4th in a graded 1-3 jumping with the first 4 places having less than a second between them. We then got our first running dog walk contact in the ring (and it was beautiful) only for me to leave her too much in the weaves so she popped out at number 11. This was a big combined 1-3 class and she came 7th with the 5 faults.

Today was a day of 5f on weave entries in all three class and then leaping off her dog walk from about a 1/3rd down! She did however pick up a 5th and 6th in her jumping classes with the faults.

I love big shows - the courses, the rings, the class sizes and indeed the bonkers amount of steps walked (22,000 yesterday, 21,000 today!). But I actually really love running in big classes as you get to have a feel of where you dog is against really stiff competition.

She also got to play with her family and have a sleepover with them all which she was delighted about.

All in all, an amazing weekend that has really truly filled my joy tank 😊

14/05/2026

I send lots of clients to The Renew Centre for a very holistic approach in exploring pain and how best to manage pain. They’re especially brilliant with very complex pain cases.

When behaviourists, veterinarians, physiotherapists, chiropractors and hydrotherapists work together the differences for the individual dogs are enormous (and indeed their owners too!)

Always grateful to have such an amazing place to refer too so close!!!

12/05/2026

Had the best training day with today! The sun shone (mostly) and the dogs and company were excellent. Brilliant training, as always with Lily and Mavis was delighted to be running - she possibly ran her best ever!!

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