Fallowcopse Kennels

26/03/2026

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This process:
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✔ Delivers nutrition in a form the body can use. immediately.

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Peptides go beyond basic nutrition — they actively support your dog’s health:
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Our vet-informed formulas are designed to deliver visible, measurable results.

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22/03/2026

10/03/2026

The S word........the ever so controversial slip lead!
We either love them or loathe them. Drawing attention with a variety of different training methods and trainers themselves. We all have opinions and all entitled to our own. However I want to put a spin on how we look at the slip lead and rename it for this purpose as the safety lead!
We have all had that moment when you are walking your dog off lead and spot a potential problem up ahead, be it another dog heading hell bent in your direction or a prey animal and something far too exciting not to take chase..... scrambling in your pocket for a lead, then trying to grab hold of your dog, fumbling trying to find the ring on the collar which is never in the right place when you need it, your dog is now sensing your fear, frustration and panic and becomes totally uncooperative all very stressful and completely unnecessary.
Here's where the safety lead comes into its own! No clips, No messing about a very easy way to leash your dog in a calm and stress free manner.
I have been involved with dogs for as long as I can remember and these leads for me are invaluable and need not to be looked at as some sort of awful training tool but can actually be used in a helpful and positive manner for both human and dog!

www.fallowcopsekennels.co.uk
Check out my shop and get yourself a safety lead.

31/12/2025

New Year Hack ✨️

29/12/2025

Routines, Patterns, and Why Your Dog Is Living by a Schedule You Pretend Doesn’t Exist

Dogs thrive on routines.

Not because they’re boring.
Not because they lack imagination.
But because predictability creates safety, clarity, and confidence.

Whether you like it or not, your dog is already living by a routine. The only question is whether you designed it… or whether it happened accidentally while you were busy scrolling your phone and saying, “He just does that sometimes.”

Spoiler alert:
He doesn’t “just do that.”
He’s following the pattern you’ve been rehearsing.

Dogs Are Pattern-Spotting Machines (And They’re Better at It Than You)

Dogs don’t need calendars, planners, or colour-coded diaries.

They notice:
• What happens after they bark
• What happens when they pull
• What behaviour gets attention
• What behaviour gets ignored
• What time things usually occur
• Who makes decisions
• Who caves first

If something happens more than once, your dog is already filing it under “Expected Behavioural Outcome.”

You may think your day is chaotic.

Your dog thinks it’s extremely well rehearsed.

Routine Isn’t About Control, It’s About Relief

Here’s where people get it wrong.

Routine isn’t about being strict.
It’s not about turning your house into a boot camp.
And it definitely isn’t about sucking the joy out of life.

Routine removes pressure from your dog.

When a dog knows:
• When rest happens
• When engagement happens
• When food appears
• When training occurs
• When play starts and ends

…they don’t have to guess.
And dogs who don’t have to guess make better decisions.

Uncertainty creates anxiety.
Clarity creates calm.

It’s that simple.

Patterns Create Emotional Stability (Not Robots)

A well-structured routine doesn’t produce a shut-down dog.

It produces:
• A dog that can switch off
• A dog that can wait
• A dog that doesn’t need to control the environment
• A dog that isn’t constantly scanning for the next opportunity

Dogs without structure often look “busy”.

Busy dogs are rarely fulfilled.
They’re just under-managed.

If your dog struggles to settle, reacts easily, or constantly seeks stimulation, it’s often not a lack of exercise, it’s a lack of predictable rhythm.

The Myth of “I Don’t Want to Be Too Predictable”

This one always makes me smile.

People will happily let their dog rehearse:
• Barking at the window every morning
• Exploding on walks at the same spot
• Getting hyper at the same time each evening

But the moment you suggest a routine, suddenly predictability is a problem.

Let’s be honest.

Your dog already knows:
• Roughly when you wake up
• Roughly when food arrives
• Roughly when walks happen
• Roughly when you’re tired and less patient

You’re not avoiding predictability.
You’re just allowing unhelpful predictability.

Good Routines Teach Dogs When to Do Nothing

This is the bit most people miss.

A proper routine doesn’t just tell a dog what to do, It tells them when nothing is required.

And that’s gold.

Dogs that never learn to switch off don’t need more enrichment.
They need permission to relax.

Scheduled rest:
• Lowers arousal
• Improves impulse control
• Reduces reactivity
• Improves sleep
• Makes training easier

Teaching a dog to do nothing is one of the most valuable skills you’ll ever install.

And no, lying on the sofa while you stroke them isn’t the same thing.

Structure for Owners Is Just as Important

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

Most routines aren’t for the dog.
They’re for the human.

Routine stops:
• Inconsistent handling
• Emotional decision-making
• Training when you feel guilty
• Ignoring behaviour when you’re tired
• Reacting instead of responding

When you know what happens next, you stop negotiating with your dog like they’re a small, furry union rep.

Flexibility Comes After Structure

Good routines aren’t rigid.

They’re reliable.

Once a dog understands the pattern, you can bend it.
You can change locations.
You can add challenges.
You can stretch or shorten sessions.

But flexibility without structure first is just chaos with better branding.

The Bottom Line

Dogs don’t need perfection.
They need clarity.

They don’t need endless stimulation.
They need rhythm.

They don’t need to control their world.
They need to understand it.

Routine isn’t restrictive.
It’s freeing, for both ends of the lead.

A Quick Heads-Up

Very soon, these in-depth training articles will be available exclusively to subscribers.

Public posts on Facebook will still continue, but they’ll be shortened, punchy versions, similar to what we share on Instagram and TikTok.

If you enjoy the deeper explanations, the “why” behind the training, and the bits that don’t fit into a 60-second reel…
That’s where it’s heading.

Same honesty.
Same clarity.
Just more room to explain it properly.

28/12/2025

What You Allow in Your Presence Is Your Standard

And Your Dog Knows Exactly What That Means

There’s a quote that floats around leadership circles, military training, business coaching, and whether people realise it or not, dog training:

“What you allow in your presence is your standard.”

It sounds simple. Almost too simple.
But when it comes to dogs, this one sentence explains far more behaviour problems than most people care to admit.

Because dogs don’t listen to what we say.
They pay attention to what we allow.

And therein lies the rub.

Dogs Are Brilliant Pattern-Spotters (Unfortunately for Us)

Dogs are not moral creatures. They are not stubborn, dominant, manipulative, or “testing you”.

They are exceptionally good at spotting patterns.

If a behaviour:
• happens repeatedly
• receives no consequence
• is occasionally successful

…then as far as the dog is concerned, it’s an approved behaviour.

Not because you like it.
Not because you trained it.
But because you allowed it.

Your dog doesn’t need consistency in rules.
They need consistency in outcomes.

Allowance Is Training (Whether You Like It or Not)

Here’s where many owners get uncomfortable.

Most unwanted behaviours are not taught deliberately.
They are taught by tolerance.

Let’s look at some everyday examples.

Example 1: Jumping Up
• Dog jumps up at visitors.
• Owner says, “Oh, he’s just excited.”
• Dog occasionally gets fuss, eye contact, laughter, or hands on chest.

Result?
Jumping works sometimes.

Congratulations, you’ve just created a variable reinforcement schedule for jumping.
That behaviour is now robust, persistent, and very hard to extinguish.

Your standard wasn’t “no jumping”.
Your standard was “jumping is acceptable under certain conditions”.

Your dog understood that perfectly.

Example 2: Pulling on the Lead
• Dog pulls.
• Owner tightens lead, carries on walking.
• Dog reaches the sniff, lamp post, or other dog anyway.

Result?
Pulling moves the world closer.

You may dislike pulling, but you allow it to succeed.

Your standard isn’t “walk nicely”.
Your standard is “pulling works eventually”.

Again, crystal clear to the dog.

Example 3: Reactivity

This one really stings.
• Dog barks, lunges, explodes.
• Owner tightens lead, panics, soothes, apologises to the dog.
• Other dog goes away.

From the dog’s perspective:
• Big display
• Owner gets emotional
• Threat disappears

That behaviour just worked.

Now, I’m not saying the dog is “being naughty”.
But I am saying that what you allowed in that moment became the standard.

Standards Are Not Rules, They Are Repeated Outcomes

Many owners believe they have rules:

“He’s not allowed on the sofa.”
“She knows she shouldn’t bark.”
“He knows better.”

Dogs don’t live by house rules pinned to the fridge.

They live by what happens next.

If a behaviour:
• is ignored
• laughed at
• managed instead of trained
• excused because the dog is tired, young, stressed, excited, old, or “having a day”

…then that behaviour is being maintained.

Not maliciously.
Not deliberately.
But very effectively.

Your Emotional State Is Part of the Standard

Here’s the uncomfortable bit for handlers and trainers.

Dogs don’t just learn what behaviours are allowed.
They learn what emotional responses are allowed too.

If:
• you panic, your dog learns panic
• you hesitate, your dog learns uncertainty
• you negotiate, your dog learns resistance
• you escalate, your dog learns conflict

Calm, consistent leadership sets a standard before a command is ever given.

That’s why two people can handle the same dog and get wildly different results.

The dog hasn’t changed.
The standard has.

“But I Don’t Want to Be Harsh”

Good.
You shouldn’t be.

Standards are not about shouting, punishment, or dominance displays.

They’re about clarity.

Clear standards are:
• predictable
• fair
• consistent
• unemotional

Dogs actually relax when standards are clear.
Ambiguity is stressful.
Inconsistency is confusing.
Negotiation invites chaos.

Structure isn’t cruel.
It’s calming.

Working Dogs Understand This Instinctively

In working dog environments, military, police, search and rescue, this principle is non-negotiable.

If a handler allows:
• sloppy positions
• delayed responses
• environmental fixation

…those become the working standard.

And working dogs will work to the standard presented.

Pet dogs are no different.
They just have far more opportunity to train their humans instead.

Raising Your Standard Raises Your Dog

Here’s the good news.

Standards are not fixed.
They are adjustable.

The moment you:
• stop allowing rehearsal of unwanted behaviour
• start rewarding what you actually want
• manage the environment while training clarity
• become consistent in outcome rather than intention

…your dog adapts.

Not because you became stricter.
But because you became clearer.

A Final Thought

Your dog is not asking for perfection.

They’re asking for:
• guidance
• consistency
• leadership they can trust

Every interaction sets a standard.
Every allowance teaches something.
Every repetition reinforces a belief.

So the next time a behaviour crops up and you think,
“I’ll let that slide just this once”…

Remember:

What you allow in your presence is your standard.
And your dog is always paying attention.

09/10/2025

So many are guilty of it.........buy a handful of poor quality cheap slip leads for the Season because you know your going to lose them!!!! Well here's an idea 💡 buy a good quality slip lead at the right price and more importantly a colour you CANT lose! 6mm, 5ft, nylon slip leads as BRIGHT as they come. So soft and comfortable and so easy to slip on with a stopper that does actually stop.
£13.95 in including PP
DM me to order yours 😊

01/10/2025

Now stocking RUDE Raw dog food for collection in perfectly convenient 500g tubs. A top quality complete dog meal in a variety of flavours.

24/09/2025

Raising top-notch puppies involves monitoring their daily weight gain closely - and at just one week old, these little ones are growing fast!

28/04/2025

Copied from somewhere else but agree with it.
The purchase of a well bred purebred did not sentence another dog to death.
The purchase of a well bred purebred did not cause an increase in the number of dogs in shelter.
Someone wanting a dog with a predictable temperament from healthy lineage did not cause another dog to not get adopted.
Someone's meticulous research and support of only the most responsible of breeders is not the problem. It is not what you should be mad at. It is not what you should be pushing the blame onto.
I am not the one who brought these dogs into the world irresponsibly and left them in a shelter. Responsible breeders are not the ones who put dogs into shelters either.
It is my home, my life, and my choice of what kind of dog to bring into it. Maybe I needed a working dog, a sport dog, or simply a companion puppy to raise of a breed I enjoy. No matter the reason, the choice to support a reputable breeder did not send a shelter dog to its death.
A breeder who health tests, temperament tests, studies pedigrees, proves a dog worthy of being bred, and only breeds when doing so is of benefit to the breed is not contributing to the number of homeless dogs.
The number of homeless dogs in the world is a problem, but it is not a problem exacerbated by reputable breeders and those who purchase from them.
Your neighbour down the street who refuses to contain his unaltered dogs IS contributing to the problem.
Your friend who impulse bought a dog at Pet Land IS contributing to the problem.
That guy on Instagram pumping out the trendiest designer mix as fast as he can IS contributing to the problem.
Your relative who just HAS to let their dog have one litter “so she can experience motherhood” or because “she’s just so sweet” IS contributing to the problem.
Your old school classmate who bought a high energy working breed without taking the time to research its needs and realize it was not a good fit for their household ahead of time IS contributing to the problem.
A reputable breeder offers their lifelong support. A reputable breeder would never allow their dogs to end up in a shelter to begin with. A reputable breeder makes it a contractual obligation to return dogs they have produced back to them should you find yourself unable of keeping it.
It is understandable to be angry about the number of homeless dogs in the world, but if you take a deeper look, you will find your anger is misplaced.
If you take a deeper look, you will find reputable breeders and those of us who purchase from them are just as angry, we are just pointing fingers at the right causes.

09/02/2025

Fresh new colours for the perfect slip lead, so soft, durable, incredibly convenient and stylish! Check out them out on https://fallowcopsekennels.etsy.com/listing/1821762237

06/11/2024

Brand new......Nylon slip leads!
Lightweight, convenient, soft and durable the perfect lead for a stress free walk.