Danielle Beck - Clinical Animal Behaviourist

21/09/2025

Go for it! Let’s see how funny these can get!

20/09/2025

I’m only on dog number 6 and I’m way behind many of my dog training colleagues🤣 3 dogs is a very low number I think the average is 5 at one time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙈

18/09/2025

Such a privilege it is to share our beds with these wonderful creatures and make them feel safe 💜

17/09/2025

DEI is so vital for our industry! Proud to be on DEI groups to help improve the industry but we have such a huge way to go!

13/09/2025

Had a great time presenting this webinar to the lovely ethicalcanineinstitute and their members! Desensitization is a common protocol used by behaviourist to help change behaviours. However, there are different ways to apply these protocols which can vary how effective they can be and some can be potentially harmful ! We had some great questions and a wonderful host!

05/09/2025

Mentoring and coaching support for pet professionals!!!

We have 2 hour group sessions every week to discuss your cases, concerns, personal and business growth, assessment preparations, whatever you need 🥰

One session a month we focus on particular topics, this month it’s a case of a dog Barking at night, you get to watch the recorded consultation and then we discuss it.

If you’re a trainer, behaviourist, or vet professional who wants to:
🎥 Watch real-life behaviour cases step-by-step
🗣 Get weekly live mentoring & guidance on your own cases
📚 Access an entire library of courses, webinars & resources & past recorded case discussions
🤝 Connect with like-minded professionals for support and growth

…then my Professional Mentoring Programme was built for you.

💷 Options:
• Bi Monthly Mentoring Membership – £49/month – Join two of our weekly live sessions, OR the monthly case shadowing and one additional group session PLUS full site access!!
• Full Mentoring Programme – £89/month – everything above + join ALL weekly live sessions

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✅ Learn in a supportive, professional space
✅ Keep your CPD relevant and practical
✅ Save compared to one-off sessions (£45 each)

👉 Join now: https://controlthemeerkat.com/mentorship-and-coaching/

01/09/2025

Gotta love our dogs but they’re not the best for the bank balance 🤣 oh look Halloween toys…. 👀

25/08/2025

I train for Companionship, Not Competition, how about you?

In my mentorship group today, we had a heartfelt discussion about something many of us have noticed: the rise of aversive trainers and the way competition titles are increasingly being treated as the “gold standard” of dog training and behaviour over qualifications and experience.

And it made us pause. Because for many of us, that’s not where our hearts are. It sparked something in me and I wanted to shoutout to our awesome community.

If you sometimes feel like your work is overlooked because it doesn’t come with ribbons, medals, or competition titles — please know, you are not alone.

I see you.
I see the work you do helping families with anxious, reactive, or struggling dogs. I see the late-night texts, the tears of your clients, and the huge wins that might never make a stage… but change lives Every. Single. Day!

Because let’s be honest: most dogs aren’t living in competition rings. They’re living in homes, parks, pubs, cafés, and communities. The skills that matter most for those dogs aren’t “competition heelwork” or “precision retrieves.”

They’re learning to relax at home.
To settle calmly under a café / pub table.
To walk down the street without problems.
To feel safe, connected, and confident with their dogs.

That is powerful work. That is gold-standard work. If there were competitions for teaching dogs to chill out on the sofa, settle in a pub, or calmly cope with everyday life, I’d be proudly standing on the podium. Because that’s the training I do, and that’s what matters most to the dogs and humans I work with.

And let’s not forget: when you’re working with companion dogs, you’re not just training the animal. You’re supporting the dog, the humans they live with, in the environment they share. To do that well takes deep knowledge, empathy, and the ability to see the whole picture. That kind of work transforms lives — and it deserves to be celebrated.

Of course, competition has its place, and it can be beautiful. Some trainers do both, and when it’s done with kindness, those skills can complement each other beautifully and I tip my hat to those trainers. They are however, different worlds, with different goals and pressures, but even competition dogs must learn to navigate both worlds — the precision of the sport *and* the unpredictability of everyday life as companions. That’s no small feat.

If you’re an ethical trainer teaching competition dogs to also be calm, confident companions — without aversives — you are incredible! You’re proving that excellence and empathy can walk hand in hand.

So, if you are a trainer who sometimes feels “less than” because you don’t measure success in medals, please hear this: You are not less. You are part of a community of professionals doing work that changes lives, your work is not just enough — it’s invaluable.

I train for companionship, not competition, how about you? Lets see your gold standard!

With gratitude and solidarity,
💜 Danielle

22/08/2025

Who’s coming to join me!!! Let’s have a chat, brain storm and train dogs the Control Unleashed way! It’s the power of the pattern and is one of the most effective ways to help support our to help themselves! Come and join me for a weekend! You’ll even get to watch me apply all of these in real time with my adolescent idiot of a puppy!

** New date due to hot weather postponement - Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September 2025! **

Houndspeak are super excited to have Danielle Beck coming back to deliver her amazing Pattern Games Workshop again!

This is suitable for all dogs, but is especially useful for those who lack focus or confidence, get over excited easily and struggle to calm themselves back down or are reactive in any way.

A bit about Danielle and the workshop….

Join Danielle Beck Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Certified Control Unleashed Instructor in this workshop as Danielle explains how utilising control unleashed pattern games can build strong foundations for reactive dogs and those lacking confidence to help them learn how to cope, build confidence and increase responsiveness to you

Let me introduce you to the ‘Power Of The Pattern’ and how these simple exercises can help to build predictability and boost confidence in your handling skills with your dog and help them to control their meerkat, through simple and effective self-regulation exercises. Learn how to teach the most effective of the patterns for reactivity and how to apply them in different situations to really strengthen the relationship and confidence between dog and handler, regardless of the distraction. We even cover how these exercises can be used to help your dog calm down if they do react to ensure you know how to handle things together and really control their Meerkat!

Pattern games help your dog to regulate themselves by ‘controlling their meerkat’ and focusing on you!

Date: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September 2025

Price: £100 for one day, £200 for the weekend.
Spectator spaces available: £25 for one day, £40 for the weekend.

The cafe will be open as usual and the dog field is bookable via the website if you need to run your dog!

**Please note:
This is a full day workshop, so dogs must be comfortable spending time in their cars between turns.
Reactive dogs will be catered for, but full details of their reactivity must be discussed with us first, to ensure that it is a positive and safe learning experience for them and everyone else.

Message us to book or to check whether this would be beneficial for your dog.

18/08/2025

Colleagues, if you’re looking for ongoing, practical CPD…

I run a Professional Mentoring Programme that includes:
🎥 Monthly Case Shadowing Evenings – real-life client cases, step-by-step analysis & treatment planning discussions.
🗣 Weekly Live Mentoring Calls – bring your own cases for support and peer input.
📚 Full access to my learning library – courses, webinars, trackers & resources.

💷 Options:
• One-off Case Shadowing: £45
• Monthly Mentoring Membership: £49/month
• Full Mentoring Programme: £89/month – includes everything above + extra 1:1 support.

Upcoming case topics:
🔹 Aggression towards children
🔹 Barking at night
🔹 Resource guarding
🔹 Noise sensitivity
…and more!

If you’re working towards ABTC/APBC accreditation or just want regular, applied case discussion with peers, you’d be very welcome.

👉 Details & booking: https://controlthemeerkat.com/product-category/case-discussions/

17/08/2025

Struggling with your dog’s behaviour?
Before you reach for more training, try something different: understanding their brain.

💥 Our bestselling courses like If In Doubt, Chill Out and Dr Spock & The Meerkat are 50% off throughout August!!

🎯 Learn how to help your dog feel safe, regulate their emotions, and respond to stress – before worrying about ‘obedience’.

👉 Tap the link in bio to explore the Learning Empawrium.