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Not all dog training is obedience. I’m Vicki, a Reactivity Specialist using Freework and emotional-based training to help dogs feel safe, calm, and capable.

ACE Freework Associate Tutor | ABTC Registered ATI

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30/10/2026

How is it one week we’re in a storm, next it’s glorious sunshine 😅

Anyway…. He’s a little video mash up of the last couple of days 🥹

Bruce was in his last session on his lead walking - I mean, come on…. Look at him 🥲 what a superstar boy 🥰 his guardians have been amazing ☺️

Puppy classes (we missed you Buddie) where Buddy (the spaniel) Margot the GSD & Lola the Basset worked hard ☺️ building on their recall, lead skills and positions 😌

My social walkers today, Bob, Nelly, Stella & Bean
❤️

It was Beans first walk, and he was just amazing!!!!! 🤩 Bobs confidence is just growing each session, Stella was lovely and relaxed and Nelly took it all in - the sheep were hard for Nelly, but the sheep poo was harder 🤣 well done guys ❤️

Little Roley is on his second session, working on some areas, and today looked at building on some skills - he absolutely smashed it 🥳🥳

Happy Friday 👋🏻

28/10/2026

Golly gosh! Well it’s nice to see the sunshine ☀️

I’ve been collecting pictures and not sharing them!!

A few snippets of agility folk - Suie & Izzy who are just a joy to watch 🥹

Then it was week 2 of Working Skills, where Roo (we missed you Mabel ❤️) worked hard on his lead skills, retrieving skills and send outs 🥰 he was absolutely shattered 🤣

Some loving from King Pusskins 🐱

Then it was Bella & Sadie 🥰 Both seemed extra spicy 🌶️ today 🤣🤣

Happy Wednesday everyone 👋🏻

26/10/2026

Little Figgy pudding 🍮

Well today the weather didn’t dampen any spirits ☔️

Fig has been building on her lead walking skills, and today we decided it was time to take the leap and hit the village!!!

Everything was against Fig today;

🌧️ Rain
🌬️ Wind
🛣️ New Environment
🐕 Dogs
👫 People
🚗 Cars (and we’re right on the road too, no pavement!)
💦 A water spout trickling water

Alongside Figs own fizziness 😅

So our list was pretty big!! BUT Fig did amazingly and better than we both expected 🥹🥳

We helped her slow down, think, watch… and she was able to stay pretty connected to mum 🥰

Was she perfect? No. Did we need her to be perfect 🤷‍♀️ absolutely not. We knew it was going to be a tough one, but the fact we got this 👇🏼 is just brilliant 🥰

We even saw Jas What the Woof a Fig was able to greet calmly (something she can find difficult) and remain (mostly) in control of her body 😅

Can’t wait to see them again soon 🥰

Well done Fig & Mum ❤️

24/10/2026

Excuse the sound quality 🤦🏼‍♀️

☕ Is your dog’s cup running on empty?

We ask an awful lot of our dogs, but how often do we stop and think about what they’ve already had to cope with?

Poor sleep, pain, uncomfortable equipment, other dogs, the weather… even the little things can add up!

And sometimes, when our dogs are struggling, the answer isn’t more training.

Perhaps we need to think about what’s been taken out of their cup, and how we can help fill it back up. 🐾

Because sometimes our dogs haven’t got anything left to give. ❤️

Let me know in the comments what you notice with your dogs & what empties their cups?

Happy Saturday 👋🏻

21/10/2026

Last night it was the start of my Working Skills for Everyday Dogs.

Roo & Mabel did brilliantly 🥳

We looked at;
🐕‍🦺 Lead Walking
🏁 Finish Position
🏃‍♀️ Recall
🛑 Stop cues

In a small space and close together, they worked hard and can’t wait to hear their how their practicing went and start to build on it 🙌🏼

Well done both 🥳

Happy Wednesday 👋🏻

20/10/2026

For those asking for how to start working on the “spin 🌀 & Switch 🔄”

A few points - it’s still not neat as we only started with it on Sunday 🤣

Ignore the humming - the dehumidifier is on drying my washing 🤣

And the lighting in this house is poor for filming (great for coziness 🫣😂)

Anyway, it would be great to see your progress - we may even be able to have a team of doggy dancers 😂

Happy Tuesday 👋🏻

19/10/2026

Meet Dexter, aka “The Big D” 😂 (I promise this post will relate to dogs!!)

He’s a Winter White dwarf hamster 🐹 (who’s changing colour, for his winter coat 🥹)

He belongs to Little DH 💕 and he occasionally comes to ours for a sleep over 💤

Before she got him, he was a bit of a biter 🦷 but now he actually enjoys being handled 💞

She has spent time researching his needs (and also telling us “we can’t do that, that’s animal abuse” 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 which is fair!!

But this little hamster, has shown us, that when needs are met, they can feel safe ❤️

- He’s happy to be handled because he feels safe.
- His house has hides so when he wants to be hidden he can.
- His diet is appropriate (he does also have pellets, so he’s not just eating all the naughty bits in muesli 😂)
- He does bite when he doesn’t want to be handled (or he’s in a grumpy mood according to LDH 😅) so it’s respected ❤️

When we meet the needs of animals, they don’t need to react to the world 🌍

And this is true for our dogs.

✅ Give them autonomy.
✅ Give them choices - sleeping areas, water vessels, where they want to enjoy their food, where they want to walk….
✅ Give them a diet which suits.
✅ Research what their needs are.
✅ Allow them to communicate.

He may be “just” a hamster, and they may “just” be dogs - but sentient beings have needs JUST like us. They have feelings and emotions, just like us.

And the more we learn to talk their language, trust grows, the relationship grows and their need to communicate because much easier to understand.

And you can’t deny, he is gosh damn cute 🥹🥰

18/10/2026

I saw this really cool trick, so of course I was obligated to try this with Chip!!! Ignore the slippers 😂

It’s not neat or tidy - still early stages!! But you get the gist!

Spin 🌀 & Switch 🔄

Starting in the garden of course, my aim is to be able to build this to outside, and also in hope it helps with some off lead “heel” work with Chip.

Chip isn’t known for his heel work 🤣 so hopefully building this up to some form of achievable action 😅

Who’s in 🙌🏼

If anyone would like me to do a break down video let me know 👇🏼

18/10/2026

⭐️ not a dog post 😅 ⭐️

It’s been nearly a year since Boo came home (he’s actually 18 months old now 🥹) 🐍

We measured his skin yesterday and it was roughly 2 1/2 ft - he’s grown a lot!! It’ll take him a while to get fully grown ❤️

He’s an interesting little being - and he’s only bitten me once 😂 when he was very new and he decided to make a “run” for it and slithered off!!!

He’s a joy to watch 🥹 - it’s actually therapeutic to watch him move around - like a lava lamp 😅, the movement of blobs just blobbing around 🤣

and it won’t be long until he needs a housing upgrade 😅 better get on the snake equivalent of Right Move 😂

I do know he doesn’t enjoy having his picture taken, hence the video! So please absorb his “Lava Lamp” movements ❤️

Happy Sunday 👋🏻

16/10/2026

What a wonderfully calm sniffy social we had today 🥹

I was joined by Izzy, Paisley, Gus & Brea.

I barley had to do anything 🤣 I could’ve just let them be 😅

Brea managed to say hello to Izzy’s mum with Izzy right next to her!! It was amazing to see how her confidence has grown being around other dogs 🥹

Paisley has just improved each session - even gave Gus some flirting 🤣

Izzy & Paisley are like old mates 🥹🥰

Watching dogs grow in confidence each session is just a joy 🥲

And even better, sunshine ☀️🥳

Thinking of joining social walks - pop me an email [email protected] ❤️

Happy Friday 👋🏻

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Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 2pm

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