The Frankton Dog Walker

The Frankton Dog Walker Specialising in solo walks for your pup, catering to their individual wants and needs 🥰🐶🐾💚

Two very happy pups! Thank you ! 😋🐾🐶😍Stu & Mitz 💚
06/04/2025

Two very happy pups! Thank you ! 😋🐾🐶😍

Stu & Mitz 💚

Who me?!? 🤭😘🐶🐾📸😍Boof 💚
28/03/2025

Who me?!? 🤭😘🐶🐾📸😍

Boof 💚

Love watching these two brothers goof about together! 😍🤪🐾🐶😄Sully & Wilson 💚
27/03/2025

Love watching these two brothers goof about together! 😍🤪🐾🐶😄

Sully & Wilson 💚

These two must have known each other in past lives! 💞🫶🐶🐾☺️Obi & Rata 💚
27/03/2025

These two must have known each other in past lives! 💞🫶🐶🐾☺️

Obi & Rata 💚

Double trouble, cutie pie alert ⚠️📢😍 🐾🐶😆! Roger & Billy 💚
26/03/2025

Double trouble, cutie pie alert ⚠️📢😍 🐾🐶😆!

Roger & Billy 💚

22/03/2025

WHEN TRAINING WON’T WORK

There is a common misconception that reactivity, anxiety or fear related behaviour can be “fixed” through training alone.

Barking, lunging, reactivity, aggression, constant hypervigilance - as though danger is waiting behind every corner, hiding or cowering away at the slightest trigger or sometimes shutting down completely are all signs of a nervous system that’s in overdrive and is unregulated.

This behaviour is not a training issue - it’s not bad behaviour, disobedience, stubbornness or some other type of negative label, - it’s a nervous system issue.

Although dogs and people have remarkably similar social and emotional brains, this doesn’t mean that dogs are able to think like we do, or have the words or means to process what is causing their stress or trauma.

When stress is not released, it remains stuck, keeping the nervous system in overdrive or in survival mode.

When a dog or a person is stuck in this state, the brain isn’t able to learn new things or learn to behave in a different way.

This is why trying to “train away” anxiety, fear or reactive type behaviour does not work. We first have to work on the nervous system.

Here are some links related to this subject that provide more information on how to help dogs that are struggling -

How to identify and remove triggers that keep a dog stuck in a cycle of stress and anxiety - Annie Phenix
https://phenix-dogs-canine-behavior-experts-llc.kit.com/7-steps

Creating a healing environment - podcast by Dr Laura Donaldson
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-laura-donaldson-compliance-is-not-cooperation/id1708279785?i=1000693042973

Trauma Informed Dog Training – Book by Sally Gutteridge
https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Informed-Dog-Training-Professionals/dp/B0DS4T1W8M

What does it mean to be Trauma Informed - Dr Laura Donaldson
https://www.icbdogs.com/product-page/laura-donaldson-what-does-it-mean-to-be-trauma-informed

Ace Free Work – helps the nervous system relax, reset and rebalance
https://www.allpetseducationandtraining.com.au/ace-free-work.html

04/03/2025

DID YOU KNOW?

The average dog has around two hundred and twenty million olfactory receptors in the nose, although it can be as many as three hundred million in dogs bred specifically for scentwork. Those tend to have longer ears which help to capture the scent and move it towards the nose.
In comparison, the human has an average of only six million scent receptors.

According to Dr Michael T. Nappier DVM, DABVP of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, their excellent sense of smell enables a dog to detect the equivalent of half a teaspoon of sugar in an Olympic-sized swimming pool!

The canine frontal cortex is smaller than ours, therefore it has different emotional capabilities; it is this part of the brain which is responsible for conscious scent perception. When it comes to canine scenting ability, their brains are forty times more capable than our own, which equates to a sense of smell 10,000 to 100,000 times more powerful!

To help this to compute fully, James Walker, former director of the Sensory Research Institute at Florida State University, describes this in terms of sight: “If you make the analogy of vision, what you and I can see at a third of a mile, a dog could see more than 3,000 miles away and still see as well.” Phenomenal stuff!

The wind musicians amongst you will be thoroughly impressed that dogs can circular breathe. They draw in and process scent at the same time as they breathe in and out, creating a constant stream of air, effortlessly. They can also use their nostrils independently, creating a 3D scent picture that allows them to pinpoint exactly where a smell originates from. Mind-blowing, really!

For more fascinating facts, why not check out my blog post: https://www.trailiepawsforthought.com/post/the-science-of-scent-part-one

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Image shows a close-up of my scenthound Max's nose and face, taking a nap, as usual!

This weeks beauties! What bunch of happy souls☺️🐾🐶🐳🥰😆
02/03/2025

This weeks beauties! What bunch of happy souls☺️🐾🐶🐳🥰😆

Pic of the day. Lanky fool! 🤪😆🐾🐶😘Rata 💚
01/03/2025

Pic of the day. Lanky fool! 🤪😆🐾🐶😘

Rata 💚

Pic of the day! What a line up! 🤩🐾🐶😆🥰 Squid🦑 💚Harry 💚 Matai 💚
28/02/2025

Pic of the day! What a line up! 🤩🐾🐶😆🥰

Squid🦑 💚
Harry 💚
Matai 💚

27/02/2025

A good summary of what dogs need to fulfill their emotional and mental needs. More fulfilment can result in less problem behaviours.

📷 Unknown

Pic of the day! Who's the most hansome of boys! 😍📸🐾🐶😘Zeus 💚
27/02/2025

Pic of the day! Who's the most hansome of boys! 😍📸🐾🐶😘

Zeus 💚

Pic of the day! Shake it off! 📸🤪🐶🐾😆😍Matai 💚
25/02/2025

Pic of the day! Shake it off! 📸🤪🐶🐾😆😍

Matai 💚

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