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The Small Dog Syndrome Myth; Tiny Dog V Giant World

The Small Dog Syndrome Myth; Tiny Dog V Giant World

by Hayley | Jan 22, 2025 | Dog training, Small Dogs

Small dogs don’t have a ‘syndrome’ They need our help. I love ALL breeds of dogs but I have a particular fondness for the little ones. I find what they lack in stature, they make up for in character and mischief!  Iʼm a dog trainer and an owner...
Visualise Your Future Dog; Preventing Resource Guarding in your Puppy.

Visualise Your Future Dog; Preventing Resource Guarding in your Puppy.

by Hayley | Jan 6, 2025 | Dog training

Puppy mistakes can cost big later on down the line. After working with hundreds of clients over the years as a professional dog trainer, I’ve seen how quickly things can go ‘wrong’ and the fallout from seemingly innocent mistakes at the puppy stage  by...

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  • Guest on I’ve always adored dogs! One Christmas when I was 8 years old I found a little Collins pocket book of dog breeds in my stocking. I took it everywhere and I learned every single dog breed and memorised everything about them! I used to dream about owning some of the dogs in there like the Tibetan Spaniel, the Maltese and the Papillon. I knew every dog breed by sight! A strange talent for a little girl! I didn’t just love dogs, I was positively obsessed with them! Growing up we had family dogs, Trixie a sweet and loyal Cairn Terrier then Kash, our beautiful, goofy Boxer and finally Totty, my very own little Terrier.. my Christmas present when I was 16! I worked hard. As well as dogs, I love all other animals and worked as a volunteer from the age of 14 in rescue centres, kennels and my local vets. I worked every chance I could get, every weekend and every holiday. I was like a sponge soaking up every drop of information, assisting in consultations, watching operations and accompanying the vets on farm visits. Later on, when I left college I worked in rescue with dogs and cats then ended up working at the same local vets as a receptionist! Then I moved away. And had a break working with animals. Fast forward 15 years! After a while, I realised I missed my animals, especially dogs! There was a big piece of me missing. In 2009 I decided to get Kiri my Jack Russell. She was a cheeky little 8week old butter ball! I knew about dog training. I thought… you need to show them who’s boss and everything will be fine. It didn’t work out. Even at the age of 2, her recall was AWFUL and she would run off with other dogs’ tennis balls! I changed my tack.. I started to research a better way of training and implemented fun, positive reinforcement methods. Kiri responded so well and we started to see a drastic improvement in her behaviour off lead. I found my passion. I leapt into a self study journey, devouring any science-based ethical information I could get my hands on. I enrolled with Compass and completed their Foundation course in Canine Behaviour Management and did courses with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainer and Chirag Patel. I took many, many webinars, classes and workshops. I read a ton of books and worked my way through copious amounts of articles. I re-educated myself on learning theory and the works of Pavlov, Watson and Skinner. I talked to other dog trainers and behaviourists, and absorbed everything I could. I then found myself taking dogs in to foster and a couple I literally transformed. Bo. One of these dogs was Bo. She came to me originally as a temporary foster dog advertised for free on social media. Her issues were insurmountable. She had severe resource guarding, body sensitivity and human-directed aggression. She wasnt toilet trained and had had zero training. It took me 45 mins to get her out of the transporter’s car and into my house.. then we had another 30 mins of trying to get a collar on her. I used every trick in my book. Luckily she loved Kiri straight away and soon realised that she was safe. I very quickly realised that this was a dog needing a massive amount of work and was unsuitable to live as a pet in a home that didn’t have the knowledge that I had acquired. I couldn’t let her go. So she stayed. I worked with her tirelessly and taught her many tricks to boost her confidence. I changed her emotional response to things that would scare her and we boosted our relationship through permission based handling, enabling me to communicate with her to work on her struggles. We would meet other dog walkers in the park and they would comment on how well she was doing. People started to ask me for help with their dogs. This is where Halo Pups was born. I started the business in 2016 and have not looked back! I’m an approved Dog Instructor with the Dog Training College and a member of the Pet Professional Guild British Isles. I’m a Platimum Member of the Pet Professional Network and I’m currently working thorough the Advanced Canine Behaviour and Management Level 5 with Compass and I am enrolled on courses with the School of Canine Science. I am PROUD of my effective training. I GET RESULTS without force, fear, pain or intimidation. That is so important to me. I’m here to help. If you are experiencing a training struggle with your dog and you aren’t sure which way to turn, reach out to me and we can discuss how I can help you turn your Hectic Pup.. into a Halo Pup! 😇 Hayley x
  • Guest on Welcome to our Separation Related Behaviour Program hosted by Nathan Leighton! This 5 week program is designed to transform your dog’s problems into successes! Would you like your dog to – 👉🏻 Not destroy the house while you’re out? 👉🏻 Not to go to the toilet in inappropriate places while you are not around? 👉🏻 Not annoy your neighbours by barking until they complain? 👉🏻 Not become anxious or distressed when left alone? Across 5 weeks, we will give you the step by step instructions to: ✅ Build your dogs confidence and optimism ✅ Learn about the 5 main types of separation-related behaviour problems ✅ Identify which of the 5 types your dog has ✅ Address the WHOLE DOG picture ✅ Teach your dog to be happy when left alone Are you READY to transform your dogs behaviour?
  • Guest on Halo Pups has teamed up with 3 Special Guest trainers to offer you an online, self-paced 6 week course for you and your dog! Whilst dogs have been bred to live with us for many, many years we can’t discount the fact theywere once wild scavengers and still enjoy hobbies like bin raiding and legging it after squirrels! Dogs don’t come knowing the key skills needed to be a Good Boy or Girl and just like young children, they need teachers to show them the way. Your dog will learn super useful life skills such as – Sit-Stay, Recall and Leave It And cool tricks such as Spin and Fetch Plus much more! In this class we have squished lessons into short 5 minute daily sessions Monday – Friday. Commit to just 5 minutes a day and marvel at the results!
  • Guest on Behaviour Modification Consult – 2 hours Post Consult Report £150.00 ✅ We discuss your dog’s behaviour issues, viewing any video footage you have taken of the behaviour. ✅ Vets – we will discuss possible pain/discomfort and any veterinary treatment/visits ✅ We then talk through ‘control and management’ putting some immediate support and preventative strategies into place such as safety gates. ✅ We discuss the impact that Diet, Sleep and Stress has on your dogs behaviour and implement any changes needed. ✅ I will get your dog doing some mental enrichment activities such as Find the Treats, to show you how to lower stress levels and to work your dogs brain! ✅ We will then start teaching your dog some foundation training such as a hand target or a focus game! ✅ Plan your dog’s behaviour recovery plan moving forward!
  • Guest on Behaviour Modification Consult – 2 hours Post Consult Report £150.00 ✅ We discuss your dog’s behaviour issues, viewing any video footage you have taken of the behaviour. ✅ Vets – we will discuss possible pain/discomfort and any veterinary treatment/visits ✅ We then talk through ‘control and management’ putting some immediate support and preventative strategies into place such as safety gates. ✅ We discuss the impact that Diet, Sleep and Stress has on your dogs behaviour and implement any changes needed. ✅ I will get your dog doing some mental enrichment activities such as Find the Treats, to show you how to lower stress levels and to work your dogs brain! ✅ We will then start teaching your dog some foundation training such as a hand target or a focus game! ✅ Plan your dog’s behaviour recovery plan moving forward!

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