M.A.D for Dogs

In this episode, we have a brilliant guest, Matt Donovan, from South West Dog Skills, join us to talk about his initiative Fling-Less February. He shares, what it is and how you can take part in it.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/flinglessfeb

Flingers, launchers, slingers... whatever you call them, they have their place but did you know constantly flinging a ball on your dog's walks can have the opposite effect to what you may be hoping for.

When a dog chases a ball they have a release of adrenaline.

This adrenaline can stay in the body for hours after a walk and can make settling difficult. If you use a flinger and ball on every walk your dog may not have a chance for their adrenaline level to return to normal, before it is raised again on the next walk. Leading to them in a constant high state.

If you think you need to take your dog out for at least an hour at a time and take a flinger to tire them, think again! This group will provide you with some ideas to help.

Fling-less Feb isn’t about getting rid of the flinger altogether but it’s about creating walks where you are able to engage with your dog more, build your partnership with them and create a more settled and calm dog.

Our challenge to you is to halve the amount of flinging walks you do and swap them for some of the ideas below:

Sniff walk - Allowing your dog to explore the environment and find treats that have been laid to encourage your dog to sniff. Let them lead you!

30in30 - using 30 treats in 30 mins whilst out on a walk to maximise engagement with you.

Check-in challenge - have a focus on rewarding your dog every time they choose to look at you whilst you are walking.

Training walk - Pick something that either you or your dog would like to work on. This might happen at home to start with before progressing to the park or field.

Rest days - Take days off from walking. See what happens if you set up some mental enrichment activities at home.

M.A.D for Dogs exists to Make A Difference to dogs’ mental and physical well-being by creating positive change in the way they are understood. ​

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn and Rach and what we do at MAD for Dogs
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If you'd like to learn more about the services Eryn and Rach offer for Pet Dogs
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We would love to feature some questions from ‘real’ people. So, if you’d like to ask something and have it answered within one of the Podcasts you can now leave a voice memo here, if we feature the question we will email you with the episode info. All you need to do is visit this link press the button and record your questions, simple as that. 

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In this episode we have a great question from Mark Evans about what to do if your dog chases horses, cattle or other animals.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

We would love to feature some questions from ‘real’ people. So, if you’d like to ask something and have it answered within one of the Podcasts you can now leave a voice memo here, if we feature the question we will email you with the episode info. All you need to do is visit this link press the button and record your questions, simple as that. 

https://telb.ee/j1xze

Once again Eryn is joined by Louise Bater from Happiest Hounds, in this episode they discuss thinking outside the box when looking at what can reinforce and motivate your dog.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

If you would like to learn more about Louise
https://www.happiesthounds.com

Do you feel guilty all the time? Are you always worried that you aren't doing enough for your dog? In this episode we discuss where this comes from and how you can help yourself and your dog too.

Eryn is joined by Amanda Miles from My Aerial Home to discuss this topic.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

If you would like to learn more about Amanda
https://www.myaerialhome.co.uk

Eryn is joined by Rescue Dog Guardian Nicole Mezzasalma in this episode to bust some of the myths surrounding rescuing a dog.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

Whether you have one, two or more dogs in this episode Eryn is joined by Louise Bater from Happiest Hounds to continue their discussion on living with more than one dog.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

If you would like to learn more about Louise
https://www.happiesthounds.com

Whether you have one, two or more dogs in this episode Eryn is joined by Louise Bater from Happiest Hounds to discuss how she introduced her dogs to each other.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

If you would like to learn more about Louise
https://www.happiesthounds.com

If you are dreading the next coming months because of the Fireworks I hope this episode helps you to help your dog.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

Whether you love a snuggle with your dog or you are having a battle over which surface you are happy your dog can sleep on this episode talks you through some of the key points.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training

Yes you read right, I want my dog to growl, listen to why and what you should be looking for too.

We believe that dog owners don’t know what they don’t know, so we give you the evidence and the science behind why your gut is telling you not to follow the grain.

If you'd like to learn more about Eryn
https://believeinmagic.dog/
https://www.facebook.com/believeinmagic.dog
https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeinmagic.training