Rescue Tails

In this episode, I invited behaviourist Angie Cook back to the podcast to talk about reactivity. We chat about why some dogs become reactive or sensitive to other dogs and what to do about it. 

Angie explains that our dogs often give us signals that they are uncomfortable well before they get anywhere near an approaching dog. We talk about how to read those signals and respond to them to avoid the reaction in the first place. 

We also chat about some of the behaviours that dogs naturally do that we as dog parents would prefer they don’t like rolling in dirt, barking or eating poop. Angie explains how suppressing a dog’s natural behaviours can in some cases lead to reactivity so we need to find a balance between managing behaviours and trying to stop them altogether. 

Angie is a certified Dog Behaviourist and a certified Family Dog Mediator with the Dog Door Behaviour Centre in North Carolina.  

As always I hope you enjoy this episode. 

Links we love 🧡

Listen to the first interview with Angie - https://www.rescuetails.co/podcast/episode/1e1195c6/why-our-dogs-are-reactive-to-other-dogs-and-what-we-can-do-to-support-them 

Read Kim Brophey's book, Meet Your Dog - https://www.meetyourdogbook.com/ 

Connect with Angie on https://www.facebook.com/angie.wilt.1 

Follow The Dog Door on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedogdoor/ 

Visit The Dog Door Website  - https://www.dogdoorcanineservices.com/

In this episode, I chat with Debby Lucken about how to support your dog if he or she is scared of children. Debby explains why dogs can develop a fear of children and how it can manifest in different behaviours.

Debby is the founder of Kids Around Dogs, an association of Dog Trainers and behaviourists who specialise in helping families with children to train their dogs and live in harmony together.

If you have children, you will learn lots from this episode!

Check out these links to find out more about Debby and Kids Around Dogs:

www.facebook.com/groups/KADkidsarounddogs
www.kidsarounddogs.co.uk/
www.twitter.com/kidsarounddogs
www.instagram.com/kadkidsarounddogs/

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In this episode, I chat with Angie Cook, about what leads dogs to become reactive or sensitive to other dogs and what to do about it. We also discuss resource guarding - we chat about why it’s so important to understand why your dog is resource guarding before trying to address it. 

Angie has years of experience working with dog shelters so we also talk about the dos and don’ts of settling your adopted rescue dog. 

Angie is a certified Dog Behaviourist and a certified Family Dog Mediator with the Dog Door Behaviour Centre in North Carolina.  

Angie used to be the Director of Operations at the Animal Compassion Network (now part of the Ashville Humane Society) where she oversaw the development of behaviour programmes. 

Links we love 🧡

Read this article: The “Love Hormone” Oxytocin can also give rise to aggressive behavior

Read Kim Brophey's book, Meet Your Dog

Connect with Angie on Facebook

Subscribe to The Dog Door’s Youtube channel

Follow The Dog Door on instagram

Visit The Dog Door Website  

Thinking about adopting a rescue dog? Or have you recently adopted one and are struggling to help him or her get settled? 
You’re not alone! It can be really stressful for dogs and their human companions in the first few days, weeks and even months. 

When I brought my dog Rosa home, we had a really tough start. She was too scared to come inside the apartment and slept by the front door for the first few days. She was scared of pretty much everything including cars, people, other dogs. 
This is quite common with rescue dogs. 

But fast forward 6 months later and she’s as happy as can be! 

So in this episode, I want to share some of the lessons I learnt and the 6 things you must do to help make the transition as easy as possible for your new furry friend. 

www.rescuetails.co 

In this episode, I chat with Helen Coen, about Separation Anxiety.  
We talk about the different types of separation anxiety including isolation distress. Helen explains how to spot the signs and what you can do to help support your dog to overcome separation anxiety and what you can do to help prevent them in the first place. 
 
Helen is a professional dog trainer and a fully qualified and certified Separation Anxiety Professional trainer. She is the founder of Fairy Tails Dog Training in the UK and is also an approved Kids Around Dogs Trainer.  

You can find out more about Helen on her website and social channels: 
www.fairytailsdogtraining.co.uk/
www.facebook.com/fairytailsdogtrainingmarlow
www.instagram.com/fairytailsmarlow/

Check out Julie Naismith's podcast on Separation Anxiety 
https://spoti.fi/3k1HneT
or her website: 
www.subthresholdtraining.com

The truth is, not all adoption stories have a happy ending. Many dogs are sent back to the shelter because of behaviour challenges. It’s estimated that 1 in 5 dogs end up back in shelters every year. And we all know that behind every statistic is a heartbreaking story.

This is the problem Emma Jane-Lee is working tirelessly to help solve.

Emma is a teacher, writer, assessment consultant and canine behaviourist based in France.

In this episode I chat with her about what drives people to adopt a dog and why you shouldn’t judge a dog’s behaviour when it’s in the shelter.

Emma offers behavioural support to people who have adopted dogs from her and other local shelters.

Sometimes her work involves dogs who owners want to keep instead of surrender their dog but they have run out of options. She specialises in working with dogs who have a history of aggression and bites.

Emma is a member of the Pet Professional Guild and is a certified shelter dog behaviour consultant by the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants.

She’s written a book to help dog trainers. It’s available on Amazon as a digital download and also a paperback. Client-Centred Dog Training is aimed at helping dog trainers get the most out of their human clients.

Links we love 🧡

Read Emma’s fantastic blog on her website 
Check out her Facebook Page

 
Resources to help you with Separation Anxiety 

Julie Naismith: Be Right Back! 

Julie also has a network of SA specialists called SA Pro where people can find trainers who use her Sub-Threshold Training.  

Malena Di Martini: Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs.

Malena also has a network of certified dog trainers through her own certification programme, most of whom work virtually. 

James O'Heare: Canine Separation Anxiety Workbook. 

A useful study from de Assis et al (overseen by Daniel Mills) 

To find out more about Rescue Tails, visit www.rescuetails.co

In this episode, I chat with Kim Brophey about why we need to rethink our relationship with our dogs and move away from thinking of our dogs as pets and of ourselves as ‘dog owners’ but more like dog parents or carers. 

We also chat about why it’s so important that we are more aware of how our emotions get in the way of our dogs' ability to learn and live happy lives. 

Kim is an applied ethologist and professional Family Dog Mediator working to solve problems between people and dogs with modern science. If you’re wondering what an ethologist is, well they’re scientists who study the behaviour of animals in their natural environment.  

Kim is a certified dog behaviour consultant and a certified dog trainer. She’s also an author of the must read book, Meet your Dog. 

Kim is truly breaking the mould in the pet dog industry in order to facilitate a long overdue paradigm shift in our relationships with our dogs.

Links we love 🧡

Read Kim's book, Meet Your Dog
Connect with Kim on Facebook

Subscribe to Kim's Youtube channel

Follow Kim on instagram

In this episode, I chat with Debby Lucken about how to choose and introduce a rescue dog into a family with young children. 

We talk about how to assess a dog before taking it home and the signs that the dog might be uncomfortable with children.  

Debby also explains how she teaches children to interact with dogs and spot the signs a dog is stressed or fearful.

Debby is the founder of Kids Around Dogs, an association of Dog Trainers and behaviourists who specialise in helping families with children to train their dogs and live in harmony together.

If you have children, you will learn lots from this episode!

For more content like this, make sure you come join the Rescue Tails Facebook group!

Check out these links to find out more about Debby and Kids Around Dogs: 

www.facebook.com/groups/KADkidsarounddogs

www.kidsarounddogs.co.uk/,

www.twitter.com/kidsarounddogs

www.youtube.com/channel/UCCh-dcJfnFn4LKuV4F1Ow-Q

www.instagram.com/kadkidsarounddogs/

In this episode, I chat with Katherine Porter about how we can  support sensitive dogs who display aggressive behaviours using positive reinforcement techniques.

Katherine is the founder of Four Paws and You Dog Training. She is a force free, reward based dog behaviour consultant. 

Many of her clients come to her with Pitbulls, German Shepherds Rottweilers and other powerful breeds. Her training techniques have enabled her clients to take shock collars and prong collars off and reduce sensitivities to other dogs. 

As always, I hope you enjoy this episode! And if you’d like more content like this, make sure you join our private Facebook group. 

In this episode, I chat with Kristin Neal about what we should and shouldn’t be feeding our dogs. 

We talk about the impact of food on our dogs’ behaviour and why a high carb and high processed diet can be the cause of aggressive behaviour. 

Kristin is a certified veterinary technician and force free dog trainer. She has extensive experience and training in dog and cat anaesthesia, surgical nursing, nutrition, behaviour and rescue work. She is an avid horse lover and trains her horse with force free methods, as well. Kristin has a strong belief in taking a holistic approach to animal care and feeding, and supports keeping animals in a biologically appropriate manner. Her unifying passion is improving quality of life for companion animals and their people.

You can get in touch with Kristen on Facebook.
For more on the latest research on dog nutrition, check out CANWI - Companion Animal Nutrition & Wellness Institute

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