The Future Of Dogs

Its a shocking fact that 80% of dogs over the age of 8 have arthritis. And 67% of dogs are overweight! Many dogs live their lives with untreated and undiagnosed pain conditions that most owners can’t spot and vets are poor at recognising in practice. 

Pain conditions naturally cause serious distress to our dogs and can also cause aggression and behavioural problems too. So how can we recognise signs of dogs in pain and what can we do to prevent injury throughout the dogs life and treat pain conditions as dogs age?

In this episode; 
 
 Hannah, Hannah & Julia chat about; 

• How their beautiful working relationship began
• How the dogs environment and management can cause or reduce injury
• Why ball throwing needs to stop and what the alternatives might be for dog owners (!)
• How we can set dogs up for success from a young age to protect their joints

DISCLAIMER: 
1.Apologies for some of Hannah (Capon)'s expressive expletives (!!)
2. Dogs when doing scent work hit 200 breaths per minute not 300 as quoted. 200-300 million is the number of neurones in the dogs nose that connect the nose to the brain compared to a humans pretty basic 6 million. 

For more information on Hannah’s work with Canine Arthritis Management
 https://caninearthritis.co.uk/

And for more information on Julias work with Galen Myotherapy, pick up Julias brilliant book 'How to build a puppy:into a healthy adult dog' and get a free puppy chart head to
 
https://www.galenmyotherapy.com/pawstolearn

More on your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster. 

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour

www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       

@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

The XL Bully was defined and then added to the list of dangerous dogs under the dangerous dogs act on 31st December 2023 becoming the latest breed of dog that it is illegal to own in the UK without an exemption certificate and that it is illegal to breed, buy or rehome following a spate of injuries and fatalities that regularly occurred in the media in 2023. 

At around that time, XL Bully owner Sophie Coulthard became the lead campaigner for campaign group ‘Don’t Ban Me Licence Me’ who raised over £200,000 in a bid to take the government to court via judicial review and over turn the decision. 

Now in 2025 Hannah and Sophie catch up about;

• The whirlwind of a year from 2023-2024 that led to the campaign group being formed and the future work of DBLM 
• They talk about what life is like for owners of XL Bully dogs in the UK then and now. 
• They talk about some of the contributing factors that can lead to dog aggression and fatalities  
• And the future of breed specific legislation in the UK  
   
  
  

Stay up to date with the work of Don’t Ban Me Licence Me via their website 

 https://www.licenceme.org.uk/

And Sophie’s work with Axio Grow 

https://www.axiogrow.com/

More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster. 

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour

www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       

@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

With an e-petition to regulate rescue centres currently collecting over 100,000 signatures, Hannah Molloy our host, and special guests, The Right Honourable Member for Basildon & Billericay Richard Holden, and grass roots rescue warrior, campaigner and director of Spirit of the Dog Rescue Jenna Miller discuss the pressing need to regulate animal rescues in the UK.
 

Richard explains; 

• How the campaign to regulate rescues and his private members bill was born following a recent tragedy within his own constituency
  
  
• The scale of the issue of unregulated rescues and how simple and easy bringing this legislation into effect would be as a cross party win for animal welfare
   

And Jenna talks us through;

• How large the problem of unregulated rescues really is in the UK
  
  
• The impacts it’s having on the dogs, the community and the rescue centres
• How helpful regulation could be to cut out pet peddlers and protect well meaning people from ending up in dangerous hoarding situations with multiple animals 
    

 Sign the petition to regulate rescues before 8th October 2025 here

 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/718660

Follow Richards work here:

https://www.facebook.com/Richard4NWDurham

https://x.com/RicHolden

https://www.instagram.com/ric.holden85/

 And follow the work of Jenna here:

https://www.instagram.com/spiritofthedogrescue/

https://www.instagram.com/dogrescuediaries/

More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster. 

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour

www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       

@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

Dog breeding is the single most powerful change agent that can shape the future of dogs. And yet we are living in a time where hundreds of thousands of pet dogs are born into bodies that make it impossible for them to breathe, exercise, avoid injury clean themselves or talk to other members of their species on a level playing field due to extreme conformation. 

In this second episode of an exciting 2 parter, Dr Dan O’Neil & Dr Rowena Packer from the Royal Veterinary Collage explore a bold new solution and unveil.. 
 

The Innate Health Assessment

What is this new tool, who is it for and how do we use it?

Could this be the end of some breeds of dog or is there potential for a more inclusive future?

The new Innate Health Assessment tool will go live online on the 18th November 2025!!
                 ....Check back here for the website link coming soon... 

In association with the APPG for Animal Welfare 

https://apgaw.org/

For more info on extreme conformation head to: 

https://www.icecdogs.com/home/extreme-conformation

https://www.ukbwg.org.uk/

https://www.alaw.org.uk/companion-animals/extreme-dog-conformation/

And more info on breeding reforms in the UK
 https://dbrg.uk/

To stay in touch with the work of Dan & Rowena check out: 

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/research/focus/brachycephaly

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass/audio-visual-resources/pandemic-puppies-infographics

More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster. 

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour

www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       

@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

Dog breeding is the single most powerful change agent that can shape the future of dogs. And yet we are living in a time where hundreds of thousands of pet dogs are born into bodies that make it impossible for them to breathe, exercise, avoid injury clean themselves or talk to other members of their species on a level playing field due to extreme conformation. 

In this first episode of an exciting 2 parter Dr Dan O’Neil & Dr Rowena Packer from the Royal Veterinary Collage explain;

- What ‘extreme conformation’ and ‘brachycephaly’ mean

- How extreme conformation in dogs came about

- Why we choose dog shapes that result in this kind of suffering 

- What we can do to change the future for dogs

For more information on Extreme Conformation visit
 
 https://www.icecdogs.com/home/extreme-conformation

https://www.ukbwg.org.uk/

https://www.alaw.org.uk/companion-animals/extreme-dog-conformation/

And more info on breeding reform
 
 https://dbrg.uk/

To stay in touch with the work of Dan & Rowena check out 

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/research/focus/brachycephaly

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass/audio-visual-resources/pandemic-puppies-infographics

More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster. 

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour

www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       

@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

Hannah Molloy our host, and special guest, forensic behaviourist Dr Helen Howell, delve into the world of dangerous dogs..

Helen explains;

Her extensive career working as an expert witness for dangerous dog cases

How she maintains her mental health while working with dogs that have suffered extreme cases of abuse and neglect

How dangerous, unethical and unhelpful some of the standard battery tests can be to assess dogs that have been seized by the police

And how her recent PhD project demonstrates major improvements that can be made that will improve dog welfare and keep the nation safer.

What part will you play in the changing landscape of dog ownership across the world? And what is your 'What if' question, that could change the world?

Keep in touch with Helen
@dogbehaviourexpert on socials and https://www.dogbehaviourexpert.co.uk/



More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster.

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour
www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       
@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2, a season devoted top to tail to responsible dog ownership!

Hannah Molloy, our host and special guest Dr Marc Abraham OBE bring us up to speed on;

-  What's happened in the world of campaigning during time gap between seasons

- What we can look forward to supporting in the campaign space over the next few years including the Responsible Dog Ownership 5 pillars for change

- The new Dogspiracy Documentary and how we can all work to end the global puppy farming trade

What part will you play in the changing landscape of dog ownership across the world? And what is your 'What if' question, that could change the world?

Keep in touch with Marc and the journey of the Dogspiracy documentary by following:
@drmarcthevet and @dogspiracy_official on intsa

And follow the work of The All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group (APDAWG) to improve dog welfare and public safety via education and legislation by visiting www.apdawg.co.uk

More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. She currently works as a behavioural expert for Agria Pet Insurance and leads the campaign for responsible dog ownership with the All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group in Westminster.

Big thanks to our season 2 sponsor Amplified Behaviour
www.amplifiedbehaviour.com

And you can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       
@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

In this closing episode of Season 1 Hannah Molloy, our host, looks back at the past season, asks us what we want the future of the future of dogs podcast to look like and brings us into the present work of 'The Dog Bite Problem' Campaign in Parliament #DogBiteReform bringing her opening speech given in Parliament in November 2022.
What part are you about to play in the changing landscape of dog ownership across the world? And what is your 'What if' question, that could change the world? 

Big thanks to our season 1 sponsor Natures Menu for their partnership in this season and massive thanks to Mark Goslett our producer and audio guru. 

More about your host:

Hannah is a qualified dog behaviour specialist in the UK with a degree in Animal Behaviour and a specialism in dog body language and pet dog behaviour. She's trained over 10,000 pet dogs in the last 10 years and written an illustrated guide to dog behaviour called ‘Whats my dog thinking: Understand your dog to give them a happy life’.  She featured as one of 3 experts on the prime time Channel 4 television series 'Puppy School' and currently teaches body language and handling courses to vets, groomers and pet shops to reduce bite incidents and increase the handling and observation skills of these awesome, but often overlooked, fields of pet care. You can also follow her work with The All Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group (APDAWG) to reduce deaths and bites from dangerous dogs in 'The Dog Bite Problem' 3 part campaign series.

You can train along with Hannah as a pet owner or a pet professional at www.amplifiedbehaviour.com       
@amplifiedbehaviour    @thehannahmolloy

In Episode 19: The Future of Dog Training Part 2 our resident qualified behaviourist and host, Hannah Molloy invites world renowned dog trainers Kamal Fernandez and Lez Graham back, to speak openly and honestly about the past, present and potential future of the dog training and behaviour industry.

In this episode we talk about what the future holds for new dog trainers and behaviourists entering the field, how to choose an 'expert' trainer to learn from or be mentored by. We discuss setting a balance between theory and practical learning journeys and how to become a fully well rounded professional in the field.

This conversation follows on from Hannahs 'What if' challenge from episode 18....
 'What if...' the future of dog training is world where young trainers can model on older trainers from a variety of backgrounds that are able to hold space for people they might disagree with, and learn to listen with love and engage in open minded discourse and debate together.

Kamal is a world champion dog trainer and trainer of trainers that has competed at the highest level in dog sports, and speaks at conferences all over the world, including the Victoria Stillwell Bite Conference, IMPACT conference for service and military personnel, as well as Television appearances on Sky Televisions ‘Dogs Might Fly.

Lez is also an International speaker, trainer of trainers, an award winning author and founder of The Pet Gundog movement. Lez has an M.A. in Professional Practice in Canine Behaviour & Psychology and her books consistently rank in the top 1% of all books sold on Amazon!

Hannah, your host, is an international speaker, author and qualified pet behavioural therapist that specialises in dog body language and active participation training for husbandry processes, has worked with over 10,000 dogs in 10 years and featured on Channel 4's award winning series 'Puppy School'  

You can find out more about Kamals incredible learning resources here:
https://www.kamalfernandezonlinetraining.com/

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You can find out more about Lez's outstanding courses and books here:
https://www.thepetgundog.co.uk/Home/CV


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You can learn more about Hannah's amazing video courses and certifications here:
https://www.amplifiedbehaviour.com/


Big thanks to our season 1 sponsor Natures Menu for all the delicious treats we have used for so long to train superstar dogs! And the highly nutritious raw and fresh food Natures Menu provide to give our pets the very best chance to offer the very best behaviour everyday

In Episode 18: The Future of Dog Training Part 1 our resident qualified behaviourist and host, Hannah Molloy invites world renowned dog trainers Kamal Fernandez and Lez Graham to speak openly and honestly about the past, present and potential future of the dog training and behaviour industry. 

In this Part 1 of our 2 part season finale we talk about the learning journey of our experts in a field that is constantly growing and evolving, where the industry has been, where dog training and behaviour is in the present day, and Hannah hijacks the 'What if' to ask....
 'What if...' the future of dog training is world where young trainers can model on older trainers from a variety of backgrounds that are able to hold space for people they might disagree with, and learn to listen with love and engage in open minded discourse and debate together. 

Kamal is a world champion dog trainer and trainer of trainers that has competed at the highest level in dog sports, and speaks at conferences all over the world, including the Victoria Stillwell Bite Conference, IMPACT conference for service and military personnel, as well as Television appearances on Sky Televisions ‘Dogs Might Fly.

Lez is also an International speaker, trainer of trainers, an award winning author and founder of The Pet Gundog movement. Lez has an M.A. in Professional Practice in Canine Behaviour & Psychology and her books consistently rank in the top 1% of all books sold on Amazon! 

You can find out more about Kamals incredible learning resources here:
https://www.kamalfernandezonlinetraining.com/

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You can find out more about Lez's outstanding courses and books here:
https://www.thepetgundog.co.uk/Home/CV


& 

You can learn more about Hannah's amazing video courses and certifications here:
https://www.amplifiedbehaviour.com/


Big thanks to our season 1 sponsor Natures Menu for all the delicious treats we have used for so long to train superstar dogs! And the highly nutritious raw and fresh food Natures Menu provide to give our pets the very best chance to offer the very best behaviour everyday