When it comes to dog training and behaviour, if you've ever worked or spoken with a trainer or behaviourist, one of the first questions we ask is

''What breed do you have?''

Well, there's a reason for this, and in today's show I wanted to dive into more of the categories surrounding the original purposes of some dog breeds and extend an invite to you if you wanted to learn more about it.

The link for our free study classes are here: https://highpeakdogservices.co.uk/study/

If you're anything like me, you'll often feel such a deep engrained connection to your dogs that you absolutely want to do right by them, but sometimes our behaviour and habits can be detrimental to and standing in the way of helping them through.

Today, it felt kind of weird introducing this speaker, because this speaker, do be, me! 

If you're looking how to connect on a different level with your dog, and learn from people who are doing it every single day, then tune in to todays show to find out how.

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Claire
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Imaging your dog being able to look or come away from the things they're currently barking at right now, on their own.

Does it seem impossible? Perhaps a joke to think they'd ever be able to achieve that?

Well, think again, because whilst not all reactivity cases and behavioural problems can be truly fixed, a large majority of them can be

And even if you've got a dog who will be a lifelong management case, what you can get is a damn sight better improvement in their behaviour.

Which today's guest and former Doctor is going to share more about with you

Buckle up and get ready to get your geek on today, listeners.

This ones a cracker

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You are not alone in this. 

Reactivity feels so lonely, it feels so stressful and it can feel like you are the only person in the entire world going through this 'issue'

I know, because that's how I felt, we know because we do it every day, but the definition of the dog in front of you does not determine you spend your life isolated forever 

There are places of support out of there for you to join at any time

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Ok, so you want to train your dog to behave... but WHY?

It's easy enough to say you want something, but when it comes to actually getting it, you've got to really want it. And to get that, you've got to have a very powerful why because you will hit blocks in the road that will make you want to quit. 

Today, we speak to the wonderful Greg Pattison all about this very topic and how you can identify the real reason why you want a well behaved dog in your life. 

This interview nearly made me cry and that is unheard of!

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Claire 
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For such a little dog, these guys can't half pack a barking punch when they go. 

For me, these little dogs don't receive anywhere near enough training as the likes of a larger dog would, but today's guest speaker is changing that one teeny tiny chihuahua paw print at a time. 

We're diving straight into todays show with the lovely Hayley Miles!

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What makes you want to change the behaviour of another?

When wanting to resolve something in any species, but as this podcast is about barking dogs, let's go with that, why do you want to change or resolve it?

When we're working with dogs, it's important to work within their capabilities,  but we must remember to check in with them too when we're wanting to work on training with them.

Recently, I've had to accept that the dogs I have now, just aren't suitable for the work I want to do with them. We dabble in and they mostly enjoy the parts to the sports work we do together, but they're not mad keen for it.

In today's podcast, our guest speaker talks into the 'why before you try' method behind her work, and why it's important to provide the dog with choice over the activities you perform.

For more information on our ELEVATE: Reactivity Reboot classes, the website to visit is: https://highpeakdogservices.co.uk/study/

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Creating new habits, and untangling old habits are two entirely different things. 

When an animal has already learned that something is scary or become anxious around, it's not just about creating a new ritual or routine to get over it. 

It takes time creating and maintain a new neural pathway for them to truly overcome their worries. 

This week, we speak into exactly that with Helen Mottram from Social Paws dog training

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Are you letting the comfort of instant gratification and old habits, hold you back from developing into the person you really want to be?

Join us for our first show of 2022 and line up for a series of guest interviews and speakers, who participated in our second running of the Simple dog show: The New Years Habit Guide (link to join as of Jan 2022 here)

We start with one of the worlds most famous dog trainers and consultants in the field, please welcome Mr Ken Ramirez! 

In today's episode we take a look at why people often fail with their dogs training, and for the most part it's because they're missing one vital piece of the puzzle...

Tune in to learn more about today's topic and to secure yourself a space on our hugely reduced Back to Basics: 30 day connections course, head to www.simpledog.co.uk for our Black Friday Weekend, one off Deal