Your dog can change

I give you loads of ideas.

Lots of how-to’s.

Methods, techniques, strategies. 

And maybe you read it and move on.

Or maybe you read it, give it a half-hearted try, find it didn’t seem to work .. and move on.

Either way, you’re not giving yourself a chance!

It’s so much easier to scroll endlessly on your phone, finding what worked for some people - but not, apparently, for you! - perhaps even signing up for a program and finding it too hard to stay motivated, as there was nowhere to turn when you got stuck? 

Here’s where Brilliant Family Dog comes into its own!

Having the tools, the methods, the sequences - this is all good. 

But what you need is the SUPPORT to make it all work!

What support do I give?

If it doesn’t work, you don’t yet have the knowledge or experience to work out how to make it work.

That’s where, in the Brilliant Family Dog Academy, you jump into the Community and pose your question, including video if you like. 

Then I and our team of professional trainers will help you. Within 24 hours you have a conversation going which will resolve your issue.

Times are hard ..

And I understand why you may hesitate to commit funds to this dog project of yours.

But how long has this been going on?

What level of frustration does your dog bring to your day?

If I could snap my fingers and say, “Give me £xxx or $xxx and your problem will be gone instantly!” wouldn’t you be up for that?

Well .. full disclosure .. I can’t promise that, of course! 

I can teach you; I can show you; I can coach you. But I can’t do it for you! 

You and your lovely dog have to do the work.

But with our support we will get you there.

We won’t give up on you.

See what these students had to say, quite unsolicited.

“Your support and encouragement mean more than I can say.” LB

“Thank you so much for your support which has enabled me to train a 4 year old rescue sprocker the way life should be - fun and running free.  It is credit to you for sharing an easy way to train showing treats, but more importantly the love and trust.” CF

“This support is helping me to really focus on helping my little rescue dog. I few weeks ago I felt like an outcast. All I could see around me was well behaved dogs, and mine was like a Tasmanian devil on the lead! But with support things are starting to look better.” EO

“.. thanks to all the presentations and live training from Beverley but also thanks to the support from other people on this group. it has all been so encouraging and inspiring.” JL

“Thank you for the on going support and wise advice which makes this course so worthwhile!’ JE

“Thank you so much for the course - the main principles and the wonderful support are outstanding.” SM

“Great to have your support and feedback.“ JB

“I just want to say this has been one of the friendliest, most supportive, helpful and responsive courses I’ve taken. It’s felt like family as we have and continue to take this journey together. Franklin and I have benefited greatly.” YF

What course were they talking about? Watch this free Workshop and you’ll find it all out!

Yes, There can be good stuff on tv about dogs!

A lot of television programmes about dogs are either mawkish and miserable - or actively misleading, giving bad advice.

The programme-makers are always looking for the sensational to attract audiences and sell their advertising space, hence the many shows about mistreatment and cruelty to animals, and the dramatic attacks seen in some “dog-training” series. These programmes are made with no reference to the huge scientific advances in the knowledge of how dogs’ brains work, and are responsible for a lot of misery and suffering - of dogs and their owners, who try to put the techniques into practice with disastrous results. 

It's so sad when clients come to me with a problem that has been made considerably worse after trying these inappropriate or downright barbaric methods.

A fresh breeze!

So it’s good to come across a show that I can actually wholeheartedly recommend! UK viewers had a treat recently when a couple of well-known force-free behaviourists (Chirag Patel and Sarah Fisher) and a like-minded vet got together to deal with some very difficult cases - from a variety of animals. As well as a couple of dogs, there were a cat, a rabbit, a pig, and a parrot. It did have a sensational title - Nightmare Pets SOS - but the rest of it was fine.

[This program is available for UK viewers at www.bbc.co.uk for a limited time. You may also find pirated copies on Youtube]

What interested me here was that the solution to the many diverse problems encountered with very different species was always the same: 

1. Remove pressure

2. Provide correct environment

3. Enrich the animal’s life

4. Teach an alternative behaviour

5. Use only Choice Training

So what this meant in effect, was that the terrier who pulled frantically on the lead should be given a slack lead; the “vicious” parrot who didn’t want to interact with its owner was allowed space; the cat who was not using his litter tray was given the correct size and number of trays, and privacy; the pig was taught to go to his mat instead of begging from the customers in the pub he lived in; and the biting rabbit was given peace, suitable housing, and could only be handled with its permission.

In addition to this, the animals were offered enrichment with toys and objects they could interact with so that their brains were stimulated into more acceptable activities. 

There was no need to have more control of the animal, more restraints, tighter boundaries, or "NOOOOO". 

The animals were offered a choice in their care. And their owners were surprised how quickly their recalcitrant pet changed once they stood back and allowed a moment’s reflection and a freely-given choice. 

Lacy plays Retrieve Games http://youtu.be/TM73EUsI7bk

And they were united in appreciating that this could all be done without confrontation, without more controls, without alienating their pet further. 

All the pets had a successful outcome in varying degrees. Why did the success vary? Because once the owners had been shown what to do, it was entirely down to them to accept the advice and follow through with the training! 

It was very rewarding - as it was for those trainers on the programme, and indeed anybody involved in this type of work - to see how some of the owners really did what they were asked, and got the results to prove it. Any who carped and complained and made excuses didn’t get so far. 

Does this ring a bell?

And where have you seen those five points before? 

Here! All over Brilliant Family Dog you’ll see this training in action.  It gives you workable solutions to so many problems.

And once you get into the swing of this way of interacting with your dog, you can work out for yourself alternative ways of changing other behaviours you are less than ecstatic about.

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