by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Oct 28, 2021 | Anxious dogs
How do you change behaviour? I’m going to get a bit geeky today but it will explain WHY your dog does what he does.I want you to imagine a field full of long grass and around the edge of that field, there’s a well-trodden path. Whenever a person wants to...
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Nov 23, 2020 | Anxious dogs
Firstly, I don’t actually like the word ‘anxiety’ in ‘separation anxiety’ as for most dogs it doesn’t come anywhere close to how they are feeling. It can be sheer, absolute panic every single time they are left alone. The word anxiety to me somehow seems to make it...
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Jul 21, 2020 | General
As many people and local businesses are trying to be positive about the return to work after lockdown a story about a way to spread happiness in the workplace would be well received. When people make the transition back to work after being home with our dogs for so...
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Jun 22, 2020 | Anxious dogs
Learned helplessness If a dog has been repeatedly punished for his reactions, or using flooding, forced to face his fear for prolonged periods with no escape he may just give up trying. His fight has gone and whilst yes this may look, to most people, like a calm dog....
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Jun 22, 2020 | Anxious dogs
Aversives We’ve all seen those famous trainers on TV, seemingly ‘fixing’ the problem of an aggressive dog in just one episode. You may have seen tempting adverts from dog trainers who say they can ‘fix’ your aggressive dog in just one training session. ...
