Kate Atkins
Don’t Ban the Breed: Learn How to Lead
I’m sure many of you have seen the recent news about the ban on the American XL Bully breed after a series of attacks and some tragically...
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Kate Atkins
- Jul 31
- 4 min
Overcoming Separation Anxiety in Dogs: A Holistic Approach for a Stress-Free Life
What is Separation Anxiety? There is no question that being separated from its owner can be terribly upsetting for a dog. The sense of...
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Kate Atkins
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Expectations on our dogs
Our human world is so confusing to us , let alone to our dogs! They will very often find themselves in places and situations that we have...
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Kate Atkins
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Dogs have a small social circle
I really want to bust a big myth! Dogs don’t need to meet, be friends with or like every dog they see!! The term ‘socialisation’ has...
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Kate Atkins
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
A Dogs Needs
Most people (myself included) decide to get a dog to fulfil some of our human needs in order to: give them a purpose give companionship...
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Kate Atkins
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Saying NO to your dog doesn't work!
Whenever a dog presents us with an undesirable behaviour, such as jumping up, barking, pulling on the lead, aggression, stealing items...
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Kate Atkins
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
How to have great recall with your dog
Being able to recall your dog when off lead is one of the most vital skills for any dog owner and can, in some respects, be the...
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Kate Atkins
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
A Dogs Status
As humans we are in a constant game of status finding. In our jobs, our family, the homes we live in, the car we drive, the friends we...
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Kate Atkins
- Aug 10, 2022
- 2 min
How much sleep should my dog have?
Sleep is massively overlooked when it comes to dogs and their behaviour. Canines are naturally very calm and relaxed creatures,...
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Kate Atkins
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Why does my dog pick up objects in their mouth?
So you walk in or visitors come over and your dog immediately runs to get the nearest object and then comes and present it to you,...
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Kate Atkins
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Recipe For Success With Your Dog
When making a good cake, getting the ingredients, qualities, technique and time just right is really important in to order for it to work...
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Kate Atkins
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Feeling out of control with your dog?
Feeling out of control with your dog is one of the worst feelings, you just can’t understand why your dog is displaying these behaviours...
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Kate Atkins
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
How often should I walk my dog?
This question comes up a lot and the reason it comes up is because everyone wants to make sure they are doing the right thing for their...
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Kate Atkins
- Jun 30, 2022
- 3 min
Control the situation not the dog!
So many undesirable behaviours with your dog could be prevented if we all learn to control the situation rather than the dog. We put dogs...
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Kate Atkins
- Jun 26, 2022
- 3 min
5 Mistakes we make when trying to make a change with our dog.
I was scrolling through Instagram and came across a great video posted by Mel Robbins (if you don’t know her she is brilliant and well...
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Kate Atkins
- Jun 19, 2022
- 1 min
Having a Calm Dog
Dogs by nature are very calm relaxed animals however our human world is full of hundreds of threats that can cause a dog to feel stressed...
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Kate Atkins
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Obsessive Dog Behaviours
Does your dog show any obsessive behaviours? Such as: chasing light obsessive Licking themselves, floor, walls chasing their tail pulling...
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Kate Atkins
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
The Perfect Dog
The pressure we can put on ourselves and our dogs to have/be the ‘perfect dog’ can actually cause you and the dog a lot of stress,...
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Kate Atkins
- Jun 5, 2022
- 4 min
How to overcome separation anxiety with your dog
I am a fully qualified Dog Listener trained by Jan Fennell. Her methods of working with dogs are highly effective and every time I work...
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