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I love sharing my passion for exploring the emotional side of behaviour, and I have been lucky enought to have the chance to educate on this at many of the leading animal welfare and dog behaviour conferences around the wold.

I have written many articles on the subect, some of them are linked below.

I have also been invited on to lots of podcasts and media platforms to share these thoughts and I have shared some of them here as well. If you would like me to speak at an event, or guest on any media platforms, please get in touch

I have been invited to talk on lots of podcats. Here is a small selection.

As well as being invited to present and educate at dog behaviour and animal welfare conferences, I also have wonderful guests come and join me for discussions in my Dog Centred Care group on Facebook.

Here are a few examples.

You can watch all the Dog Centred Care chats on the Dogcc YouTube Channel

Here is a selection of some of my articles and blog posts.

Phantom of the Operant

This was the article that really got people talking ! It looks at why we need to consider behaviour through a different lens, and not just how we can seek to change it through training.

Time and space

Two little words that mean a lot ! They really are at the heart of everything we do. Click here to read my article on why they are important.

A New Year Message of Hope

This blog post looks at how a powerful message of compassion and care is, and will continue, to make a positive change for dogs.

The Three Promises

Three promises to ensure we are doing all we can to support the dogs that come into our care.

Whose Behaviour is it Anyway ?

What is behaviour? So many models, so many disciplines that have been formed to explore it. We like to judge it, label it, define it etc. Click here for my take on an important aspect of behaviour we don't always take into accoune.

Dog Centred Care : Getting right end of the stick

A dog centred care approach is about trying to put our own judgements and expectations to one side, and consider what lies beneath the dog's behaviour. This article explores this.

Collaboration and CAKE!

CAKE : Compassion, Awareness, Knowledge and Empathy. Read more in the article about why brining is 'CAKE: is so important.

Emotional Truth of Dogs

Like us, our dogs have an emotional truth that they are waiting for us to work out.

My Take on Punishment

There is already so much good stuff written about the negative impacts of using punishment and aversive training, so I didn’t want to visit that ground as such, but to take a broader look at it.

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