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Oscar has a super high prey drive and is now trained on a remote training collar for recall. He has a foundation of understanding that when he feels the stimulus he understands to stop-turn-recall. Remote collar training requires a professional to train the dog and owner on how to use it in a positive and staged way to build recall when a dog transitions from Pack drive into Prey or Defence drive.

Controlling the energy of play when dogs are off lead is essential in keeping play respectful, preventing fights from occurring

when some people introduce a new dog into their family they favour them over their other animals, allow them to have run of the house, get unearned affection whenever they want and give very little rules/boundaries…..Before you know it the dog is set up to fail by being promoted to ‘Top Dog!’ without even applying for the job!

Captain has intense fear of getting in the car following a car accident when he was travelling in the boot. So combining essential oil treatments and this practical exercise we are hoping to de-sensitise him so he becomes more comfortable at getting into the car.

Storm is a standard American bulldog who has exhibited high anxiety with her owners when left alone. She has also developed the habit of jumping up and mouthing them in super adrenalised states.

Jo Cottrell’s New Year message on ‘Resilience’

Jo Cottrell chatting to Ian Collins - Talk TV about the latest XL Bully Ban in the UK.

More dogs are suffering with anxiety issues, presenting symptoms of reacting to dogs/people and generally feeling constantly overwhelmed, particularly when outside of the comfort of their ‘safe’ zone.