Behavioural Audit
Nala
5-year-old working-line German Shepherd | Dog Reactivity
Nala had previously responded well to professional training, but improvements had not been consistently maintained in everyday life.
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Behavioural Audit
Delilah
4-year-old St Bernard · environmental stress and lead frustration
Delilah's size made careful interpretation important: powerful behaviour did not automatically mean offensive aggression.
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Freddie
2-year-old Staffie-type cross · resource and space conflict
Freddie's behaviour could not be reduced to one bite. Food, space, discomfort, dependency and rehearsed conflict all interacted.
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Behavioural Audit
Brynn
5-year-old Sprocker Spaniel · chronic vigilance and dependency
Brynn was physically settled at times but rarely truly switched off from monitoring people, sounds and the environment.
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Behavioural Audit
Penny
2½-year-old Rottweiler × Labrador · arousal and prey drive
What looked like aggression on the walk was more consistent with arousal and frustration escalating beyond Penny's ability to respond.
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Rehabilitation outcome
Odin
18-month-old Rottweiler · completed residential rehabilitation
Odin's outwardly confident behaviour often functioned as a way to control situations he did not yet know how to navigate.
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Reggie
2-year-old Rottweiler × Dobermann · guarding and real-world transfer
Reggie had completed training in fields and warehouses, but his family needed behaviour that worked in their actual life.
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Athena
Young German Shepherd × Border Collie · multi-dog risk
Athena's training plan could not be separated from the behaviour and management of the other dogs sharing her environment.
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Bailey
Weimaraner, aged three at assessment. Hunting drive and recall.
Bailey's assessment centred on giving his hunting instincts a safe outlet while making the handler's direction clearer.
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Active rehabilitation
Doris
Dachshund, aged two at assessment. Guarding and household bite risk.
Doris's rehabilitation begins with preventing another bite and building a daily routine the household can maintain.
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Active training
Jax
Rottweiler, aged nine months at assessment. Dog fixation and engagement.
Jax showed strong capacity to engage, but needed that attention to remain available when other dogs entered the picture.
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Rehabilitation outcome
George
German Shepherd. Historical assessment of reactivity and handling risk.
George's assessment showed why immediate safety and a fuller understanding of the context had to come before increasing exposure.
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Rehabilitation outcome
Misty
Chow Chow cross German Shepherd. Handling, neutrality and home transfer.
Misty's handover recorded substantial progress while keeping the situations that still needed management clearly visible.
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Rehabilitation outcome
Whistler
Household guarding, food boundaries and owner transfer.
Whistler's handover focused on the household decisions that would protect the residential work after he returned home.
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Rehabilitation outcome
Zues
Recall, reactivity and owner handling at handover.
Zues's handover linked the dog's recorded progress to the owners' ability to keep the communication clear.
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