28/10/2026
This is a very interesting read what I tell my clients ❤️
‼️MY TOP 10 HATES IN DOG TRAINING!!
I've been doing this long enough to know what actually works and what is total bo****ks dressed up as "kind training"
Here are 10 things I hate that are ruining dogs across the UK!!
1 - HARNESSES
For 90% of dogs a harness is a pulling machine. You put it on a dog that doesn't know how to walk, it leans in, you have zero control, and you spend the whole walk being towed. "But it's kinder!" No-being dragged down the road isn't kind. Teach your dog to walk properly first- put in the reps and the work!!..then put whatever you want on them. Control is kind! 🙌
2- BUMBAGS FULL OF CHEESE
If you look like a walking deli counter every time you leave the house, your dog doesn't respect you, he just tolerates you because you smell like cheddar. If you need a tactical treat belt to get your dog to listen to you, your relationship is transactional. Be more interesting than the ugly bag.
3- LICKY MATS AS BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
Smearing peanut butter on a bit of plastic is not going to fix your dog's separation anxiety. It's not going to fix aggression. It's not going to fix reactivity. It's a distraction, not training. You're putting a plaster on a broken leg and calling it rehab. Train the dog.
4 - MEDICATION FOR EVERYTHING 🤢
"Oh he's anxious/ He's reactive I’ve been told to medicate”
No. How about we try training, boundaries, exercise and leadership BEFORE we sedate the dog into a zombie? 90% of the "anxious" dogs I see are not anxious, they're untrained, under exercised and have no rules- their owners are anxious! Fluoxetine does NOT teach dogs how to behave! It’s becoming a Munchausen by proxy nightmare
5 - BALL THROWING OBSESSIVES
You created a crackhead. You stood in a field for 2 years and chucked a ball 200 times a day, now you have a dog that can't switch off can't walk without whining, and screams at every tennis ball on TV. You didn't give her an outlet, you gave her an addiction. Stop throwing the ball. Teach your dog to be calm.
6 -ONLEAD MEETINGS
The most damaging thing you can do. 2 stressed dogs, trapped on leads, forced nose-to-nose while two owners go "it's okay, they're friendly!" 🥺
It's not friendly, it's tense, it's rude, and it's how fights start. Onlead walks are for walking. Keep moving. Your dog doesn't need to say hi to every dog it sees.
7- CHEESE CHUCKING FOR REACTIVE DOGS
Your dog is trying to bite a dog across the road and you're throwing cheese on the floor shouting "find it find it” like a lunatic What are you teaching? You're teaching him that going psycho makes cheese appear. You're rewarding the meltdown. Stop bribing reactivity. Correct it, move yoir dog, and teach them what to do instead.
8- BLAMING THE DOG
He's stubborn
He's dominant
He did it on purpose
NO he didn't. He did it because you haven't taught him otherwise.
Most problems I see is a human problem, not a dog problem. Stop labelling your dog and start looking in the mirror. Your dog is a reflection of what you've taught….or failed to teach.
9- LACK OF EXERCISE
You have a working breed a Mali a spaniel a husky…and you do a 20minute sniffy walk around the block and wonder why he destroys your house and loses his mind.
That dog was bred to work for 8 hours a day. A walk to the coffee shop isn't exercise. Run them, work them, give them a job or don't get the breed.
10 -S**T FOOD
You spend £80 on a harness £60 on a licky mat but you feed your dog bright orange kibble full of sugar, fillers and crap you can't even pronounce. You are what you eat. Feed them s**t, they feel like s**t, they act like s**t, their coat is s**t, their behaviour is s**t. Invest in decent food, not gimmicks.
You know what you get from me… brutal TRUTHS
Most modern dog training isn't about training dogs anymore. It's about making owners feel better.
No boundaries, no leadership, no exercise, just cheese and excuses!!
