Helena Woodfield Why are vets so important to treating our dog's behaviour? Our dog's medical status and their behaviour are closely connected. I love to draw comparisons and analogies so bear with me on this: Imagine you have a sore back. You are resting, you are taking time... Nov 1, 2024
Helena Woodfield Repetitive behaviours Repetitive behaviours, stereotypical behaviours, compulsive behaviours, or whatever you would like to refer to them as, can creep up on anyone. They are common in breeds that people refer to as "needi... Oct 14, 2024
Helena Woodfield Crufts We generally go to CRUFTS every year, sometimes multiple days. We will find some opportunity to represent our breed, or to show off Bonnie's skills. Our first year together we were in the Good Citizen... Mar 11, 2024
Helena Woodfield Pain & Behaviour You know when you have a feeling about something and you can't shake it. You're convinced something isn't right with your dog, or you notice something that isn't normal. These can all point to medical... Oct 5, 2023
Helena Woodfield I'm ill or injured, what can I do for my dogs? I am currently sat at home on enforced rest, due to a bad sprain, and I have been for the last 2 weeks. It's boring for me, it's boring for the dogs. I'm going crazy, they're going crazy. When we're i... Sep 4, 2023
Helena Woodfield Consent in dog training cont. What does consent mean to us practically? If you haven't already I recommend having a look at my previous blog on consent here . Following on from that how can we implement a consent based approach at... Aug 30, 2023
Helena Woodfield Consent in dog training How can we make use of consent when we interact with our dogs? Consent is consent. We hear about it all the time in our daily lives, whether we want to do something or not, whether we permit something... Aug 26, 2023
Helena Woodfield Welcome to Hels4Dogs Welcome to my blog: Hels4Dogs I want this platform to be a go to for resources, for support , for advocacy for kind and humane methods of dog training. The idea is a positive but informed approach to ... Aug 23, 2023