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✨Structures around your Dogs Neck ✨

Collar V Harness. Always a controversial subject, here’s the reason why I will always prefer a harness for your dog to protect those important structures around your dogs neck. Contrary to believe harnesses do NOT encourage your dog to pull, (always hearing this), lead pulling is often a training issue.

🤔 Did you know that if your dog pulls on a collar/ head collar/halti, you may be harming and causing damage to structures around your dog’s neck?
Please read …

~Muscles:- collar damage can cause contusions, strains, pain, injury to the muscles of the neck

~ Spinal cord & nerves:- collar damage may result in narrowing of the spinal canal,osteoarthritis and herniated discs, can also impinge the nerves causing pain and impaired neurological functions

- Nerves:-The vagus nerve is one of the most important structures of your dog’s nervous system. It originates at the neck level and it controls multiple life-essential organs such as the heart, lungs, stomach and the intestinal tract. Restricting the blood to this nerve may lead to dysfunction in these systems in your dog.

~Arteries & Veins:- collar damage may cause pressure on these blood vessels causing higher blood pressure in the brain and raised intra-ocular pressure, long-term effects may be impaired blood circulation in the brain.
Pulling on the neck increases pressure on the jugular vein. This can cause a build-up of pressure around the brain or can affect the flow of cerebral-spinal fluid, either of which can lead to epilepsy in pre-disposed dogs.

~Larynx & Oesophagus:- collar damage may cause difficulties in swallowing & choking and shortness of breath in your dog.

~Trachea:- collar damage may cause the cartilage rings to flatten or break, resulting in a narrower diameter and thus respiratory problems

-Hyoid apparatus:- a group of bones and cartilages that suspend the tongue and larynx. Trauma to these structures can cause damage and even fractures. (Thankfully very rare).

-Thyroid Gland. In a July 2015 Peter Dobias, DVM, notes the high rate of thyroid disease among large breeds of dogs who often pull strongly when on-leash
The thyroid gland is located in your dog's neck, where it produces thyroid hormones including thyroxine (T4), along with several other important thyroid hormones. When dogs pull, the thyroid gland can become inflamed and attacked/destroyed by the dog’s own immune system. This damage can cause a deficit of thyroid hormone and is termed “hypothyroidism”

-Structures around the eye. Scientists have found that pressure inside the eye was significantly increased when pressure was applied to a dog’s neck from its collar. Increased eye pressure can create additional problems for dogs already suffering from corneas, glaucoma, or eye injuries.

🙏 If you’re pulling the dog along by the collar or your dogs in front pulling you, please, please consider your dogs neck and the damage this can cause to your dog. Please consider a correctly fitted harness.

References:-

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4925585/

https://www.k9bridle.com/dogs-that-pull-on-the-lead/

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2020/05/collars-risk-causing-neck-injuries-in-dogs,-study-shows

https://peterdobias.com/blogs/blog/dog-collar-injuries-can-cause-thyroid-disease #:~:text=One%20cause%20of%20hypothyroidism%20that%20is%20often%20missed&text=Trauma%20to%20the%20thyroid%20gland,to%20injuries%20by%20dog%20collars.

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Best Saturday night snuggles
Waffle is enjoying a massage 🐾🐾🐾

Happy dog Thursday

Next puppy/beginner course now available to book
Starting November 2nd 🐾🐾

https://Rocketstars.as.me/Puppynovember

Love receiving reviews, we love teaching your dogs and it’s heart warming when we receive a review that someone enjoyed it just as much as us 🩵

Wow how can we be at week 3 already

Having a new puppy or starting your training journey can be overwhelming but we are here to support you every step of the way

The pups are doing so well learning to
🩵relax around people and each other
🩵We started using our recall words
🩵loose lead walking
🩵how to move our pups away without pulling on the lead

This puppy course was sold out
Next course start 2nd November

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Lovely day teaching today , week 2 with our fabulous puppies that are already relaxing in class We started beginnings of loose lead walking and Recall Then we held our Recall Workshop I love seeing the family all come to training and enjoy themselves 🥰🐾🐾

This puppy course was sold out
But we have a new course starting 2 nd November at 930 am

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Cuteness overload and it’s only half way through the week 🥰😃

Fabulous week 1 of our puppy course 🐾. 🩵We had enrichment zone to help the puppies relax and enjoy class and spoke about the benefits of enrichment 🩵spoke about what a marker word is 🩵We also learnt cued eye contact 🩵fist bump a great behaviour to move pups around without over-handling them

New September date added for our Recall Workshop 🐾🐾 Freya’s Meadow Secure Dog Walking Field in Harlow

August workshop sold out fast 🩵

Checkout our website to book your space 🙌🏻

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As dog owners we dream of off lead freedom with our dogs. Picture that countryside walk and your four-legged pooch adventuring alongside you. However, for some of us, this picture-perfect idealisation can seem like a plan for another lifetime.

For some dog owners, the very thought of dropping that lead can seem daunting. Will my dog come back? Will the squirrel be more fun? Will the person’s picnic be more tempting? Or perhaps the other dog in the park will be more exciting to play with?

What if we tell you that you too can achieve the dream of off lead freedom?! We have a recipe that is tailor made to help you understand your dog’s behaviour, boost your confidence and strengthen your connection with your dog, all in a safe and nurturing environment, using positive, force-free, proven techniques for recall training.

Our recall workshops are packed with information. We will overcome common challenges, practice recall amongst distractions and teach you to be the most interesting person in the. At the end of the course, you will have:

• Confidence your dog will come back to you when called
• Strong foundations for training speedy recalls
• Fun, motivating games to play with your dog
• A new bond of trust with your dog
• A dog that loves sticking close to you
• The ability to incorporate these skills into your daily walks

Only A Couple Of Spaces Remaining ‼️‼️😄

Puppy Classes now available to book for Harlow!

Next Start date is September 21st

This 6 week course will help you build a fantastic bond with your puppy, how to build confidence in your puppy, and work on social skills to help you and your family enjoy your puppy

To book your space now 🐾

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Waffle update 🐾🩵
Little waffle has had her first holiday to North Wales she was a super star and coped well with the journey with 2 little pit stops She has attended 2 of our puppy beginners classes 🙌🏻
Unfortunately she is a little bit under the weather at the moment as she has been spayed, worryingly she already had a small uterus infection , we have had to keep a close eye on her but I’m pleased to say recovery is looking positive, lots of crate rest and TLC ( I will post more on how we prepared for this ) MrRocket has had his doctor rocket outfit on 🥰 , Luna has been very respectful as always 🩵

Causing pain or discomfort to dogs is something I have never been ok with, just because it was the "way to do things" in the past doesn't mean it's acceptable now.

Fabulous day🩵
some amazing 121 coaching sessions ,
Adventure walks followed by a stunning sun set at class ☺️

Little throw back to our classes over the summer 🩵🐾 /beginnersclass

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