This one was a massive deep dive into teaching REAL calmness in the car. Not just “quiet”… not just “stop barking”… but actual nervous system regulation and impulse control. We covered: 🐾 What the car currently means to your dog 🐾 Why so many dogs become over-aroused before they even arrive somewhere 🐾 The adrenaline/reward loop most owners accidentally build 🐾 How to completely reset your dog’s emotional response to the car 🐾 Teaching a proper down-stay in the car like place training 🐾 How to train calm behaviour when you’re the only person in the vehicle 🐾 Vet anxiety, excitement, pacing, whining, barking and anticipation 🐾 The difference between suppression vs genuine calmness One of the biggest takeaways:The car is one of the BEST places to teach emotional regulation because it’s structured, repeatable and predictable. Calm is a skill.And skills can be trained 👊🏼 Drop your questions, biggest takeaways or your dog’s current car struggles below and let’s keep helping each other level up 🐾🔥 as promised link to further information - https://www.notion.so/Teaching-Calm-in-the-Car-36b3fa98cc5f8006af8eef57335523d4?source=copy_link

How do I teach my dogs appropriate car behaviour? They have to sit before they get into the car, they have to sit before they're allowed out of the car, they have to sit when they are on the ground, but it's when I turn the engine off that Snoop Dog barks, and then so does Miss Honey. I can tell that Snoop Dog's excitement is building while we're driving. I do my "AH" and they do stop barking but in the mean time it's really unpleasant. I drive a Corolla hatch back so I can't fit crates in the car.

This one Lex & I went everywhere… in the best way. We hit some big topics that a lot of you are quietly dealing with right now 👇 • What to actually do when your dog reacts on a walk… stop or keep moving? • Confidence building and why most people get it wrong • Harness vs slip leash and what really matters • “My puppy was perfect… now I’ve got a 6 month terrorist” • Why desexed dogs still hump • “Why does my dog listen to my partner but not me?” This wasn’t theory. This was real, practical, how-it-actually-plays-out stuff. And the biggest theme running through all of it… 👉 Most behaviour problems aren’t random 👉 They’re gaps in structure, clarity, and follow through If you’ve ever felt like your dog is great one minute and completely ignores you the next… you’ll get a lot out of this. Jump into the replay, watch it through, and then drop your questions below 👇 Let’s keep the conversation going Share your wins, your struggles, and what clicked for you That’s how this community gets better together 👊

My daughter and I run a music teaching business out of my small home. From Mondays to Thursdays 39 students and a couple of teachers come to the house. The dogs LOVE the students and the students LOVE the dogs. I tried putting the dogs in their crates while lessons took place but as soon as they heard the kiddies arrive they kicked up a stink so I kept them on place next to me while I taught, but every time a student arrives they get over excited and the students gush all over them despite being asked not to, and I have to resettle them. The win is that I can now have them in their crates while I teach. Honey still sooks cause she wants to see the kids but it's not too intrusive so to me it's fantastic!!

The Calm Collective, we unpacked one of the biggest questions in dog training… 👉 Are treats rewards… or are they actually bribery? We broke down the massive difference between using food strategically to reinforce behaviour vs needing to wave a treat around just to get your dog to listen. We also covered: 🐾 The discomfort threshold and why real progress happens there 🐾 Why owners often stop progressing once things get “fine” 🐾 Anxiety on walks and what’s actually happening 🐾 Why behaviour isn’t truly changed if it only works in perfect conditions One of the biggest takeaways: If your dog only listens when they SEE the reward first… that’s not reliability, that’s negotiation. Real behavioural change comes from clarity, consistency, accountability, and building a dog that understands the behaviour itself pays off. The replay is now live👊🐕 Watch it back and drop your biggest takeaway below.