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Behaviour consults aren’t just for extreme cases or crisis situations. They’re often most helpful early, when something has shifted and you want to understand why.

Calm is not a one-size-fits-all behaviour. Each species expresses regulation differently - and training must respect that. The goal is always the same: Lower arousal + faster recovery + better thinking.

For many animals - especially high-drive breeds - calm is treated as something that should just happen once their needs are met. Enough exercise. Enough enrichment. Enough training. And yet… some animals never switch off. That’s because calm is not the absence of activity. It’s a learned nervous-system state. And for some animals, it must be trained deliberately.

For many people, New Year’s Eve is exciting. For animals — it can be overwhelming, confusing, and genuinely frightening.

How different animal species learn Amy Curran, Dip. Animal Psychology, Certified ATA Assessor Each species of animal possess distinct learning styles shaped by their evolutionary history, natural behaviours, and cognitive abilities. As a result they are quite different in how they learn and respond to information.   This is a topic I could chat about all day, but for the purposes of this blog post I'll endeavour to summarise so I don't lose you! The first aspect to keep in m