Paws Unleashed Pet Services

20/05/2026

Case Study: Reactive Rescue Dog

I have been working with a client and their rescue dog , deeply loving with his person, intelligent and eager to learn, but highly reactive and fearful around strangers after a history of abuse.

Dogs like this are often misunderstood.

What people see:
Growling.
Snarling.
Lunging.
“Aggression.”

What’s often underneath:
Hypervigilance.
Fear.
Nervous system overload.
A dog expecting danger before it arrives.

In this case, the dog actively wanted connection with people, but didn’t yet have the trust or emotional safety to feel okay interacting with them.

From a Bach Flower perspective, we explored support for:
• fear of people and situations
• trauma imprinting and emotional shock
• anticipatory anxiety and hypervigilance
• emotional guarding and mistrust

Alongside nervous system support, we also discussed behaviour approaches that protect trust rather than force interaction:
• allowing choice and distance
• avoiding forced pats or direct approaches
• using calm parallel presence instead of pressure
• understanding that fear-based behaviour is not “dominance”

The client had been using CBD oil, and while it appeared to help take the edge off physiologically, it hadn’t rebuilt trust or changed the dog’s emotional associations with people.

That’s an important distinction!!

CBD may help some dogs settle enough to cope, but it usually isn’t the whole answer for trauma-based behaviour. Long-term change often comes through repeated safe experiences, predictability, agency, nervous system decompression, and slowly rebuilding emotional safety over time.

One of the biggest signs of hope? This dog had already formed a strong bond with his guardian and was learning quickly within safe relationships.

Healing for dogs like this is rarely about “fixing bad behaviour.”
It’s about helping the nervous system learn that safety, predictability, and kindness can exist again.

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer a rescue dog is time, agency, and the space to feel safe before asking them to trust the world.

15/05/2026

Interesting debate regarding H**p products in the Senate today… well done Maxine 👏
Link in the below post to watch the debate, LIVE.

14/05/2026

Here on the Cassowary Coast, we see it all the time:
• dogs that can’t settle
• constant licking or chewing
• pacing, barking, reactivity
• dogs that always seem slightly “on edge”

All signs their nervous system isn’t getting a chance to settle.

Paws Unleashed has a range of gentle flower essence blends available at Health, Healing and Harmony, Innisfail. Our blends are made through a whole-of-dog lens … supporting emotional balance, recovery, transition, and nervous system regulation.

Individual flower essence consultations also available for dogs needing more personalised support.

12/05/2026

Leaving Townsville now, 180kgs of meat in the back… not bad for a vegetarian 🤣

Pick up for pre-orders available from tomorrow. DM to let me know when you’re coming 🦘😊

09/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to the fur mums, the rescue mums, the foster mums, the grieving mums, and the women who mother in quiet, unseen ways every single day.

Thank you for the love, patience, care and safe spaces you give our animals 🤍

05/05/2026

Bulk Kangaroo Run
Tuesday 12 May
(pending stock availability)

• Orders close 5pm Sunday
• Full payment required to secure your order
• Maximum 20kg per order

Sustainably and ethically sourced kangaroo
100% Australian
NO added ingredients or preservatives

Roo Mince
• 1kg ~ $8.90
• Box (12kg) ~ $95
• 20kg bulk ~ $155

Roo Bones
• Tail (1.5kg) ~ $12
• Brisket (1.5kg) ~ $12

Please PM for payment details 🦘🦘

26/04/2026

Paws Unleashed provides whole-of-animal support for dogs and cats, grounded in animal naturopathy and practical, environment-specific care. Our focus is simple: reduce load, restore stability, and only add support where it is needed.

This article outlines the system behind that approach

https://lyjelle.substack.com/p/a-whole-of-animal-approach-to-every?r=1l98tb

02/04/2026

01/04/2026

Pretty sure at this point the mould and I are in a long-term relationship I didn’t consent to!!

This wet season has been next level, and if you’ve got sensitive dogs, you’ll know it’s not just about what you can see. I’ve been chasing it through the house, and at the same time watching what it’s doing to my own dogs.

This isn’t a panic post, just a closer look at what mould actually is, how it shows up in FNQ homes, and where it can sit in the bigger picture with our pets.

What it is. How it affects pets. Why it matters.

31/03/2026

🐾COMING SOON 🐾
Local microchip scanning!

If a lost cat or dog comes “safely” under your control, I’ll soon be able to scan and help start the process of lawfully finding the owner. This will be a FREE, community driven service.

But there are some important legal and safety points everyone needs to understand:

In QLD, a stray animal is still someone’s legal property

Even if:
• It looks neglected
• No one has come forward
• The post has gone viral

You can’t just keep it or rehome it, no matter how much loving you’re prepared to give 😢

When I scan the animal you won’t be given the owner’s details. Microchip records are protected by law. If a chip is registered, the owner is contacted directly, their details are not handed over to the finder or posted publicly.

What actually happens when an animal is scanned?

1. Chip found → authorised person contacts owner
2. Your contact details are passed to the owner
3. You wait for a response

Sometimes this takes time because not everyone answers unknown numbers, or maybe the owners are travelling or working remotely.

4. If there’s no chip, the contact details are out of date, or there’s no response then Council becomes the legal decision-maker!!

That’s not about punishment, it’s about lawful ownership, proper transfer, and more importantly, making sure the animal doesn’t end up in the wrong hands.

🐾 IMPORTANT 🐾
Please don’t approach wandering dogs. Not all dogs are safe when stressed, injured, or frightened. Only step in if the dog comes to you willingly AND you can safely contain it. Otherwise, please call council immediately with a description and the location.

This is about:
✔ protecting the dog
✔ protecting the owner
✔ and protecting the person trying to help

I’ll share more soon on how the scanning process will work locally for our community.