Why is it important to socialise puppies and dogs?
We hear a lot about dog socialisation, and it really is essential. So why is it important to socialise puppies […]
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Change Is Difficult – We Are Humans After All.
Goodog owner Barbara Hodel addresses how change is difficult in humans too. As trainers we sometimes talk about compliance by
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What is the purpose of a real dog?
Why are we getting dogs when we try to prevent them from doing what dogs normally do more often than
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Expectations, Disappointment and Opportunities
When we get a new puppy, as a first time or an experienced dog owner or as a competitor in
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Is calm really just another behaviour?
What is the most difficult thing to teach our dogs? Coming back, or a great recall? While I do agree
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Living with a teenage dog – They are not giving you a hard time, they are having a hard time.
Most new dog owners find puppy hood challenging but at least they are getting the support of a puppy class
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“Performance dogs” – Do they have fun?
I got told a couple of times lately: Shellbe (my German Shorthaired Pointer who I compete in Agility with) really
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Jekyll and Hyde – Social Off Leash But Reactive On Leash?
It might be a coincident but over the last few weeks I have met a lot of dogs who are
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Beware of the Behaviour Chains
Isn’t it frustrating, we try to train your dog not to jump up but it gets worse? It is the
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Dogs and Children
I recently shared some training tips with Bupa Pet Insurance. I mainly talked about the interaction between dogs and children.