We're humans and we communicate with our dogs from our human perspective. Our dogs are not humans. Thinking of them as such is often not...

"Emotional self-regulation is the ability to modify or control your thoughts, emotions, actions, and words, ... Self-regulating your...

What works best for you? Here are some suggestions. *Working to deadlines? *Trying to prove a point to yourself? *Trying to prove a point...

We tend to think of motivation as the feeling that we WANT to do something and will ENJOY doing it. Motivation isn't that simple. Every...

Teaching any person or animal well can be difficult. Learning can also be difficult.

There can be no timeline on behaviour change, because it's a process, not a product and everyone is different.

I want to be a 'good dog owner' , so I do things that I think 'good dog owners' would do. I'm not perfect and not trying to be. I don't...

I have always loved to be active in the outdoors. Actually for the sake of my mental health, I NEED to be active in the outdoors. Dog...

This morning I watched this interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNfRXhrb6M (I found it so interesting that I'm gonna have to...

Most people who get a dog know the basics of teaching some skills. Pretty much the first thing people teach a puppy is 'sit' (product),...

If we all work to become better coaches and use those skills widely, the world will be a better place. Here's an overview. Coaching...

As you know, I train and compete in agility. Newbies and people who are struggling are often told to get out there and ‘have fun’. I can...

“Everybody is doing their best all the time.” Human behaviour, like dog behaviour is shaped by a whole heap of things. The environment...

"Disobedience happens when the dog is undertrained or undermotivated to comply." Anon Undertraining is your responsibility, but not your...

Emotions, like the weather, come and go. Moods hang around for longer. Just as a climate shapes the sort of weather that is likely, moods...

"The Recipe for Sustained Success ... 1. Decide the type of person you want to be. 2. Prove it to yourself with small wins. First, decide...

Why? Because if we know exactly what's going on, it's easier to take action to change it. How do people use language with dogs? My dog is...