Mar 31 minUnderstanding your dogDisobedience"Disobedience happens when the dog is undertrained or undermotivated to comply." Anon Undertraining is your responsibility, but not your...
Mar 38 minReactivityCharacters at the dog parkCredit: Sue Sternberg These are descriptions from the book Out and About with your dog – Dog to dog interactions on the street, on the...
Feb 271 minTraining TipsDon’t keep making learning harder…I train in short sessions. Sometimes I want to achieve something and it’s REALLY DIFFICULT for me to stop, or to do something easy for my...
Feb 273 minTraining TipsCome when calledTaking a dog to an off leash park or some other exciting place and expecting them to come away from dog play is like giving a teenager...
Feb 273 minReactivityBe CalmI recently read a blog post saying that in tense or exciting situations, the handler should be calm. This will help the dog to be calm....
Feb 272 minTraining TipsTraining is a mechanical skillYou don’t have to love or even like an animal to be able to train it, although most of us involved in animal training have a passing...
Feb 212 minRelationshipsDo dogs have moods?I think so. They are like us in lots of ways, so why wouldn't they have moods too? They are mammals. They have emotions. They have...
Feb 182 minTraining TipsThe Name GameDoes your dog know their name? Not just at home but everywhere? If you want your dog to pay attention to their name in all circumstances,...