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10 Tips for a Rock Solid Recall
Teaching your dog recall (coming when called) is an essential skill for their safety and your peace of mind. Here are 10 tips to help you successfully teach your dog recall: Start Indoors: Begin training in a quiet indoor environment with minimal distractions....
Can I Crate Train My Older Dog?
Can I Crate Train My Older Dog? Yes, you can definitely crate train an older dog. While crate training is often associated with puppies, it can be effective for dogs of all ages, including adult and senior dogs. The principles of crate training remain the same, but...
Crate Training Your Puppy
Crate Training Your Puppy Bringing a new puppy into your home is an exciting and joyous occasion. However, it also comes with the responsibility of training them to be well-behaved and comfortable in their new environment. One of the most effective and widely used...
Why Tips Don’t Work
Why Tips Don’t Work ?? So I probably get at least ten messages a day from people wanting tips on training their dog. Now, if they want tips on a better brand of lead or crate for their dog, that’s fine. But they often ask for tips on super advanced behavioural issues...
Tips for introducing your new born to your dog
Generally these days it’s not uncommon for couples to share their lives with a dog before making the decision to have kids. Later down the track, many dog owners worry about how their “fur baby” will accept the “new baby.” From a trainer’s perspective, it’s not so...
Early Warning Signs of Aggression
No matter the breed, gender or age of your puppy, these warning signs should always be looked out for, and identified and dealt with if they do appear. The most common aggressive puppy behaviour warning signs include snarling, growling, mounting, snapping, nipping,...
Let Talk About Genetic Impulses
Every dog will have a bunch of genetic predispositions hard wired into them from birth. These are down to them: – Being an animal – Being a dog – Being a particular breed – Being of a certain blood line – Being their own individual self Let’s use London as an example....
6 Steps to Success with Trimming Your Dogs Nails
We stopped worrying about his long nails – His nails were overgrown, but getting him to accept handling was more important than having them trimmed up right away. So long as they weren’t hurting him, it was okay to leave them long until his training was finished....
Retractable Leads – The Pitfalls
With more dogs and puppies around than ever with lock downs, and people working from home, there is an awful lot of first time dog owners out there who may be tempted by the highly convenient devices and who don’t know their pitfalls. HOW MANY TIMES have I seen a dog...
Dog Reactivity – Some Rules for Success
Below are what we believe to be the most important rules to follow if you have a reactive dog.Let us know what you think, and if you have any other rules you follow? 1. Biological Fulfilment First and foremost, your dog needs to be living a healthy, balanced and...