The festive season is now well and truly upon us. I’m getting lots of auto-replies to emails and I can’t switch on the tele-box without seeing an advert for perfume – does anyone understand those adverts? Anyway, while I’m trying to decode these perfume ads, I know that many of you will
Have you heard the term ‘bombproof’? It’s a term that’s used a lot of in the world of rescue and something I hear when chatting with other dog guardians. I’m sure you can guess what it means when a dog is described as ‘bombproof’. Great with other dogs Great with children Great
This is most definitely the most common training mistake that people make. I make it too! It’s something we all do and it’s really easy to become aware of it. As soon as you find yourself wishing your dog would stop displaying a certain behaviour, that’s when you are aware and it’s
This is a light-hearted example, but one that has shown me first-hand, the power of unconscious conditioning. Our young rescue furball, Bear, is able to run his nose (and tongue) over the worktops in the kitchen with ease thanks to his height. Now, when he joined our family he had a few
If you understand the formula for teaching your dog, you can teach them absolutely anything. It’s easy, it just takes consistency! Before you start, you need to be clear about TWO things. First thing: What is the behaviour you would like to teach? Be specific and know exactly what your desired end
If you’ve read any of our training blogs or our early-days e-newsletters, you’ll know that we’re all about embracing the fact that dogs are dogs. We certainly want to ensure they can live harmoniously with their human family, but that doesn’t mean trying to change all of their innate behaviours. It means
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I agree that the common phrase, ‘an active dog is a happy dog’ is true too, but there’s more to consider than the daily walks we take with our dogs. When we think of ‘exercise’, we tend to go to the default position of walks, no doubt including some off-lead running around