I know this is a tough time, that spending extra time with your dog is one of the very few positives to come out of this situation, but please, step away from the dog! At some point in the (hopefully) not-too-distant future, we’ll be allowed out again. When that happens, you have
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You’re living with someone that’s no stranger to having restrictions placed on their day-to-day activities. You know that we’re really just living our dogs’ life, don’t you?! For those of us with no choice but to stay at home, we’re limited as to what we can eat, our exercise routine has been
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I don’t know about you, but I see a lot of articles, posts, tweets and all that jazz about how wonderfully therapeutic dogs are, how they enhance our wellbeing by lowering our blood pressure and creating a calm environment in which we can relax. Yeah, except when they don’t! Firstly, I am
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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