Clicker training is the fastest way to create a shared language with your dog. This technique can speed up the training time ten fold in dogs and is also one of the only ways to treat fearful or hypersensitive dogs. Dogs don’t know what you want them to do, so you have to mark their […]
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A dog is a dog, derived from the wolf and pariah dog world. It is not a human. Dogs have a different culture, language and perspective to our human world – a world that is very different to the drivers and motivations of their nature-based world. We shouldn’t force our dogs to be human, but […]
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Here’s my list of the things that I think all kids need to know about dogs! How to meet new dogs It’s sometimes hard to tell from the outside if a dog is friendly or not, so if you come across a dog that’s on its own then it’s best not to try and […]
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It might seem I’m a little repetitive on this topic, but I can’t emphasise enough how important getting the right match of dog for you is. Many of the problems I see in clinic start with this mismatch. The start of a great relationship with a dog starts by choosing the right dog for you, […]
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Separation anxiety in our dogs can be very distressing for both us and our beloved dogs so here’s a few tips on how to address separation anxiety – including recognising the signs. Separation distress is a phobia of separation, causing dogs to go into a highly anxious “fight or flight” state: their pupils dilate, […]
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