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Tips for Pet Shop Visits

I looove training in pet shops because they are a fairly quiet environment, giving you time to breathe and think while training. It's been a year since Bonnie made her first visit to our locally owned pet store, Head to Tail Pets. Here are some tips for a successful...

3 Tips to help you know when your dog is ready for off-lead walks.

Here are three quick tips to consider that will help you decide whether your dog is ready to be off lead! Being off lead puts a lot of responsibility on your dog to hang out with you and listen to you over the exciting things in the environment, so it's essential that...

NO WALKS Today – It’s Okay!

I’m giving you permission to consider doing things differently... There are many dogs who have a meltdown at the sight of another dog (or person), get WAY over the top excited when they see you pick up their lead, or get nervous and shut down around things in the big...

Recall Tips!

Here are some tips to help you with getting your dog to come back when called…

Training Your Reactive Dog

This week I had a stunning example of something I tell all of my clients with reactive or anxious dogs who bark, lunge or snap at other dogs or people.

Socialising Your Puppy or Rescue Dog

So many people I meet in the course of my job tell me how they wish they’d known how to socialise their dog when it was a puppy because…

How to STOP Puppy Biting. Help!

Your puppy seems to just looove to latch onto your clothes, shoes and skin, rather than onto the toy you are offering them.

How Do I Choose My Puppy?

The litter has been born, and it’s just a matter of choosing the right puppy for you. But how do you know which puppy IS right?

Excitement and Calmness

Help! Zoomies on a lead!

“It’s very possible to get where you want to go”

Something that was once quite intimidating and seemingly impossible now seems possible… I’m seeing the proof every day.

Enrichment Series – #3 Junk Jumble

Junk Jumble exercises your dog’s brain, keeps them occupied and safe, and they take way longer to eat their dinner this way which is healthier for their digestion. It also builds their confidence!

Enrichment Series – #2 Ways to Walk Your Dog

Here are two easy tips that could make all the difference to your walking experience.

Two Independent Farm Dogs Become Family Companions 1.1

Quinn and Zoe started out as independent farm dogs who didn’t listen and weren’t that interested in hanging out with their family. But so much has changed…

Enrichment Series – #1 Sniffing Fun

Are you wanting to get your dog or puppy occupied by themselves for the next ten minutes or so? Watch the video below to see a quick and easy way to do that NOW!

Can All Dogs Be Trained?

As the last post of the year, I thought it would be fitting to give every dog owner hope for the new year with their dog. Whatever your dog may be doing that is challenging right now, it can probably be resolved!

Leash Walking – Humour and Hope

Is your dog pulling? Here’s a story to encourage you. There is hope!

See the World Through Your Dog’s Eyes

As owners, we are responsible for making decisions for our dogs based on what we perceive is best for them. As a result, it is essential that we educate ourselves to endeavour to understand them as carefully as possible.

Help! My Dog Is Ignoring Me!

What do you do if your dog just refuses to listen to you? This is such a frustrating thing, but so many people struggle with it. As a result, I’ve decided to create a list of three things you can do to keep your dog’s attention! This is by no means exhaustive, but is...

7 Ways Training Your Dog Could Make a Difference to Your Life

All breeds and ages of dogs can learn new things and training can have a huge positive impact on your life and your dog’s. Here are just a few of the reasons to do training with your dog.

What Is a Marker and How to Use It In Training

Learn how to capture the behaviours you want and reward your dog for them so that they will do it again!

Will My Dog’s Behaviour Change if I Have Them Neutered?

Getting your dog neutered alters the hormones produced by your dog and can result in triggering a number of behavioural changes. Below is a list of potential changes that could take place after your dog is neutered.

5 Do’s and Don’ts for Puppy Owners

Raising a puppy is a huge responsibility and can be very challenging, so here are five foundational do’s and don’ts for puppy raising.

How to Keep Your Puppy In a Sit Stay

Something many puppy owners struggle with when teaching a sit and stay, is that their puppy wants to follow them when they back away. After all, who would want to sit there and be left behind!? This video QUICK TIP demonstrates how you can communicate to your dog that...

What Is Your Dog Telling You

Unless you’re a second Dr Doolittle, you are probably not able to have a conversation with your dog. You probably talk to your dog, but they don’t talk back. That being said, dogs do try to talk to us through their own special method – body language. If we want to understand our dogs, it is so important for us to be able to recognise what their signals mean.

How Often Should You Really Wash Your Dog

How frequently your dog needs a bath is dependent on a lot of things amongst them, your dog’s lifestyle, coat type and skin health.

Foods Your Dog Shouldn’t Eat

You are the person your dog relies on for his health and care. You need to make sure your dog doesn’t get hold of the following foods:

Is Your Dog Different From What You Thought He’d Be?

We all have some expectation in mind of what our new dog will become in the future. A lot of the time a dog carefully chosen will turn out to meet your expectations, but just as often it is possible that it may not. Is there a way to guarantee that your new dog will be absolutely perfect? Nope! But you can take precautions to prevent issues from developing.

How to Teach Your Dog to Listen to You

It is not uncommon for dog owners to experience frustration from their dog’s selective hearing, or rather, their dog’s tendency to obey your commands only when there is nothing better to do. Although it is certainly very annoying at times, it can be very simple and even fun to resolve!

Nutrition for Dogs

Many dogs are fed the very best commercial dog food available and are very happy and healthy. But, what do you feed your dog if you want to give them a more natural diet, or if you would like to supplement a processed diet with fresh food?

Tips for Pet Shop Visits

Tips for Pet Shop Visits

I looove training in pet shops because they are a fairly quiet environment, giving you time to breathe and think while training. It's been a year since Bonnie made her first visit to our locally owned pet store, Head to Tail Pets. Here are some tips for a successful...

read more
NO WALKS Today – It’s Okay!

NO WALKS Today – It’s Okay!

I’m giving you permission to consider doing things differently... There are many dogs who have a meltdown at the sight of another dog (or person), get WAY over the top excited when they see you pick up their lead, or get nervous and shut down around things in the big...

read more
Can All Dogs Be Trained?

Can All Dogs Be Trained?

As the last post of the year, I thought it would be fitting to give every dog owner hope for the new year with their dog. Whatever your dog may be doing that is challenging right now, it can probably be resolved!

read more
Help! My Dog Is Ignoring Me!

Help! My Dog Is Ignoring Me!

What do you do if your dog just refuses to listen to you? This is such a frustrating thing, but so many people struggle with it. As a result, I’ve decided to create a list of three things you can do to keep your dog’s attention! This is by no means exhaustive, but is...

read more
What Is Your Dog Telling You

What Is Your Dog Telling You

Unless you’re a second Dr Doolittle, you are probably not able to have a conversation with your dog. You probably talk to your dog, but they don’t talk back. That being said, dogs do try to talk to us through their own special method – body language. If we want to understand our dogs, it is so important for us to be able to recognise what their signals mean.

read more
Is Your Dog Different From What You Thought He’d Be?

Is Your Dog Different From What You Thought He’d Be?

We all have some expectation in mind of what our new dog will become in the future. A lot of the time a dog carefully chosen will turn out to meet your expectations, but just as often it is possible that it may not. Is there a way to guarantee that your new dog will be absolutely perfect? Nope! But you can take precautions to prevent issues from developing.

read more
How to Teach Your Dog to Listen to You

How to Teach Your Dog to Listen to You

It is not uncommon for dog owners to experience frustration from their dog’s selective hearing, or rather, their dog’s tendency to obey your commands only when there is nothing better to do. Although it is certainly very annoying at times, it can be very simple and even fun to resolve!

read more
Nutrition for Dogs

Nutrition for Dogs

Many dogs are fed the very best commercial dog food available and are very happy and healthy. But, what do you feed your dog if you want to give them a more natural diet, or if you would like to supplement a processed diet with fresh food?

read more

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