March 30, 2025Why I don’t use encouragement with fearful dogs When a dog or puppy is scared, I do not actively encourage…
March 6, 2025Dogs don’t naturally invite other dogs into their homes. We humans facilitate these visits, often without considering how unnatural the…
June 15, 2024Why might dogs eat poo? There are a few reasons: Diet and coprophagia In my experience, the vast majority of…
June 11, 2024Recognising body language Our puppy class attendees are asked to give five body language observations as part of their homework,…
June 11, 2024Pre-empting encounters It goes without saying, we can’t expect to go around giving everyone we meet instructions. The more you…
June 11, 2024Understanding the issue It’s unlike me to complain publicly about dogs running up to on-lead dogs as I feel the…
June 11, 2024Assessing your dog's routine When I conduct a behaviour consultation or training session, I assess the dog’s life from all…- June 11, 2024Preparing for fireworks If your dog is okay with fireworks, don’t take this for granted! It doesn’t matter if they’re…
June 9, 2024Should you feed before or after your dog’s walk? Feeding before walks: Yes or no? My answer: Feed them before…- June 8, 2024The dog’s internal environment isn’t at optimum To support future learning, our dogs need to be: Your dog’s external environment…
June 7, 2024The challenge of constant small talk Human experiences Imagine only ever having small talk with other people, never getting the…- June 6, 2024There is a stigma that surrounds the use of psychoactive medication for dogs, which can result in some dogs being…
