Dog Training Tips

Why It’s Okay to Reach Out for Support to Train Your Dog

Oct 94 min read

Why It’s Okay to Reach Out for Support to Train Your Dog

As a dog owner, it’s natural to want the very best for your furry companion, and that often includes training them to be well-behaved,...

77 views0 comments

Breaking Bad Habits: Rewiring Your Dog's Behaviour

Adolescent Dogs

Oct 75 min read

Breaking Bad Habits: Rewiring Your Dog's Behaviour

When it comes to dog training, breaking bad habits and replacing them with new, desired behaviours can be quite a journey. One of the...

73 views0 comments

Identifying When Your Dog is Overwhelmed: Signs, Strategies, and Diagnostic Behaviours

Adolescent Dogs

Oct 74 min read

Identifying When Your Dog is Overwhelmed: Signs, Strategies, and Diagnostic Behaviours

As dog owners, we want the best for our four-legged companions, ensuring they are happy, comfortable, and well-balanced in all...

155 views0 comments

From setbacks to success: Embracing challenges in dog training

Adolescent Dogs

Oct 55 min read

From setbacks to success: Embracing challenges in dog training

Training a dog is a journey filled with milestones, surprises, and plenty of learning opportunities—for both you and your canine...

32 views0 comments

Solving common behaviour problems using scentwork

Adolescent Dogs

Feb 206 min read

Solving common behaviour problems using scentwork

Are you ever amazed by how much your dog sniffs? They experience the world in a way which we could never understand, our sense of smell...

647 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Oct 6, 20238 min read

The Spooky Days of Fear Stages

It can be confusing and surprising to witness your dog suddenly spook at something which has never bothered them before. It could be a...

1,140 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Sep 18, 20237 min read

Help! My dog barks at people

Having a dog who barks at people can make life very stressful, whether your dog barks at every person or whether it’s more random and...

678 views0 comments

“Don’t worry, he’s friendly!” … The guide to dog walking etiquette

Adolescent Dogs

Sep 12, 20237 min read

“Don’t worry, he’s friendly!” … The guide to dog walking etiquette

We’ve probably all been there, you’re doing your best to focus on your dog and suddenly another dog is barrelling over to you and getting...

683 views0 comments

How to focus your dog around distractions

Adolescent Dogs

Jul 26, 20237 min read

How to focus your dog around distractions

Many of us can only dream of having one of those dogs who calmly observes the world around them, takes it all in their stride and...

1,908 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Jul 4, 20235 min read

The 'Let’s Go' cue for dog interactions

Do you ever feel stuck in situations with your dog? Perhaps they’re so set on greeting a dog, you can’t physically move them? Or you see...

428 views1 comment

Managing Arousal in Dogs - Trigger Stacking 101

Adolescent Dogs

Jun 16, 20237 min read

Managing Arousal in Dogs - Trigger Stacking 101

Ever wondered why your dog can walk past 10 dogs on a walk, but then on the 11th dog they start barking? Or why your dog can cope with...

2,541 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Jun 14, 202310 min read

Male dogs, hormones and castration

The topic of castrating male dogs is complicated and everyone seems to have differing views, experiences and beliefs about it. This makes...

8,111 views0 comments

When play biting escalates in the adolescent dog

Adolescent Dogs

Jun 6, 20239 min read

When play biting escalates in the adolescent dog

When you bring a puppy home, you’re prepared for some level of mouthing and biting, and accept it’s a normal part of puppy development....

5,232 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

May 28, 20238 min read

Help! My dog barks at other dogs

As much as barking is a natural dog behaviour, it can be embarrassing, frustrating and scary if your dog barks at other dogs during...

5,043 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

May 10, 20238 min read

Two Puppies are Better Than One?

Puppies are undeniably cute and fun, we love their adorable antics, their clumsy ways and how they need us so much in those early days....

295 views0 comments

The Guilty Look: Can dogs really feel guilty?

Adolescent Dogs

Apr 28, 20236 min read

The Guilty Look: Can dogs really feel guilty?

Have you ever walked into a room, looked at your dog and thought “what have you done?”. Maybe there are obvious signs of destruction, or...

235 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Mar 31, 20234 min read

Waggy Tails and Happy Dogs?

It’s often assumed when a dog is wagging their tail, they’re happy or excited. We get confused when a dog is barking or acting...

217 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Mar 31, 20237 min read

Resource guarding between dogs

If you live in a multi-dog household, you’re likely to be well practiced in managing your dogs around resources and avoiding any...

1,622 views0 comments

Adolescent Dogs

Mar 31, 20234 min read

Keeping your dog safe around Livestock

There is sometimes a significance placed on training dogs to listen around livestock, particularly sheep and cows, as though it’s a vital...

355 views0 comments

Traffic chasing and the many faces of fear

Adolescent Dogs

Mar 29, 20238 min read

Traffic chasing and the many faces of fear

We tend to picture a fearful dog with their tail tucked low, cowering or trembling and looking visibly scared. These assumptions make it...

2,130 views0 comments