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

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

When you’re using treats or toys to reward a dog for good behaviour, you will often hear people make comments like ‘it’s all bribery’ or...

Anyone who has lived with an anxious dog has probably wondered at some point ‘Is it my fault?’ or ‘Have I made them anxious?’. Some...

We are creatures of habit, as much as we might aspire to be free of routine and live spontaneously, many of us still have daily routines...

It feels quite unusual to meet dogs who never bark at the door, but why is it such a provoking situation for so many dogs and what can we...

When it comes to choosing a dog trainer, it can appear to be quite straight-forward, there are so many options, all of whom will tell you...

Why are some dogs so prone to destroying things, yet others never chew or shred anything in their whole life? If you’ve got a dog who...

How many of us wish our dogs would just willingly drop a toy when we’re trying to play with them? If you have to chase your dog, wrestle...

It’s never too late, or too early, to start training your dog, so what better time to make a training plan and set some goals than the...

Following on from our New Puppy blog, we also have to consider those who have started the year with a new rescue dog. Whether your...

Who doesn’t love to start the year with a new challenge? Maybe it’s a New Years resolution … get fit, eat healthy, dry January … it’s all...

The phrase “Ditch the Bowl” has become a popular term in the world of dog training and enrichment, with the idea to make mealtimes more...

You know that feeling when one day it feels like everything is going to plan, that problem you’ve been trying to solve is all starting to...

How do I Teach My Dog to Settle in Public? Do you ever sit in a café and look around to see several dogs lying calmly and quietly next to...

Dogs bark. It’s a fact. It’s their way of communicating with us so as much as we find it annoying, it’s only fair that rather than...

Are you getting it wrong? Where we’re at risk of getting socialisation wrong is when we teach our dogs that they have a right to engage...

Trying to work out what our dogs need isn’t always easy, it doesn’t help that many behaviours which suggest our dogs have excess energy...

Daily life can get boring for our dogs sometimes. Sadly, not all of us can dedicate all hours of the day to keeping them entertained, and...

Understanding our dogs isn’t always easy, they do things which annoy us and we can’t always work out why. There are also so many...