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...

One of the questions I’m most commonly asked is ‘what’s the best breed of dog to get?’. I’m sure most dog professionals are asked this...

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...

We all know the infamous slogan ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’ but it doesn’t stop people continuing to buy puppies around...

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...

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...

Lead walking is a vital skill for our dogs, without good lead manners walks can become stressful and even dangerous. It’s easy to forget...

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...

There are a few simple rules to stick with which will make your training successful. Dog training isn’t an exact science, it’s not a...

If there’s one thing most dog owners want from their dogs, it’s to be able to let them run freely off lead and be able to trust them to...

Management is quite a buzz word in modern dog training (or reward-based, force-free, scientific, whatever you want to call it). In the...

There is so much emphasis these days on ensuring your good has plenty of stimulation, there is a bigger focus on enrichment activities,...

Christmas is always an exciting time of year, all the build up and anticipation, catching up with friends and family, keeping up the...

Using your dog's natural behaviours to train him The first step is to identify what your dog finds naturally motivating. Everything in...

Owning a dog isn’t always the idyllic dream we wish it was, it takes hard work and commitment in many ways, and training your dog can be...

Many dogs become skilled thieves, they know how to steal food off worktops, tables or out on walks. It’s often not exclusive to food, it...