How many times have you been to the pub with your dog, taken them to a social event, or party, and wondered whether your dog is actually enjoying themselves? Can you spot the signs your dog is giving you that they are feeling uncomfortable? Do you ask yourself, is my dog happy here? In my…
This month we thought we would take a deep dive into crate training as it’s something that comes up time and again in conversation with students. Questions that came up when we asked were: How do I start the process? What can you put in the crate so they don’t destroy things (bed destroyers!) What’s…
So we’ve covered what to think about before bringing a puppy home, and what to do on those first few nights. But what happens next? When can you start training your puppy? Is there a certain ‘way’ to play with your puppy? And what the heck is this puppy socialisation all about? We could talk…
We hope you enjoyed our last blog on advice and tips before buying a Puppy. This is the next instalment in our Puppy series where we wanted to share our tips and advice on what to do when you get your puppy home on that first night! It can seem totally overwhelming to begin with! But…
As we write this we are in lockdown 3.0 and the popularity for buying dogs has never been bigger! Prices for puppies have soared to an astronomical level, but on the flip side of this rescues have seen their demands increase as people have realised that they don’t have the ‘lifestyle’ to be able to…
Dog Training is as much about your mindset as it is about the training. You know the feeling. You’ve had a late night, didn’t get much sleep, and when you get up and get ready for work everything goes wrong. You knock your tea over, you drop your cereal on the floor. You decide the…
One small change to your dog’s day to day life can be WAY more powerful than hours and hours of dog training. It’s not using higher value food. And it’s not by using more exciting toys. So what is it? It’s REHEARSAL! Rehearsal is so SO powerful and it’s something that I go on about…
Do you feel like sometimes it doesn’t matter how hard you try and train your dog, or how much time and effort you put in, you just don’t seem to be getting the real life results that you want? Maybe you find that your dog will ‘behave’ for treats, but as soon as the treats…
So we are on lockdown number two in England right now and that might mean lots of us are working from home again, or furlough is continuing. All this time at home with our dogs has been increasing struggles for a lot of our student’s dogs, including separation related behaviours which can also have an…
When training your dog, it is important to remember that there are many layers involved. Your dog may be able to listen to you in your lounge, or even your garden, but can they listen on a walk? Can they listen when out in new environments? With all of the dog training games we teach,…