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One of the most common questions I get asked is: Why does my dog behave this way? Whether it’s a dog suddenly ignoring their training, showing signs of anxiety, or struggling in certain situations, the key to understanding their behaviour…
What is socialisation? Google defines socialisation as: the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society. I like this description as it says nothing about playing, or good experiences. If you look up “socialisation with…
Resource guarding in Dogs happens when a dog perceives their resources, such as food, toys, beds, or even random objects like feathers or specific areas of the house, are limited or under threat. It can be triggered by a variety…
There are tons of benefits to be gained from clicker training your dog, in fact, I recommend it to more than half of my private behaviour clients! In this blog, I’ll share some insight as to why that is, and…
While many of us know clickers as a tool to mark basic training behaviours, they’re just as valuable in behaviour training, and especially for dogs who need a little extra support with anxiety or reactivity. In this latest blog, I’d…
Many people don’t start dog behaviour training at all because they don’t feel like they have the time to see it through. But I’m here to tell you that if you can find just ten minutes a day, you can…
There are several things we need we need to consider when we are working through a rehabilitation plan with an anxious or reactive dog. How we handle the main event is actually only one part of it. So, in this…
In this blog I want to talk about a subject that many of my clients struggle with. That is how to socialise a dog that exhibits reactive or aggressive behaviour. This is something that a lot of people struggle with…
Often training plans focus on changing a specific behaviour, but I think this can be a mistake. A calm dog is rarely a challenging dog, so it makes sense to focus on achieving a calm mind as opposed to chasing…
There are lots of ways to integrate a clicker into your dogs training. Depending on how you introduce it, it can mean different things to your dog. In this blog we’ll look at how they work and the three main…
I often get asked by dog owners to help them stop their dogs from barking at the window cleaner. It’s a question that pops up frequently, and understandably so – having your dog barking non-stop while someone is cleaning the…
Trainers talk about dogs needing rules and boundaries all the time. Aversive and balanced trainers tell us we need them because they make our dogs compliant and submissive. They use them as an excuse to punish dogs. I think dogs…