It’s ok, my dog needs to be taught a lesson…

We’ve probably all experienced the “it’s ok, he’s friendly” shout across the park, while a dog rushes up to confront...

Should I be scared of “fear periods”?

Should I be scared of “fear periods”?

As dog owners we want to make sure we’re doing the best we can by our dogs. Hearing how there’s...

Getting away with it

On a recent trip to Perth WA, I noticed some people doing their best to get away with stuff that...

Just say no to on-leash greetings?

There’s a few memes going around advising to “just say no” to on-leash greetings. Largely I agree – if possible, regardless...

We’re moving and our pets are freaking out

Moving house is such a stressful time, and sometimes accompanied by other stressors like changing jobs or loss (death or...

Recall, aka coming when called

I posted about taking the opportunity to do some recall work with Roxy the other day (here if you missed...

Be an opportunist in your training

Be an opportunist in your training

I decided to hang out with Roxy for a bit in the morning sun today. As she was doing her “patrols”,...

Reward schedules

Reward schedules

Last week I talked about routine searching, and one of the things I suggested to help break it if needed...

Routine searching

Routine searching

This follows on from my previous tip on behaviour chains. Sometimes in training we chain behaviours by teaching and repeatedly...

Behaviour chains

Behaviour chains

You may have heard of the concept of “chaining” behaviours to get a certain overall behaviour outcome – a number...