The friendly dog This morning I took my dog out for her walk as usual. As we arrived at the field in front of the wood, we watched a friendly dog and her owner. The little dog was running around, totally ignoring the calls of her owner, and then spotted another dog and went careering […]
Read More →Rewarding calm behaviour in our dogs and puppies is something that we often overlook. Frequently, we pay attention to our canine friends when they are “doing” something (wanted or not!). Don’t forget to reinforce your dog when he / she is lying quietly too.
Read More →Treat delivery is a technical skill like many others in dog training and can make a lot of difference between training going smoothly and the dog becoming confused. This video from Dr. Sophia Yin explains how a little practice can make a lot of difference.
Read More →Body language and communication in Dogs Dogs communicate between themselves and us just as much as we do between ourselves. The difference is that dogs mainly use body language to communicate, rather than using a spoken language, but they are often desperately trying to tell us something! This is a really nice video about how […]
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