Milton (springer spaniel) is staying with us for 3 weeks. He has been previously attacked by a staffie and has developed and understandable fear of certain dogs. We want both dogs to be comfortable and willing participants in any interactions. Our goal when introducing dogs is to first aim for indifference or at least calmness and an ability to comply and respond to cues at a comfortable distance. If either dog shows too much interest or too much avoidance we simply won't all

Here are the same two video of what an intro to people in the house looks like with the pup.

Capa is 9 months old is hitting a challenging period in her development. It's not uncommon for things to get really tough from when dogs hit 6 months to around 18 months - sometimes things can be tough all the way up to 3 years old. Most dogs in shelters are between this age and there is a reason for this: adolescence.

It's a blanket rule with our guys - if they are on lead they simply don't get to meet other dogs. It's a personal preference for us...

Introducing dogs can be a challenge. Sometimes they will hit it off straight away and have a life long bond. Other times it can be the...

Often what our client sees as ‘calm’, I am seeing as extremely inhibited. So what’s the difference and how can we tell?

One of the biggest challenges we face with dogs is that most of us don't realise that to understand our dogs we need to learn a new...

In this video we look at how Sunny behaves in a group setting. Here's some background on the dogs. Poodle, Sunny, and Tory have all lived...

Fearful dogs need extra TLC to help them feel safe. Here are a few of the things we've implemented to help our own fearful dog feel safe.

Kobe is our newest board and train. He is a 6 month old Lagotto.

In this video we have our newest board and train, Kobe. He's an adolescent Lagotto. He's with us due to his nervousness around new people...

For dogs that are fearful or nervous around new people, or that have a history of handling aggression - first impressions really matter.

I was called out to help someone with how to introduce and integrate two dogs from seperate households.

Without question, the most common issue a lot of dog owners face is aggressive-like or reactive displays when on a leash.

One of the most important things we need to do with puppies is 'socialise' them to new places, people, environments, sounds etc to help them be able to cope as they get older.

One of the biggest and most critical mistakes we see people make when starting to train dogs that show nervous tendencies is that we tend to put too much pressure on them and make things even more stressful that what they need to be.

This is our new foster dog, Jasper.

We get lots of enquiries asking for help with some pretty serious and challenging issues. We can't simply say NO don't do that and expect our dogs to understand what it is they should do instead. We have to create a system that our dogs understand which we can then build on and then use in certain challenging situations.

In the first part, I'm creating expectations along with associations toward the car. I don't want it to JUST mean exciting things. So we're doing a few in and out sessions with Gem which doesn't always results to a beach trip or something really fun. We're also focusing on teaching her to lie down and relax when getting in there. She has a habit of barking when in the car. If we can change how she feels first, her behaviour will then naturally change.

This is Gem, a recent foster of ours. Gem was found wandering the streets with a litter of puppies, even though the vets think she's still an adolescent herself. She's a beautiful soul but can be weary of strangers, here's her first week with us.