Stella has yucky feelings about being handled. It’s not an uncommon problem at all.

Charlie can be reactive to some other dogs and is worried about new people. This is the first in a three-part series for Charlie's board and train stay.

Part 2 of Charlie’s board and train.

This is an hour's session reduced to 23 minutes.

Pixie is a 6 year old American bulldog. She has 4 people she likes (now 5 including Hannah).

When building a relationship with a fearful dog, space is a powerful reinforcer.

The more I visit clients and the more we research dogs and their behaviour the more I'm realising it's less about telling them what to do all the time, and instead it's much more beneficial focusing on how they are feeling and simply creating associations and expectations. Obviously, there are times where we need them to comply so basic training is important but things like this are equally important if we want our dogs to live comfortably and as stress-free as possible. Th

Stu has very big feelings towards other dogs, people and cars, especially trucks and the postie.

Once the foundations get put in place, we can then start introducing the triggers at a VERY gradual and slow pace.

Here's Paddy's first week of training and a rundown of what and how many times we train etc: