How to Play Tug
Humans aren't notoriously great at playing tug with dogs. It's a handling skill to learn like everything else - this video will show you...
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Teach a dog to settle
Here's the first part of the video for teaching your dog to settle. I've decided to use two methods, 'free shaping' and 'luring'. They...
How to teach a 'leave it'
Teaching a ‘leave it’ using the errorless learning approach. This method works really well for lots of dogs - especially ones that tend...
Where to start?
First week with Kemai, another recent foster. Here's where we started with his training.
Platform training to combat frustration 2/3
Video 2 in Chester's 3 part series looking at starting to proof his place behaviour to withstand all manner of distractions etc. What I...
Platform Training to Combat Frustration 1/3
Chester came for a 2 week long board and train to work on his compulsive tail chasing, which occurred whenever the energy in his...
Good play vs. bad play - what to look out for
Hannah recorded this little interaction between Eddie and Stella and there was so much that was going on that people might miss I thought...
When to end a session
Dog behaviour can be very subtle. Most of us will miss a lot of cues, including us trainers. Here's a breakdown of a session with Marley...
Focusing on associations, not just behaviours
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...
Week 1 board & train with a dog who's wary of strangers
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...
When things don't seem to be working: A Checklist
When we get a little bit down about the progress we're making, here's 6 things that might be the reason as to why things aren't working...
Reward Makers - why we use them
In this clip I run through why we use the markers and when we use them. In the initial stages of training we use them all the time when...
Back to Basics: Recall
There's not much point in a recall that only works when there are no distractions around... Here are some tips on how to train a recall...
'Clean' Training
Here’s a video of how we train our dogs to really understand what each marker means. Notice how this is very systematic. My body language...
Introducing dogs
Here's how we introduced Poodle to a dog he's not met before, Murphy. Murphy is a really nervous dog that was too scared to go outside...
How to get dogs used to things that could be scary
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...
Dealing with frustration related reactivity
This is young Miso. He has a habit of wanting to chase moving objects (including people running). This has previously resulted in Miso...
Good vs. Bad play - when & if to let them interact
We managed to get this little interaction between Eddie and Stella and there was so much that was going on here that people might miss....
Frustration and modifying behaviour
This is Mack. He's a young and very excitable fox terrier miniature poodle mix. He loves to chase balls. So much so that he has developed...
Working two dogs that hate each other
Here's an example of how we first start working and changing behaviour with dogs that have a history of not liking each other. When...
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