When we bring a pup into our lives, one of the most important things we can do is teach them what is expected of them and what isn't.

In this video, we discuss the 3 food markers that we teach all our dogs and clients and talk about HOW to teach and use them. We cover the fundamental handling skills required to successfully incorporate reward markers, and the mistakes we often make that can be detrimental to their effectiveness.

We’ve all met dogs that check to see if you’re holding a treat or wearing your treat pouch before responding to a cue. That’s not a flaw in the training method, it’s a flaw in the execution of the training and one that can be easily avoided.

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.

Preventing unwanted behaviours is always better and more effective than trying to cure or modify them when they do (and they will) arise.

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.

One of the very first skills we teach any dog that we work with is to LURE.

One of the most common and normal problems new puppy owners face is the relentless puppy mouthing. It can be quite a shock. We cuddle them and then we get bitten on the nose!

Puppy Survival Tip!

Puppy Training Tip

Puppy Survival Tip

Following on from the last video where Sunrise learned a nose touch, in this video the Poodle demonstrates how to turn that touch into a target where we can teach our dog to move to certain areas or on to different objects.

One of the biggest problems we see out and about is out of control dogs rushing over to see people or dogs whilst the owner is a fair way away shouting 'Don't worry! They're friendly'.

G'day gang!

Here’s little Bruce learning to stay on a platform.

So we got a 6 month old, blind and deaf puppy just over a week ago now.

There's not much point in a recall that only works when there are no distractions around...

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

I went camping with little Bailey Bailey yesterday. Now, I want her to be relatively chilled out when camping. I don't want her running around annoying other campers! So, I started creating a conditioned emotional response to the environment. I also don't want her to get into a habit of following me around all the time. It's vital to teach young pups that it's not only okay, but it's good to be on their own from time to time. It will help with any future separation issues.

Here’s a few things we were doing with Honey over the weekend.