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HOW TO OVERCOME DOOR RUSHING
If you have dogs that burst through doorways and gates at a million miles an hour as soon as you've opened it an inch - this one is for you.
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Introducing your dog to a different species
It's always a beautiful idea of having two animals become the best of friends and hang out together just like you'll see on the videos from the 'Dodo' page. Unfortunately, this isn't or rarely is the case so what do we do if the animals simply just don't hit it off from the get go.
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Loose Leash Walking Hack
The loose leash walking hack that takes the pressure off the whole process
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How to help your dog feel safe
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.
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Kobe's first few weeks - Board and train.
Kobe is our newest board and train. He is a 6 month old Lagotto.
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Breaking down a training session - Looking out for subtle behaviours.
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...
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Caring less when your dog reacts.
If someone says they don't care what others think, the chances are they lying. One of our biggest challenges is to focus on what we need...
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Lifeproof your dog.
How to create flexible and adaptable dogs that can thrive in the chaos of the real world
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Dog training methods - Capturing
Capturing is a very easy and yet very effective way to teach your dogs to be more focused on you and less concerned with the environment...
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Dog training practical methods - Luring.
As dog trainers the best thing we can possibly do to help you is not to train your dog. Instead, if we can teach the owner how to train...
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Why it might not be a good idea to walk your dog
When we think of what it means to give our dogs a good life, a walk is usually a must. Everyday without fail the dog needs to go for a...
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What is an 'aggressive dog'?
Dealing with dogs and aggression is challenging for anyone. No matter how long you have worked with dogs or how many letters you have...
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How to effectively use a long line
There are a few VERY important things that we need to master before we start seeing our dog's behaviour change and one of them is how to...
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Why we use treats to train dogs.
First of all what is a 'treat'? It can be anything that your dog REALLY likes. It doesn't even have to be food. A treat for me is to get...
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Working with your dog's natural behaviours
When we bring a dog into our lives we must accept that they are in fact dogs and not wannabe humans. They have their own wants and needs...
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How to introduce a new puppy to the household.
A common question we are asked is how to introduce a new puppy into the mix of a multi-dog household.
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Stop Annoying Behaviours in 3 Easy Steps
Once you understand it, the fog lifts and the world of behaviour change suddenly becomes pretty clear!
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My dog fixates! How should I handle this?
When dogs do undesirable things we shouldn't be overly focused on what THEY are doing, we should instead focus more on how WE respond.
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4x Games to help win over a fearful dog
For dogs that are fearful or nervous around new people, or that have a history of handling aggression - first impressions really matter.
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UNDERSTANDING 'BAD' BEHAVIOUR: Where to start.
Undoubtedly, the most common problem we are contacted for is some form of 'reactivity'. Whether that's towards other dogs, people, other...
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