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...
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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 on aggression whilst keeping everyone safe.
Alfie is a dog that has got some very conflicted feelings about specific things. He appears quite untrusting of people and has found...
Asuna - Week 1 Board & Train - people & dog reactive
Asuna stayed with us for two weeks. She's a very people and dog reactive young 'covid' pup. This is how we worked with her to help her...
Asuna - Week 2 Board & Train - people and dog reactive
Here's the second week to Asuna's training. Be sure to see the first part first and then this part. I worked out we would have done...
Closing the distance to triggers
Stu has very big feelings towards other dogs, people and cars, especially trucks and the postie. He would play with some dogs but that...
Paddy - Week 2 board & train with a reactive dog
Once the foundations get put in place, we can then start introducing the triggers at a VERY gradual and slow pace. We need to DESENSITISE...
Paddy -Wk 1 board & train with a dog reactive dog
Here's Paddy's first week of training and a rundown of what and how many times we train etc: We do 3 training sessions a day along with...
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...
Introducing a new person to an aggressive dog
Bit of a longer video this time. This is an hour's session reduced to 23 minutes. Hazel is quite nervous and reactive to a lot of things,...
Starting to work a dog reactive dog around dogs
Dogs reacting on the leash is becoming a huge problem for a lot of people. It's one of the most common issues we are called to help with....
Teaching engagement in the reactive dog
Marley is a young staffy that struggles with excitement when he sees another dog. This has led to quite an explosive form of reactivity. ...
Introducing two dogs that might not get along
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...
Teaching a pup to settle in new environments
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...
Teaching a blind puppy the basics
Here’s a few things we were doing with Honey over the weekend. Whenever we start training any dog we first focus on building a system...
Adira - session 1 lie out
Meet Adira AKA BabyDog! She is our seriously adorable rescue pup who we got mid 2020. Adira is a double merle, which means the person who...
Adira - Scent work session 3
Meet Adira AKA BabyDog! She is our seriously adorable rescue pup who we got mid 2020. Adira is a double merle, which means the person who...
Adira - Training a deaf-blind pup to give her paw
Meet Adira AKA BabyDog! She is our seriously adorable rescue pup who we got mid 2020. Adira is a double merle, which means the person who...
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