Here's how we introduced Poodle to a dog he's not met before, Murphy.

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

This is young Miso. He has a habit of wanting to chase moving objects (including people running). This has previously resulted in Miso biting a passing Jogger. Here is an unedited session we did early on in his stay with us.

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. So we have broken down what was happening and why we decided to not let the interaction between these two carry on.

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 a very insistent bark whenever the ball is out. Here's how we're working to modify this behaviour...

Alfie is a dog that has got some very conflicted feelings about specific things.

Asuna stayed with us for two weeks.

Here's the second week to Asuna's training.

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:

Here's an example of how we first start working and changing behaviour with dogs that have a history of not liking each other.

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, including and especially men.

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. It's not as simple as just stopping it in a few sessions, it's weeks or months a lot of the time. We need to take a whole dog approach and make sure our dog's needs are being met first.

Marley is a young staffy that struggles with excitement when he sees another dog. This has led to quite an explosive form of reactivity. If we were to try to train him and reduce that reactivity now, we would have very little chance of achieving much. We need to do some basic training first. One of those things we need to do is increase his engagement with us and increase his desire to be next to us or near us.

Here's how we introduced Poodle to a dog he's not met before, Murphy.

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.

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 bred her mixed two dogs containing the merle gene together. Double merles are predisposed to all kinds of medical conditions, and Adira was born both fully deaf and fully blind. Please don't feel sorry for her. She is the most confident, happy, sassy little thing! Here is a collection of some of her training videos. If you have a deaf or bl