Recall is one of if not the most important skill both the dog needs to learn and the handler needs to master.

Milton (springer spaniel) is staying with us for 3 weeks. He has been previously attacked by a staffie and has developed and understandable fear of certain dogs. We want both dogs to be comfortable and willing participants in any interactions. Our goal when introducing dogs is to first aim for indifference or at least calmness and an ability to comply and respond to cues at a comfortable distance. If either dog shows too much interest or too much avoidance we simply won't allow them to...

Some dogs will come predisposed to to love toys or a ball. That's very handy and it means we don't have to do as much work to get them involved with playing with us.