At puppy class on Tuesday night, we started retrieve training. Students were shown this video, with the steps needed to train a reliable retrieve to hand.  The video compresses…

Did you know that playing repeated fetch with your dog, apart from being potentially damaging to their joints can create a super athlete adrenaline junkie who needs to feel…

Anthropomorphising animals isn’t a good idea and usually gets us into all kinds of trouble. Dogs are not furry babies. They are their own species, with a totally different…

Jellybean has been learning ‘On Your Bed’ recently.  We started sowing the seeds that his bed is a great place to be, really early on, using basic shaping, as…

It was once said that 3 repetitions of any learning & most dogs have got it! The foundations of a behaviour is there, set down for further progress & learning. It…

I am an unapologetic user of food when it comes to training my dogs. Jellybean was chosen for his equal love of toys and food. Motivating a dog to…

During his second week home, I started basic sit and down positions with Jellybean using a clicker and tasty food. Over the past week, I’ve gradually withdrawn the lure (food in…

Having settled in and with socialisation in full swing last week, we scaled things down a bit this past week. Did you know that dogs go through their primary…

This blog is designed to help you prioritise what you need to focus on with your new puppy. What’s vital to get right from the outset and…