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I meet a lot of people who smile and laugh and say, “My dog is so spoilt”. I think when people say this, they feel good because they think that they are giving their dog a good life by giving him or her, everything they want. Well, as we know with children, giving them everything they want never turns out …

Should my dog have toys? Sounds a like a no brainer with a “yes duhh” answer but, it is not that simple. Here is a brief as I can make it, summary of information for you. First and most important, toys are great for dogs, especially puppies. The varying shapes, colours, textures and other elements of the toys can be …

We ask all our clients to fill out a comprehensive, detailed information form prior to working with them and their dog. This allows us to read into what is going on before we meet the dog and spend the time we do have with them (when they are here), more productively. We, in these sessions, always spend time discussing their …

Ok so let me just explain what I mean, I am not just talking about one behaviour, but any behaviour you find undesirable for whatever reason. So this could be that your dog sits crooked in competition heelwork, or won’t come right away when called from play, or is aggressive or reactive in some way. Now, when people come to …

Feed your dog every time they see another dog before during or after they react. So that the “positive reinforcement” is applied to other dogs Distract your dog before he or she reacts or during their reaction. Every time you see a dog scatter food on the ground so that your reactive dog associates the positive reinforcement to other dogs. …

Most people know that we work with a lot of dogs that have behaviour problems, many with very severe, deep-seated, heavily rehearsed over many years, behaviour problems. It is a big percentage of our day, every day, every year, and, we love helping people with these problems and helping replace stress, fear, anxiety and frustration in owners with peace, control, …

This is a term that needs some honest explanation, when you are looking for training or perhaps buying a dog that has had some training, the term “fully trained” may come up. But, what does that mean? Well, first of all, think of this, when you finish high school, TAFE or university, are you “fully trained”? so you will never …

We all know what socialisation is and how to socialise a puppy, right? Well… what would you say if I told you that over 70% of behaviour problems in adolescent and mature dogs stem from a socialisation issue? So it seems that there may be more to socialisation than many think. The first thing you need to know is that …