Dogs aren’t naturally disposed to a whole load of new people coming and going in their home. Many dogs struggle with it. People usually apologise on their behalf as their dog jumps up at the strangers thinking the dog is actually friendly and excited to meet them....
What do we need to do to be safe when walking our dogs. There has been some terrible incidents reported nationally recently. It’s a wake up call to us all to be more careful and to be safe when walking our dogs. It’s a pressure cooker out there with more people owning...
Dog Listening is humans changing our body language so the dogs understand us. However, the correct use of our home to create safe spaces for our dogs also massively helps. We can use physical barriers to do the teaching for us. These are some of the problems that can...
When I teach Status to families I use this story from many years ago. When we behave like this elephant we elevate our position in the family so the dog relaxes more. It was my first Christmas in Africa and we flew to Namibia where, in the middle the tour, I sat for...
This is usually one of the key problems a client comes to me with: How can I stop my dog pulling on the lead? The solution for me right now is to stand still. I kept three puppies from Lupins final litter. No problem I thought with my dog listening skills. Hmmm… I do...
Calming our dogs naturally. Watching our dogs using only peripheral vision quickly has the effect of helping ours dogs to be calm naturally. Watching our dogs affects us, it makes us happy. We have them in our life to enjoy what they look like. We love watching their...