Jess is one of my Sproodle puppies born on Muie Croft in 2023. I am using her as an example for how dog listening allows a puppy to trust us so toilet training is achieved naturally. Training a litter is easy. I keep their space the right size so as soon as they can...
Puppy Guides
Puppy Power – Cuteness
The Power of Puppies is CUTENESS. Absolutely adorable. Its their super power and we need to know how to Combat that Cuteness so they stay relaxed. Families have been waiting so long to get this bundle of fun home and all you want to do is stroke and cuddle them. You...
Crate or not Crate your dog?
To crate or not to crate your dog? I don’t remember crates ever existing when I grew up. When we came back from Zimbabwe in 2010 we were used to our dogs standing in the back of our pick ups, in the bush, noses to the wind. It wasn’t until Lupin started living with us...
Meeting Dogs Safely in their home.
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....
Safe Space for our Dogs
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...
Dogs pulling on leads
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...