Teaching a dog to play tug
Nala stayed with us for a few weeks and one of the things we wanted to work on was her desire to play and interact with us. She loves...
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Group interactions - the subtleties
In this video we have 5 'friendly' dogs. None of them have a history of any aggression towards other dogs. The dogs are; Tory - border...
Building reinforcers - PLAY
When thinking about 'positive reinforcement' try thinking of something to use as a 'treat' that isn't actually food related. 'Treat...
The Importance of Play. When Food Doesn't Cut the Mustard
If there was one bit of advice I'd offer to any new dog owner, it would be to play more with your puppy. Simple, right? Maybe, but ...
Strategies for teaching dogs NOT to jump on people. Part 2
In this session we start teaching Elvis a contextual cue. A contextual cue is something that happens within an environment that signals...
Strategies for teaching a dog NOT to jump on people. Part 1
Elvis is a young Chesepeake bay retriever and he has come to us due to his jumping. He is only 16 months and weighs 33kg. To resolve this...
Teaching a solid loose lead walk
In this video we break down how we started teaching Boots how to walk next to us without pulling our arms out of our sockets. Another...
Teaching Boots to settle
Here is an unedited 10ish minute session. The goal of the session was to create a positive association with the bed whilst trying to get...
Play and arousal
We should play more or as much as we can with our puppies and dogs. If we haven't developed a game or play with our dogs, we haven't...
Working reactive dogs around their triggers
Mo has a very strong desire to chase animals, especially small ones. In this video we look at how we can help cue behaviours by when we...
When dog greetings go wrong: What to look out for and how to recover
It's a blanket rule with our guys - if they are on lead they simply don't get to meet other dogs. It's a personal preference for us...
When should you let your dog greet another dog?
Introducing dogs can be a challenge. Sometimes they will hit it off straight away and have a life long bond. Other times it can be the...
Why you should do 'nothing' with your dog
The piece of the training puzzle you 'might' be missing if you want an adult dog that's calm in public.
How subtle behaviour helps to avoid conflict
One of the biggest challenges we face with dogs is that most of us don't realise that to understand our dogs we need to learn a new...
Is your dog comfortable playing within a group
In this video we look at how Sunny behaves in a group setting. Here's some background on the dogs. Poodle, Sunny, and Tory have all lived...
Introducing your dog to a different species
It's always a beautiful idea of having two animals become the best of friends and hang out together just like you'll see on the videos...
Kobe's first few weeks - Board and train.
Kobe is our newest board and train. He is a 6 month old Lagotto. Kobe becomes very scared and overwhelmed with new people and new places....
Breaking down a training session - Looking out for subtle behaviours.
In this video we have our newest board and train, Kobe. He's an adolescent Lagotto. He's with us due to his nervousness around new people...
Dog training methods - Capturing
Capturing is a very easy and yet very effective way to teach your dogs to be more focused on you and less concerned with the environment...
Dog training practical methods - Luring.
As dog trainers the best thing we can possibly do to help you is not to train your dog. Instead, if we can teach the owner how to train...
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