Training tips

Piranha Puppy!

Have you had those moments where the angelic light of your life is happily cuddling, snuggling and gazing adoringly into your eyes with sleepy contentment . . . . . . . then suddenly Piranha Puppy appears?!!

Housebound Hounds! 

Here are some tips on what training to do with your dog while we are all housebound during Covid times.  Basic training, separation anxiety basics and behaviour prevention are discussed.

It's a dog meets dog world!

How polite is your dog when he greets other dogs? Here are some tips and guidelines for dogs greeting on leash and off leash.

Hold the Stuffing!  

Does your dog rip apart and de-stuff all his fluffy toys?  Here's how I taught my dog to quit wrecking his toys.

5 Tips to help you with your reactive dog. 

Plus an added Bonus!    5 tips to help other people with their reactive dogs!

Fear is the most common cause of aggression in dogs. 

7 Ways To Do It, 7 Things To Consider

Can’t you just picture a trio of bridesmaid and groomsman with a beautifully groomed dog tucked in between them as they make their way down the aisle?

Baby Steps

Our lives are constantly changing, as we get older and our life circumstances shift and turn.  Getting a puppy should be as carefully planned as everything else in our lives. 

People Skills

As a society, we tend to have pretty high and pretty unrealistic expectations of our dogs.  One of those expectations is that dogs will be friendly, polite and well mannered with very little training.  

Techniques for Over-Arousal and Reactivity

Dogs do what dogs do – they bark, chase, dig and bite – many things humans really don’t like.  Simply stopping behaviour or using punishment in an effort to suppress it is not effective, humane or fair.