Love isn’t all you need
I personally haven’t met an owner who didn’t love their dog. If love was all you need, no one would have issues with their dog. This quote is one I find myself repeating most frequently to rescue adopters because it’s the most frequent mistake I see people make with rescues. Many feel sorry for their […]
Why ignoring isn’t working
A dog in the same set of circumstances will always repeat the same behaviour. If you do nothing to change the circumstances, you will continue to get the same behaviour. Simple, right? So why do we often ignore dogs (and not change the circumstances) when they’re offering unwanted behaviour? I can think of a few […]
Training isn’t linear
If you’re working through training with your dog, small setbacks and regressions are inevitable. Dogs will have their good days and bad days, just as we will be more consistent on some days versus others. When these setbacks happen, many owners feel disheartened and are quick to judge themselves as failing their dog. This is […]
How unwanted behaviour starts, and how to stop it
Many of the unwanted behaviours that people have in their dogs become engrained habits simply because they work. If your dog begs for food and they get food, they will continue to beg because it is successful. If your dogs jumps on someone and gets their attention, they will continue to jump because it is […]
Hand-feeding: what it means and why you should be doing it
Hand feeding means giving your dog part or all of their daily food via training sessions rather than putting it down to them in a bowl. This is a technique I wished more owners knew and utilised because it’s simple and easy to implement into daily life with your dog, but will have a huge […]
