Creating Emotional Stability
Being consistent in your dog training can make all the difference, especially working with adolescent, anxious or overwhelmed dogs
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Clare Russell
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Cues - How to Create Clear Communication between You and Your Dog
It is highly rewarding when you feel your dog understands you, and that you can communicate with each other.
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Clare Russell
- Dec 7, 2023
- 3 min
Come Back! Teaching Your Dog to Come When Called
Why the classroom 'recall' doesn't always work in the park
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Clare Russell
- Feb 14, 2023
- 4 min
Building and Strengthening Your Relationship
Commitment to the relationship with your dog will help you build a bond which in turn will build trust and confidence in each other.
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Clare Russell
- Feb 6, 2023
- 3 min
Is your dog dominant or depressed?
Conversation about dog’s suffering with mental health issues such as stress, anxiety or depression.
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Clare Russell
- Jan 19, 2023
- 3 min
Adventures in Scenting
It wasn't just a learning adventure for Dave though, I found myself learning some new skills and brushing up my existing skills
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Clare Russell
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
Using the Learning Cycle to build confidence in your anxious dog
Using the Learning Cycle to build confidence in your anxious dog
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Clare Russell
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
Do you need more than one session?
Which issues when resolved will make the biggest difference to your life. Which changes will be most beneficial to your dog?
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Clare Russell
- Nov 22, 2022
- 5 min
Teaching your Dog to be Calm
How to go about teaching your dog to be calm
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Clare Russell
- Nov 14, 2022
- 4 min
Transferable Skills - Confidence Building for Sensitive Dogs
Teaching sensitive and reactive dogs the skills they need to cope away from the stressors
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Clare Russell
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
Fireworks! - How To Help Your Dog Cope
You are the expert on your dog, you know what they need to feel better. Educate yourself then trust your instincts.
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Clare Russell
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
Dealing with Problem Barking
When fence, gate and door barking is making your life difficult Barking is normal dog communication. Dogs use barks to communicate their...
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Clare Russell
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
Is It Play or Hunting Practice?
When we use the term play to describe the herding behaviour of collies it prevents us from acknowledging what is happening.
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Clare Russell
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Confidence
Confident dogs and Confident people can create magic together, confidence is the spark for the relationship we dreamed of with our dog.
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Clare Russell
- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
Why Adding Structure to a Training Session helps your Reactive Dog
These are all key skills that dogs need to be able to walk on a lead without pulling, barking, spinning or biting, making life easy and safe
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Clare Russell
- Aug 26, 2022
- 4 min
Familiarisation or Socialisation? Which does your dog need?
Assessment periods in a young dog are moments of learning, be quiet, let the dog learn
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Clare Russell
- Aug 26, 2022
- 4 min
Social Interaction With Other Dogs
Some dogs are excellent at giving and receiving social information and some are not.
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Clare Russell
- Aug 12, 2022
- 4 min
Thank your dog for growling - why growling is a safe form of canine communication
Growling is information that the environment needs to change
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Clare Russell
- Aug 8, 2022
- 5 min
Socialisation - what is appropriate for your dog?
From my experience when people want their dog ‘to be good with other dogs’ they need the dog to demonstrate a range of skills that have...
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Clare Russell
- Aug 4, 2022
- 4 min
What does the scent of food cue for your dog?
Reactive dogs in particular benefit from a carefully planned and well structured session. The gap between delivery and stillness is critical
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