Why the classroom 'recall' doesn't always work in the park

It is highly rewarding when you feel your dog understands you, and that you can communicate with each other.

Conversation about dog’s suffering with mental health issues such as stress, anxiety or depression.

Using the Learning Cycle to build confidence in your anxious dog

Which issues when resolved will make the biggest difference to your life. Which changes will be most beneficial to your dog?

How to go about teaching your dog to be calm

Teaching sensitive and reactive dogs the skills they need to cope away from the stressors

When we use the term play to describe the herding behaviour of collies it prevents us from acknowledging what is happening.

Confident dogs and Confident people can create magic together, confidence is the spark for the relationship we dreamed of with our 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

Assessment periods in a young dog are moments of learning, be quiet, let the dog learn

Growling is information that the environment needs to change

The presence of appeasing pheromones may decrease the effects of a dog's anxiety.

Dogs naturally seek connection. Knowing how to enhance the communication can improve your lead walking and recall

From my experience once dogs learn that you understand these subtle signs, they become more co-operative, less reactive, quicker to approach

Communicating with a Sensitive Dog. A conversation of a few whispers is how it felt...

The bulk of my work is with dogs that are showing behaviours known as reactive or aggressive. Often these dogs are anxious and sensitive....

Why your reactive dog often has no choice over their behaviour

Trying to get training just right is understandable, but can lead to procrastination. It is ok to take the messy first step and get started.