I went away with a big group of friends and our children on an activity weekend a few years ago and it was fabulous...
Personal space is important
I spend lots of my time working with families, teaching children how to behave around dogs to keep them safe. Both...
Barking, so much barking!
Barking is a common issue that many dog owners come to me for help with. Excessive barking can cause a lot of stress...
Neurons that fire together, wire together
How do you change behaviour? I'm going to get a bit geeky today but it will explain WHY your dog does what he does.I...
What is separation anxiety and why has this pandemic increased the problem?
Firstly, I don’t actually like the word ‘anxiety’ in ‘separation anxiety’ as for most dogs it doesn’t come anywhere...
Learned helplessness
Learned helplessness If a dog has been repeatedly punished for his reactions, or using flooding, forced to face his...
You can’t treat fear with fear
Aversives We've all seen those famous trainers on TV, seemingly ‘fixing’ the...
Dying for behaviour
Behaviour problems are killing our dogs Last year a man rang me about their Labrador, the young dog was dog reactive...
A full bucket
Why did my dog react? You are walking along happily with your dog without a care in the world, pondering life, what...














