by Jenni | Jan 31, 2021 | Checklists & Forms
Muzzle Nuzzle A dog-friendly alternative to human forms of affection. It’s worth noting at the beginning of this post that a dog’s reaction to our human behaviours and ways of interacting with our dogs will vary from dog to dog. Some dogs will be very...
by Jenni | Jan 24, 2021 | Body Language & Signals
Hugs & Kisses And other weird things humans do… “We should not assume that whatever we think we might be communicating to our dog is understood by the dog the same way.” You might think that hugging your dog, giving them a pat or a kiss on the...
by Jenni | Jan 16, 2021 | Checklists & Forms
Doubting Dominance Why it’s not a sound basis for dog training methods. Continuing on from last week’s more general blog post on Dominance in Dogs, in this post I will focus more on how the dominance theory has and continues to affect dog training methods...
by Jenni | Jan 9, 2021 | Psychological & Social Needs
Dominance in Dogs What is it, and why is it so controversial? “Dominance is often thought of as dogs’ attempt to obtain leadership, or an “alpha” role, over their “pack”.” Humping, jumping, pulling, barking…you might...
by Jenni | Jan 2, 2021 | Checklists & Forms
New YearSame Dog As the year changes, your dog, most likely, does not, but take this opportunity to review his/her wellbeing. We humans often have ambitious ideas about what the transition into a new year can do for us personally. We sometimes view it as a magic pill,...
by Jenni | Dec 19, 2020 | Checklists & Forms
Stress Busting Helping you notice signs of stress in your dog, so that you can help your dog deal with it. I already covered a lot in my other post about stress, and something that was repeated a lot in that post will be repeated here once more: observing your dog is...
by Jenni | Dec 13, 2020 | Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
Let’s Talk About Stress, Baby Let’s talk about all the good things, and the bad things, that it brings… “You need to observe them and know them when they are well in order to recognise when something is amiss.” It might be easy to assume...
by Jenni | Dec 5, 2020 | Checklists & Forms
Happy Walking Work on the walk. In summary: Teach your dog a contact/attention sound – a valuable tool, which you can use in any and all situations to help ensure your dog’s safety and wellbeing. Create distance between your dog and the situations in...
by Jenni | Nov 28, 2020 | Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
Trouble with Walking? Common challenges on dog walks. “You want the dog to learn that when the leash is loose we move, not before.” I’m going to start this post off with just a few key words: patience, contact, and distance. What’s so special...
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