by Susan Nilson | Jun 30, 2014 | Pet Guardians, Training
Daisy was a serial resource guarder. Whether this was genetics, early learning, her experiences living rough or a combination of all three, I found out about it the hard way when I walked past her one day and she was …
by Theo Stewart | Jun 26, 2014 | Training
The other day I visited Rufus, a beautiful four-year-old chocolate Labrador. He had, until a year ago, been gun dog trained. Whilst harsh training methods may well work in the moment, there is usually future fallout of some...
by Eileen Anderson | Jun 23, 2014 | Pet Guardians, Training
Maybe, but maybe not! We humans tend to get warm and fuzzy feelings when we see dogs “smile.” It’s true that some dogs’ mouths open in a cute smile when they are relaxed and happy. But a dog with his …
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jun 23, 2014 | Pet Guardians, Training
Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) categorizes a dog as dangerous simply because of what breed he/she happens to be. This is the same as if we were to say, for example, that all people with long blond hair should be put …
by Theo Stewart | Jun 13, 2014 | Learning Theory, Pet Guardians, Training
Understandably we don’t like our dogs to growl and it can be embarrassing, but growling is GOOD. Growling tells us what our dog is feeling. Growling gives us the key to open the door to the dog’s emotions....
