by BARKS from the Guild | Jun 10, 2019 | Training
By Yvette Van Veen Are Head Halters Like Prongs? Head halters took the training world by storm years ago. Some trainers are hanging up their head halters because they simply don’t like how dogs seem to fight them. Other trainers,...
by Theo Stewart | Jun 3, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Dylan is an enthusiastic, friendly young dog, if a little over-excited at times. He is beautiful, but someone coming to house is a very exciting thing for the young 16-month-old Labradoodle. When I arrived the lady was doing her best …
by Anna Francesca Bradley | May 24, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
There comes a time in many dog owner’s lives where the thought is sprung…. ‘I wonder if Fido would like a friend?’ Inextricably bound with the idea are feelings of excitement, guilt, worry because there are so many aspects to …
by BARKS from the Guild | May 2, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Sue McCabe At puppy class recently, we started retrieve training. Students were shown this video (below), with the steps needed to train a reliable retrieve to hand. The video compresses quite a bit of learning (weeks of short sessions)...