While there are no “quick fixes” for stopping a barking dog, some general rules for day to day management can get you to a place of better calm for you and your neighbours! Don’t leave the dog outside alone to practise barking while you are absent. Leave her in a crate or in a small …
THE ADVENTURES OF CHARLIE: So I’ve been writing my blog for a few months now and doing quite well, I thought. Then I received an email from the Hunter Region Business Enterprise Centre. They told me about a FREE service called One on One Digital Training for Business. You apply and they send out a great bloke called …
My name is Boston. I’m a 4 year old Labrador. Despite my sturdy size I don’t have a very sturdy constitution. I was attacked as a young adult dog while I was on the lead. Now when I go out on the lead I get very worried when I see other dogs. I also get very worried …
People often baulk at the prospect of putting their puppy or dog in a cage or a crate for dog. Believe me, there are far more reasons for doing this than not. To soften the concept of a crate being a cage, we need to first remember that dogs are den animals and typically will …
You’re walking your dog nicely, trying to teach him/her good manners on the leash. You’re practising your own nice, calm body language so that your dog will relax and respond to you in public. THEN …… a random, unknown dog approaches off-leash and disrupts everything. This can be particularly unnerving if your own leashed dog …
Having brought up two puppies in the last 18 months, after teaching puppy classes for nearly ten years, I’ve had to practise what I’ve been preaching: a very good lesson in persistence and consistency. Having said that, I can’t say I’ve been perfect but we have two pretty well-adjusted young dogs at home. This being …