When considering getting some help with your beloved dog, how do you know what to look for when it comes to searching for dog trainers? I have had many people book me following an intense search for something which ticked the right boxes for them, whereas others have found me simply through luck of the draw. In a largely unregulated industry, how can you be sure that you are finding dog trainers Read the rest of this entry

Have you got a barking dog? Most dog’s will bark now and again. It can be annoying in some cases, but it is also one of the original reasons for the relationship between dogs and humans. The bark provided us with the early warning signal that we needed before we came under attack from enemy approaching, much further away than we could perceive with our human ears or eyes, so we could prepare and Read the rest of this entry

I’m adding another guest blog today, after being really surprised by the content of this article. Has anyone else heard these claims about testing them on animals, and whether this is done in a cruel way or not? Once again, I am not an expert on pet nutrition, my field is Dog Training or Dog Behaviour, so I would welcome a discussion on this to help educate us all further…

“It would surprise Read the rest of this entry

As a Dog Listener I have regular contact with dog owners who ask me questions regarding their dog’s health. I am not the expert in this subject, my field being dog training and dog behaviour, so I am not always the best person to ask these questions of. So this week I have included a guest blog on my site from the world of pet health care, on some of the symptoms you can look out for and possible Read the rest of this entry

As promised, today I am writing about some of the common (and not so common) myths that we hear about Dog Behaviour and Dog Training, and whether they are true or not. This blog is written with an understanding of canine instinct learnt from Jan Fennell. I am a Highly Recommended Associate of Jan Fennell, and regularly help dog owners to learn to understand their dogs and overcome and problem dog Read the rest of this entry

Recently I blogged about whether or not it was possible to teach an old dog new tricks. A while back I was told that a vet had advised that a dog which was showing a little bit of food aggression would need to be destroyed (it was 16 weeks old), and just today I heard of a rescue organisation advising that 2 female dogs could not live together because they would kill each other. All of these are Read the rest of this entry

As a Highly Recommended Associate Dog Listener, I am in a priviledge position to be able to share some of Jan Fennell’s nuggets of wisdom on dog behaviour beyond what we have time to go through in a consultation, so I wanted to share one of her weekly topics, Remembered Pain. The below is written by Jan Fennell:

Have you ever felt some butterflies in your stomach, accompanied by the over-whelming Read the rest of this entry

Anyone who knows me well will understand that I don’t pay for something unless I absolutely have to, or really really want something, so it occurred to me that some people may do a little research into getting help with their dog’s naughty behaviour, find out some prices and go for the cheapest one, or find out some prices and decide that they don’t mind the behaviour that much, so rather than spend Read the rest of this entry

I have the conversation about whether castrating dogs will calm them down or not so often that I felt it a subject worthy of a blog. There is a school of thought that your dog is hyperactive, or aggressive because of testosterone, or with a female, because she has had a season, and therefore the resolution to the behaviour problem is to neuter or spay your dog or bitch. The reality of my clients Read the rest of this entry

I like to spend a little time reflecting at the beginning of the year on what I want to achieve and what I have to offer. I found myself thinking about what I offer to people as a Dog Listener… Well most people will come to me looking for Dog Training, because there is some sort of problem which is making life a bit difficult. The problems are highly varied, from aggression to other dogs, aggression Read the rest of this entry