Recent comment: “Thank you for all your notes on the tasks to do with our rescue boy. He is really enjoying tapping his paw on the small mat.. and he is holding the toy in his mouth.  He has even started to pick the toy up and hold it.   I have found walking him much easier as he has responded to a firmer approach.”

This may sound like straightforward behaviours…but for a Romanian rescue with no history of play, low trust when meeting new people and dogs and little interest in a toy, his owners are clearly happy.  After two one-to-one working sessions, with the owners diligently following up at home, that included putting on a show of confidence themselves when out walking, there’s a promising future for this dog.    Read more

Doggie Speak is for you and your best friend, introducing kind and force-free ways to develop great mutual understanding.   Your dog can learn some cool, fun ‘tricks’ that build the foundations for developing the well-mannered, fun-loving and focused companion we all want.

Learning is not just for puppies.   Older dogs love  Scenting Games – perfect for keeping the brain active and for maintaining great communication between you and your dog.

An Accompanied Dog Expedition (ADE)  –  one or two expeditions could give owners a real start to enjoying ‘walking the dog’ so much more – and with a happier dog too!  Useful for dogs that are fearful and reactive to other people, other dogs or objects that they meet,  an ADE could also be an opportunity for practising recall in the real world.  

Sometimes a one-to-one home consultation is helpful… with support and follow up on-line. This was the route adopted with a young dog who felt it his duty to wake his owners every couple of hours throughout the night!    

Here’s their feedback: “We have been putting in place what you suggested. We now have a pup that sleeps on his own bed from 10pm-6am.    He’s like a different dog and we both feel so much more relaxed.”

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