Sorry I can't recommend a behaviourist as you're a bit too far away from me but have a look on the APBC website for a qualified behaviourist local...
I always take pups out on a lead for toileting. As they grow they become more interested, and distracted, by anything in the garden. They then...
The first signal a dog will give is 'freeze' but as most humans miss this signal the dog will growl before escalating on to snap and bite
My experience wirh Holidays4dogs is that you enrol and then can search for possible matches within a set distance that match your holiday dates....
As a trainer/behaviourist I have a minor heart atrack when I read or hear statements like this :( . A child, regardless if age shoukd be prevented...
I use Holidays4dogs and have had only positive experiences with 2 diffeent carers. It really is a home from home experience fir the dogs. Walks...
It's great that you want to clicker train. I only train one new behaviour in a training session and allow some play time/ slep time between...
A highly recommended book that may help is "Babies, kids and dogs: Creating a safe and harmonious relationship" by Melisa Fallon and Vickie Davenport
In all honesty I would be concerned as his behaviour is very far from his norm, particularly with a report that he had snapped at a handler -...
As a singleton Enya has not had the benefit of playing and interacting with littermates which can most certainly impact how she responds to other...
I've always allowed access (supervised) to the ground floor rooms from Day 1 with no problems. Daytime is mainly in the kitchen or office but...
Like @Beanwood I wouldn't be adding anything to such a young pup's diet without investigating possible causes of the soft poop. Your pup's poop...
Raised hackles are a sihn that a dig us aroysed. The arousal can be through excitement, fear or aggression. A wagging tail can mean many things...
So you use positive punishment in the form of lead jerks, which on a flat collar is bad enough but on a slip lead which can continue to tighten is...
So true @Boogie and I think it's what drives us to be the best (positive reward) trainer we can be with our dogs - even if we do beat ourselves up...
I have a chocolate girl and have previously had yellow girls. I've also had cocker spaniels, and cross breeds. I'm also a dog trainer and the one...
You should never feel a 'failure' - you haven't got it wrong, you're just learning the same as your dog.
It sounds very much like resource guarding of your wife. Without rhe opportunity if watching your dog and his interactions it in't possible to...
It sounds as if you had an excellent puppy trainer and well run classes. Socialisation is important in the puppy class and what you describe is...
As a trainer I don't like free play at anytime during a training session. Who is monitoring the play to ensure that it is 'good' play? Are all the...
