Dog training advice from experts. Helpful dog training guides, behaviour insight and useful tips on understanding your dog’s training needs.
As stay at home orders continue and we try and make the best of being at home without going stir crazy, our canine companions are doing the same. At the Victoria Stilwell Academy or VSA, we’ve been helping people and…
Advice for new dog owners is never in short supply. Everyone who’s anyone who’s ever owned a dog will be liberal with their tips, shortcuts and pearls of knowledge. Listen to it all but remember this: every dog is different.…
Apparently one of the most feared things known to mankind isn’t snakes, ghosts or even monsters that live under the bed. No, it’s actually public speaking that tends to get people’s palms sweating and the mere thought of having to…
According to research, in the wild dogs spend an average of 4 1/2 hours each day roaming, hunting, playing and following scent trails. However, domestic dogs are only getting an average of 33 minutes per day and nearly half of…
If you share your life with a dog you will know that dogs are very sensitive to our moods. If you are feeling sad your dog will often come and snuggle up to you or try to lick your hands…
A new study has discovered that a dog’s size may hold the key to understanding more about how dogs learn. Scientists at the University of Arizona have discovered that dogs with larger brains outperform smaller dogs in some cases, but…
Every day on social media we stumble across different quizzes who want to guess our age by what we eat or our favourite song, or even favourite dog breed. In truth, sometimes we seek out the answers we want from…
Separation anxiety is one of the biggest problems dogs face. Most people lead a lifestyle which involves leaving the dog alone for varying amounts of time. But that goes against everything a dog stands for – the pack, strength in…
K9 Interactive is K9 Magazine’s series offering practical, easy to follow advice on how to ‘do stuff’ with or for your dog. From learning how to teach your dog some impressive, eye-catching tricks to advice on how to get your…
Contrary to the popular saying, teaching an old new tricks is entirely possible. The trick is this – don’t ask him to do anything his body can’t handle. Michael Hayward explains here that it’s all about mental stimulation and older…
Introducing animals to one another, and particularly introducing an animal to a household which is already home to other animals can be a fraught and worrying time for owners, however there are techniques you can use to make integration more…
Have you ever wondered what the easiest way to get your dog to come back to you is? It’s quite simple, you teach them the recall. However, knowing this and teaching it are two very different things, and it might…
If your dog has ever given you a hint that it’s ‘time for walkies’ by glancing longingly at their dog lead before looking back at you and then repeating the action just in case you hadn’t noticed, then you might have already…
Separation anxiety is a problem that can develop in a young puppy, a rescue dog who may have suffered in its previous home and has now attached itself to a new owner, or even a well-established family pet dog who…
An unusual encounter with a middle aged Terrier back in the Summer of 1998 gave me an interesting insight into the dog body language of shaking / or shivering dogs. I set my gaze on this small, but friendly dog…
Oh dear. The researchers have been crunching data and they’ve come up with some rather alarming findings. Apparently we’re all guilty of doing a multitude of things that we think our dogs like but, it turns out, they’re merely tolerating…
