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Teaching Your Dog the Recall: Make the Process Easier With This One Tip

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…

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Learn How to Teach Your Dog to Fetch Their Own Lead

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…

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Help! My Dog Destroys The House When Left Alone

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…

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Why Do Dogs Shake?

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…

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Separation Anxiety in Dogs: 5 Myths You Need to Know About

Have you ever owned a dog who’s suffered from separation anxiety? It’s hard isn’t it, knowing how best to help them. I haven’t until recently and it does change how you act. Danny, our rescue dog is brilliant and his…

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Could You Pass This Dog Ownership Test?

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…

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Time to Ditch the Alpha: Let’s Be Partners, Not Pack Leaders

On February 26th, National Geographic aired an episode of its popular show Cesar 911 in which a Boston Terrier/French Bulldog mix named Simon attacked a pig while in the care of the show’s host, Cesar Millan. The incident sparked international…

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Is Your Puppy Prepared for Adulthood?

One of the biggest errors of judgement novice dog owners make is the assumption that their puppy, just because she's started to obey all the basic commands at 4 or 5 months of age, is 'trained'. Puppies have a great…

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Teach Your Dog to Stay the Super Simple Way

Teaching your dog to stay is, comfortably, one of the most valuable dog assets your dog can have over the course of their life. It's so, so valuable to have confidence that in any given situation you'll be able to…

Dog Training, Puppy Advice

Training – The Early Years to ‘Terrible Teens’ & Beyond

Just as children do, dogs go through early developmental stages in their lives that are reflective of their physical and mental capabilities. A puppy can change very, very quickly and the type of training and social interaction the puppy is…