Why puppy training is not about puppies
Owners are not doing one tenth of the training or one hundredth of the socialisation needed to provide puppies with the manners, confidence and social savvy necessary to successfully negotiate adolescence.
Owners are not doing one tenth of the training or one hundredth of the socialisation needed to provide puppies with the manners, confidence and social savvy necessary to successfully negotiate adolescence.
Our new venture is our new Puppy Socialisation Practice sessions, a two-part course where your puppy can come along and experience different people, things, surfaces, noises, and play
Are you thinking, or who might eventually think, of becoming a dog trainer? My free webinar will give you a glimpse into what you need to consider about making such a change.
From my recent survey, at least three-quarters of people who want to be dog trainers don’t know where to start. They’re worried they haven’t enough experience, that they don’t know enough and that they don’t know about running a business.
Have you ever considered becoming a dog trainer? Have you ever thought of that dream becoming reality? Where you jack in your current job and work full time with dogs?
We’re seeing more dogs that are unnerved by new people and other dogs because they’re nervous or because they’re over-excited, because of lockdown.
Gareth and I chat about dogs panting and we focus on dogs, thank goodness. There are two main reasons for panting, one being obviously because dogs get hot and they pant as a way to cool down.
73% of dogs are fearful, according to a recent pet study.
The main reason for dogs being fearful is inadequate socialisation between 7 and 15 weeks of age
Just as humans play best with similar people, dogs will play best with similar dogs. Too much free play too young can encourage dogs to want to play with every other dog they see, which can lead to recall problems for you. Worse, it can create stress and even induce aggression in other dogs.
As with so many things, moderation is best!