Training
Polite Door Greetings: Stop the Chaos When Someone Arrives
A step-by-step plan to replace barking and jumping at the front door with a calm, trained routine your dog can actually perform under excitement.
Category: Training
Reward-based training for puppies and adult dogs, one clear step at a time.
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The Trade Game: Building a Dog Who Gives Things Up Happily
Ten seconds a day in puppyhood prevents the most difficult behaviour problem there is. And it rebuilds one that has already started.
Training
Teaching ‘Go to Bed’ and Why It Beats Shouting
One cue that solves the doorbell, dinner time, cooking, visitors and the dog underfoot. Built in a week of two-minute sessions.
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Teaching a ‘Quiet’ Cue That Works
The counter-intuitive method: teach the dog to bark on cue first, and the off switch becomes something they understand.
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Teaching a Dog to Swim
Never throw a dog in. Here is the gradual introduction, the breeds that cannot swim, and how to build genuine water confidence.
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Teaching a Dog Their Name (Properly)
Most dogs have heard their name ten thousand times and learned to ignore it. Here is how to build a name that reliably turns a head.
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Teaching a Dog to Fetch (And to Bring It Back)
Plenty of dogs chase but do not return, or return and will not give. Here is how to build the whole chain — plus why endless ball throwing is worth…
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Proofing: Why Your Dog Obeys at Home and Ignores You Outside
Dogs do not generalise the way we assume. A cue learned in the kitchen is a kitchen cue until you teach it everywhere else.
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The Dog Who Grabs the Lead
Grabbing, tugging and jumping at the lead is almost always over-arousal or frustration, not naughtiness. Here is what actually stops it.
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Training an Older Dog
The old-dogs-new-tricks idea is simply wrong. What does change with age is pace, sensory ability and physical comfort — and the adjustments are small.