Training
Why Your Trained Puppy Has Stopped Listening
Between six and eighteen months dogs become selectively deaf, suddenly fearful, and much harder work. Here is what is happening and how to get through it.
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How to Stop a Dog Bolting Out of the Front Door
Door dashing is one of the commonest ways dogs are killed on roads. The fix is a threshold routine that takes about two weeks to build.
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Muzzle Training: Why Every Dog Should Learn It
A muzzle is safety equipment, not a judgement about your dog. Here is the two-week conditioning plan that makes one comfortable, and why to do it before you need it.
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Five Impulse Control Games That Take Two Minutes Each
Impulse control is a trainable skill, not a personality trait. These five games build it in short sessions, and they transfer straight to real life.
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Teaching ‘Place’: The Cue That Gives You Your House Back
A dog who can go to a mat and stay there is a dog you can cook, eat, work and answer the door around. Here is the progression, and the…
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Separation Anxiety in Dogs: What It Is and How Treatment Actually Works
Separation anxiety is panic, not naughtiness, and it does not respond to crating, exercise or ignoring. Here is how the treatment protocol works and why it has to be gradual.
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Crate Games: Teaching a Puppy to Love the Crate
A crate a dog chooses is a room. A crate a dog is shut into is a cage. The difference is about a week of short games. Includes affiliate links.
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How to Stop Excessive Barking (Start by Working Out Why)
There are six kinds of barking and they need six different answers. Telling a dog to be quiet fixes none of them. Here is how to identify yours and what…
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The Puppy Socialisation Checklist (And What Socialisation Is Not)
The window closes at around 14 weeks and it does not reopen. Here is what to expose a puppy to, how to do it without overwhelming them, and the common…
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Teaching ‘Drop It’ Without Chasing Your Dog Round the Garden
Chasing a dog who has something teaches them to run and swallow. Trading teaches them to bring it to you. Here is how to build a genuine drop cue.