January classes open for enrolment now - CLICK HERE to book online
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Our office is currently closed for the holidays and will reopen on Monday 6th January 2025
January classes open for enrolment now - CLICK HERE to book online
Our office is currently closed for the holidays and will reopen on Monday 6th January 2025
One of the big reasons that so many dog owners struggle to improve their dog’s reliability with following cues around distractions is that they never give their dog a chance to be SUCCESSFUL around distractions. Practising your training with no distractions is important for when you’re first teaching a new behaviour, but if you’re only training at...
Read MoreBreed superstitions are very common in the dog world. You’ve probably heard many variations; certain breeds can only be trained a certain way, specific behaviours are impossible to train in specific breeds, and so on. The good news is that these superstitions just aren’t true! While breed stereotypes can be useful as a general guide for making educ...
Read MoreThe reason that many dogs don’t come when called is a simple one – the consequences are not rewarding for them. Remember our golden rule – “all behaviour that gets rewarded gets repeated.” More often than not, we call our dogs to come either towards something they’ll find unpleasant; like giving them medication or bath time, or away from something...
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