by Andre Babilonia | Jan 17, 2025 | Tips
Myth: You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks Sure you can! Not only is it possible for older dogs to learn new things, but it’s also highly beneficial. Keeping their brains active helps to keep them healthy. However, teaching an older dog new tricks might take a little...
by Sabine Blackburn | Apr 29, 2023 | Tips
Do you reward too much, too little or…both? Chances are, you are doing both. If you are feeding your dog a steady stream of rewards, always the same type and always the same quantity regardless of the difficulty of the behaviour, the stage in training and the context...
by Sabine Blackburn | Mar 1, 2023 | Tips
5 Tips to Help your Dog Love the Car If you have a dog that is not fond of, or downright hates, travelling by car, this can make life very difficult. We want to go places to have fun with our dogs: parks, training classes and sometimes holidays. There are also times...
by Sabine Blackburn | Dec 23, 2022 | Tips
5 Tips for Christmas Puppies So you’re getting a puppy, or new dog, for Christmas… The general advice about getting a puppy for Christmas is, “Don’t”, and there are a lot of good reasons for this advice. Having said that, many people do get puppies for Christmas, so...
by Sabine Blackburn | Dec 21, 2022 | Videos
How to praise your dog Modern dog training is reward based, and it is highly successful. The normal reward used in training is food. However, there are times when you might want to reward your dog for something and you don’t have any food on you. Maybe you want to...
