Real-world solutions from puppies to seniors
Second (In)Sight – the Second Fear Period – is here and Travis needs help to get through it. 3-4 week old puppies have an extreme startle response as their eyes and ears open and they experience their first sights and sounds. This is known as the First Fear Period. Dogs develop a second insight into […]
King Kong – Safely Occupied I would like to meet Joe Markham and shake him warmly by the hand. “Joe whom?” I hear you ask. Joe Markham was no ordinary Joe. He ran a Volkswagen repair shop in Denver, Colorado. He also had a German Shepherd called Fritz. Fritz had a penchant for chewing dangerous […]
Travis is finally learning the three Rs of recall. Reliable recall is one of the most important things that you can train. Dogs need the freedom to run, play and sniff. Research shows that dogs are more relaxed when their lead is longer, but that being off lead is best of all. That said, there […]
Minor Morris – Secondary Fears Travis is heading towards 7 months old now and so has passed Jim Mathieson’s statue of William Hogarth countless times. It was only yesterday that he really noticed it – and decided to bark. Now that he has passed the half-year mark, he has entered adolescence and the Second Fear […]
E is for Etiquette – manners maketh the mutt and the human! How do dog owners annoy me (and my clients) – let me count the ways! 1 Unsolicited, unwanted (and incorrect) “advice” – especially from people who know that I’m a behaviourist and trainer and usually in inverse proportion to their actual knowledge 2 […]