Does your dog default to take it or leave it? Stay or go?

This morning we went for a walk in the woods - a location we go to at least once a week (although we'll be taking a break as they're...

A common issue I see mentioned goes along the lines of 'I've tried food, but my dog's just not that interested'. At the basic level,...

A question that has come up a few times recently in one of the canine fitness groups I'm in is how to build duration in conditioning...

This is a question that comes up time and again - what is/was/should be the first thing to teach a new puppy or dog in you household? ...

Cue related things have come up a few times in my training in the last week, so I thought I'd write about them! Let's start at the...

It doesn't matter what you're training, whether it's the basics or complex competition skills, there are only three reasons why your...

I wrote a lengthy Facebook post last week, which you can read here. This Facebook Live by Denise Fenzi covers what prompted it. I'm...

I live with a spaniel. Until recently I lived with two. I'm a member of a few spaniel related groups on Facebook (not many - more on...

I video a lot of my training, and I share many of those videos in different places - to help answer questions, or maybe get feedback on...

Ripley LOVES to tug! The first thing that Ripley does when he gets up in the morning is to find something to pick up and carry around....

Stationing is where your dog gets on to a platform, mat or other defined area and stays there until asked to do something else. It has...

Play is a really important part of any training you do with your dog. Studies have shown that including play in our training sessions...

If I'm honest, I struggled a bit with the title of this one - what I might deem 'undesirable' or 'problem' behaviours, another guardian...

I recently wrote about the reasons to train scentwork , and how I came to train scentwork . Now I'm going to talk you a through a few...

Following on from yesterday's topic, 7 Reasons to Train Scentwork With Your Dog, I thought I would share the reasons that I train...

Scentwork is a growing area, and more and more dog owners are investigating this training for their dogs. Today I'm going to cover seven...

I am a member of an excellent Facebook group, Canine Conditioning and Body Awareness Exercises. The posts that appear in this group are...

For the third time since I got a second dog, I find myself in the position of trying to balance the needs of dogs with different exercise...

Like a lot of my friends, both real and virtual, I usually walk my dogs alone. Even pre-coronavirus I generally chose routes where we...