

Starting off that new puppy
Bringing home a new puppy is an exciting time for most, new beginnings and sometimes it brings us all full circle from grief at the loss...
Don't pay the tradie until the job is done.
Some training concepts for you. We have all had to employ a Tradie at some stage, maybe a plumber etc. From experience I have found that...


When to let go
The relationship we have with our dogs is complex and sometimes goes much deeper than those we have with the humans we have around us....


Social/conflict aggression in dogs.
Many clients come to me due to this issue occurring in the household and are rightly concerned Aggression from your pet dog towards...


Helper Dogs
A few months back I picked up our new Pup, Banshee at 8 weeks of age. A Rottweiler bred by Mary at Stevmar kennels whose blend of...


Understanding your Dog's Drives
An analogy I use with Clients as far as their dog's drive/energy/arousal levels is that is is like gearing in a car. When you first learn...


Allowing opportunity to decompress
I was going to name this as the 4th method of reinforcement, think of this topic as you will as everybody will have their own version of...


Building Relationship
Where do I start?? The key to most things in life is relationship, be it dog training, marriage, team sports, working as part of a group...


The Trinity of Reinforcement:
For us to teach a new behaviour that is wanted, strengthen an existing behaviour or to substitute a more appropriate behaviour for one...
Shame, guilt, embarrassment and fear....
These are emotions that we usually have little control over but sadly they disable learning and the ability to have confidence in...
