Did you know it’s against the law in the U.K. to provide home boarding, daycare, board and trains (or any other service where a clients dog stays in your house or facility) without a license? This is a law that isn’t new, and has been around since 2018. It’s actually scary the number of dog …
What does ditching the bowl mean? Meal times are a perfect opportunity to use your dogs food in more constructive ways to help with training and keep them busy in other ways. I haven’t used a food bowl in about 15 years instead using my fav boredom buster toys to feed and entertain my dogs …
Building a bond with your dog is fundamental to creating a lasting relationship based on trust and collaboration. TIME. One of the most important ways to build your canine-human relationship is time. Like any relationship in our lives, the more effort you put in, the more rewarding it becomes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Spending quality time together can be …
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People talk about enrichment a lot- myself included. But what are the types of enrichment available to our dogs? and how can we make sure they are getting all? PHYSICAL ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀physical enrichment is taking our dogs for walks, allowing our dogs to dig or chase, etc⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀MENTAL⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀this is the are that most people focus on most …
Being “famous” on Instagram/TikTok/facebook does not actually mean that someone knows what they are doing when it comes to dog training. Having a high follower count on any social media platform just means that the person is good at social media- it has no relevance to their skill with animals. When picking a professional to …
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Any trainer can get a dog to sit if you hand them the lead. But that doesn’t help you. Our job as trainers and pet coaches is to give YOU- the tools you need in order to train your dog. Even if you employed a trainer to come train your dog every, single day – …
Want Superpowers? Want to improve the relationship between you and your dog? Learn canine body language. Remember in the film The Matrix when Neo takes the blue pill? Understanding how your dog sees and understands the world is exactly like that. You cannot “unsee” your dog’s (and other dog’s) ability to communicate once you have …
Honestly, I don’t know where this advice comes from. But I need you to know that it’s not true. Your dog is not sitting there secretly plotting to take over the world, waiting for you to slip up and feed it a treat first so that it’s quest for world domination can be complete!! That’s …
I have been back and forth about posting this so many times. The “embarrassment” of having a less than perfect dog while at the same time being a dog professional. What would people say? What would my clients say? Isn’t it embarrassing to be a failure? Will anyone ever hire me again? Every bad thought …
If you are already one of our clients, you have probably heard me say this a million and one times. Setting yourself up to fail is something many clients do when they push their dogs too hard, too fast. Forget the treats. Only bring the boring treats. Push for Just one more round of tricks …
