Confessions of a cross-over trainer
I first started training dogs 50+ years ago with a very patient black Labrador named Lisa and a check chain. Poor Lisa she was drilled every walk and I used…
Training the rarest of the rare- a Tibetan Mastiff
Last week in Australia the media was full of the story of a Tibetan Mastiff puppy that sold for the incredible figure of over $100 k US. In one of those strange six…
A bride a groom and…………………….. the cows!
I live in a rural area just outside of Macksville and for the point of clarity usually describe where I live as Macksville, that is unless I am talking to…
A journey into your dogs thought processes
Have you ever stopped to think about how you and your canine companions make decisions?The other day I was on my way to Coffs Harbour with a zillion things to…
What is a Dangerous Dog?
Dog 1 Dog 2 Dog 3 Dangerous is defined by dictionary.reference.com as able or likely to cause physical injury. It makes no distinction as to the size of the animal that…
Evolution of a dangerous dog
Sadly there are some in our society that are determined to produce dogs that scare and hurt people. Our military and policing services have a long history of using dogs…
Water, Water Everywhere
A really strange thing happened to me overnight. I went to sleep last night and while I was sleeping someone installed a swimming pool around my house and took the…
