Does our emotional state affect our ability to train our dogs?
I have spent my day off reading an interesting book from Ben Angel called “Sleeping your Way to the Top in Business”. I applied what I was reading to training…
My dog is too young to train – How young is too young to start training your puppy?
As a professional dog trainer I am regularly approached by puppy owners who understand it is important to train their dogs but have been told that they should not start…
I only want a bit off this time – A Groomer’s winter lament
It’s winter time here in Australia and for Professional Groomers it is a great time of year where they are not rushed off their feet and actually get some time…
A solution to the smelly damp winter dog.
It is winter again and already the mornings are pretty cold, according to my dogs who stay in bed while I get up to get my morning cup of tea.…
Puppies – the first 14 weeks are critical to overall life!
Recently I have been working with a new mum, not the normal human type of new mum but a four legged, hairy one. I use the term working with very…
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…
Happy Easter or is it for your pets?
We are three days into the Easter break today in Australia. It is a major holiday season that either rivals or comes in a close second to Christmas depending on…
