7 Things To Do With Your Dog In 2020 Take up a new dog sport or activity there are lots that can be suitable for all breeds and ages such as Hoopers and Dog Parkour. Take some dog classes – it doesn’t matter if there 12 weeks or 12 years you should take the time …
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What Is Puppy Socialisation And The Benefits?
What Is Puppy Socialisation?! A process for puppies to start get used to different dogs and people and how to interact – all animals go through this stage and sets them a blueprint for later life! When does socialisation start? Socialisation starts around three weeks to twelve /fourteen weeks of age so most of this …
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Reasons Why You Should Have Your Dog Trained
Reasons Why You Should Have Your Dog Trained Whatever the dogs age, breed, or temperament, every dog can benefit from undertaking training Here are some reasons for training your dog whether that be on a 1-1 basis or enrolling on a group class. Training benefits both dog and owner One of the best ways to …
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Behaviour Training Methods Using Muzzles
Behaviour Training Methods Using Muzzles Every dog owner has their own opinions on muzzles in most cases the main reason people develop a negative opinion is because they associate a muzzled dog with aggressive behaviour and a dangerous dog. This however isn’t always the case… There are various different types of muzzles, two of the main ones …
Ideas of Exercising Your Dog In Winter
Ideas of Exercising Your Dog In Winter Make your dog use their nose- hide treats around the house and food to keep them physically and mentally active. Teach them a new trick – it’s never too late to learn something new, keep them clogs turning by mixing it up with teaching something new and exciting. …
How Clicker Training Works For Dogs
How Clicker Training Works For Dogs There are many different methods to training one of them is Clicker training. What is this? ……An animal trainer called Karen Pryor came up with the idea of using a signal to tell the animal when it had done a great job. This is where the clicker came in! …
Is My Dog Too Old To Be Training?
Is My Dog Too Old To Be Training? I hear this every day, the statement “my dog is too old to do training” – Wrong! You’ve no doubt heard the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Well this is false you can there is no age limit on learning. Human don’t stop …
Why Halti Training Leads Are Recommended For Your Dog
Why Halti Training Leads Are Recommended For Your Dog Halti training leads have many benefits and functions it’s a great tool for your training journey. This lead is a great tool to lower confusion and have one item that does everything you need. The short length is ideal for heel-work training, medium length for obedience training and …
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Why Choose Positive Reinforcement As A Training Method?
There are various methods of dog training, however recently there has been a growing collection of recent studies proving that positive reinforcement training of dogs is much more effective and ultimately more successful than training involving dominance and punishment. Using positive reinforcement to train your dog means you are rewarding the behaviours you like and …
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