To call this thing we do "dog training" is a huge disservice to dogs. We are not "training" we are "educating" and just like with children, education starts in kindergarten and ascends onward from there only with understanding. The number one reason dogs get into [...]
This Vlog post is a particularly important one if you live with a dog. If you are struggling with a behaviour that you'd like to change, then you will want to know about your dog’s state, and how that state affects the behaviour you want [...]
Dogs and Firework Celebrations are NOT a great combination, however, there are ways we can help to lessen the trauma experienced by our dogs. Why Do Fireworks Scare Dogs? They are LOUD and a dog’s sense of hearing is acute! They are unpredictable so they [...]
Recallers 2018 Video Contest Winners Today we officially announce our winners from our recent Recallers video contest. The top two video stories in each of the three rounds as voted by you went head to head for you to choose the top 3. We appreciate [...]
Recallers 2018 Video Contest Grand Finale Welcome to the Grand Finale of the 2018 Recallers video contest. This is where the top two video stories in each of the three rounds as voted by you, are going head to head for you to decide the [...]
Recallers 2018 Video Contest Round Three Welcome to Round Three of our video contest. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to vote and support the dog lovers who put their hearts into sharing their stories. If you have not had a chance [...]
Recallers 2018 Video Contest Round Two If you have just joined us, we are sharing videos from our Recallers members for you to view and vote on. We LOVE celebrating dogs and the people who care for them by highlighting their stories. The videos represent [...]
Recallers 2018 Video Contest Round One When Recallers first opened in 2008, it pioneered online dog training, and has become a wildly popular and much-loved foundation resource for people and dogs around the globe. But, as anyone who has ever been part of our Recallers [...]
What is it that your dog’s behaviour is trying to tell you? What is appropriate communication by your dog, and by you? In dogs, just like in humans, there are two types of responses: emotional and thoughtful. So what’s the difference and how do you [...]
Many years ago I introduced a game that has changed the lives of many thousands of people and their dogs the world over. It’s the key building block to everything I teach in dog training. That game is ItsYerChoice (IYC). This is the game that [...]
Have you ever taken a moment to try and see the agility course from your dog’s perspective? The colours, the obstacle placement, the view our dogs see from their level? (Yep, this might mean getting on all fours!) I recently did this after reading a [...]
Bullying. It’s not something you quickly associate with dog training, but it happens all too often. I was walking my dogs recently on a cold winter’s day... and I started to reflect on the dip in mood that happens to a lot of people in [...]
