Tag: dog body language
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Life Skills Workshop. Why do we not call it Obedience training?
The main reason is because we do not like the word OBEDIENCE and what it implies, the same as why we use the word CUE instead of COMMAND. Although only words they still have an association to them, as a human I would rather be asked to do something instead of told or commanded to…
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Loose Lead and Recall
We began our newest 4 week course at the weekend centred around better lead walking and recall. Lead walking and recall may not seem that well connected so why do them together? Well the honest answer is that they like all things dog training require focus from our dogs, however it is a two way…
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Nosework with Jack Fenton the Dorset Dog Trainer.
We had a lovely chat with Jack Fenton the Dorset Dog Trainer about how he uses nosework in his everyday training with dogs. Jack works with a lot of reactive, fizzy, fearful, anxious dogs and uses nosework in their training to help them see the world differently. The world is quite a scary place for…
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Kids around Dogs with Sophie Calder from Calders Pet Services.
It was great to catch up with Sophie to chat about helping and educating children when around dogs. Sophie is a fully accredited trainer with the IMDT as well as an approved trainer with KAD . KAD – Kids Around Dogs® is an award winning association of Dog Professionals and Child Care Professionals who specialise…