Adding a Second Dog to Your Household: A Comprehensive Guide
December 13, 2023
As a seasoned dog trainer, I often encounter pet owners who are contemplating the addition of a second dog to their family. The primary motivation
As a seasoned dog trainer, I often encounter pet owners who are contemplating the addition of a second dog to their family. The primary motivation
Social media is helping to spread and encourage rewards-based training across Australia, especially in the younger generation, university-educated, and left-leaning. Sadly, social media is full of a lot of conflicting and inaccurate information about dogs (and many other topics too), and I often have clients come to me confused because they don’t know what to believe regarding correct training methods for their dog.
Almost all the older puppies that I see have been purchased after the 8-week mark and have received insufficient or no socialisation.
Dogs need a hierarchy to live inside of, and for some dogs the position of alpha is an innate goal that needs to be met. If the owner does not create and provide a hierarchy, the dog has no choice but to take the position for itself.
Taking your dog to the dog park is like leaving your child unattended in a juvenile detention centre for a day and not expecting them to develop some sort of behavioural problem’.
I’ve raised a lot of puppies over the years and have always found this to be a very rewarding and enjoyable experience. For some crazy reason, at a very busy time of my life, I thought it would be a good idea to take on three puppies at once.
Quite a few years ago, I was sitting in a sizeable Veterinary clinic with one of my dogs, and a couple came in with a young Cattle dog. I could see them struggling with him from the moment they got him out of the car.
My first experience of this was when I was 12 years old. I had a German Short Haired Pointer (GSP) and her name was Bronlea or Bronnie. I had known her from a couple of weeks of age as a family friend had bred her.
An all too common issue for a lot of dogs, unfortunately. Yet it is mostly preventable and is definitely treatable.
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