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The fastest way to brainwash a person is have it repeated to them over and over

December 7, 2023

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.

Buying an older puppy or waiting until the last vaccination to socialize

December 7, 2023

Almost all the older puppies that I see have been purchased after the 8-week mark and have received insufficient or no socialisation.

It was once said to me, and it only had to be said once ‘you cannot fix stupid’:

December 7, 2023

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.

Dogs park are a dangerous place to take your dog

December 7, 2023

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’.

One puppy at a time

September 2, 2020

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.

Fear in dogs

April 28, 2020

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.

When we lose our dog

April 27, 2020

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.

Why are dogs scared of thunderstorms?

August 31, 2018

An all too common issue for a lot of dogs, unfortunately. Yet it is mostly preventable and is definitely treatable.

Why do we train our dogs?

August 29, 2018

I have met so many people over the years that have told me they do not see the value in training their dog yet in the next breath they will complain about their dogs’ behaviour. As with all dog trainers and enthusiasts, it leaves us shaking our heads and feeling extremely frustrated.

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The fastest way to brainwash a person is have it repeated to them over and over

Buying an older puppy or waiting until the last vaccination to socialize

It was once said to me, and it only had to be said once ‘you cannot fix stupid’:

Dogs park are a dangerous place to take your dog

One puppy at a time

Fear in dogs

When we lose our dog

Why are dogs scared of thunderstorms?

Why do we train our dogs?

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