Canine Consultant - Emma
SAFETY FIRST... XL Bullies
If you own an XL Bully, a big chonky bull x, a Cane Corso, a Presa Canario, a Rottweiler mix... if you own ANY big chunky fatheaded bull...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Aug 28, 20236 min read
Asking The Impossible?
It seems a really simple, basic thing - dogs stay home whilst we're out doing boring chores, going to work, trips to the shop - the...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Aug 20, 20237 min read
Flitting Game... In Full, Extra Shiny...
Tedium and Boredom modelled excellently by Hattie Poodle! The Flitting Game is something I came up with (following much discussion with...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Aug 9, 20225 min read
Begin... at the beginning!
‘We’ve tried everything… nothing works’… Boy if I’d had a quid for every time someone said this to me… I’d be writing this from a luxury...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Mar 3, 20224 min read
Oh No, My Puppy Is... Clingy!
Have you worried about this? Is this something you've heard, that you must be careful not to 'make' your puppy 'clingy'? I have earth...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jul 29, 20217 min read
'Just Ignore the Bad, Reward the Good...'
Just like for our cute little dinosaur here, extinction in dog training is problematic to say the least. We've all heard the rather...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jul 27, 20215 min read
The Sneaky Aversive...
From time to time I find people sharing ideas or methods that appear benign, that seem like they can't cause pain or distress, how can...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jul 26, 20218 min read
Positive Reinforcement - The Oldest 'Modern Fad' Ever?
It's pretty common that those who haven't been aware of positive reinforcement or training that avoids the use of aversives, who perhaps...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jul 24, 20218 min read
Puppy Development - Exercise Myth & Legend...
You'll often hear a rule of thumb, that puppies should only have 5 minutes of exercise per month of age... so an 8 week old puppy can...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jul 22, 20218 min read
Puppy Boom - Avoid Buying Heartbreak
Whether you saw the BBC documentary 'Britain's Puppy Boom...' https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09nl348 or not, you'd need to be living...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jul 18, 20216 min read
Getting Socialisation & Habituation Right (and how to avoid getting it wrong!)
I keep seeing articles on socialisation and a bunch of other dog training things, with annoyingly click-baity titles like 'I NEVER...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Do It By Myself... a game!
I thought I'd write this up as a blog as I find myself referring to this game a lot lately! This a game designed to build independence...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Aug 8, 20209 min read
Stress Reduction & Building Independence
Todays blog is brought to you by Errol, now our eldest dog, who is seen here advertising his latest favourite treat, Scrumbles Calming...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Apr 5, 20208 min read
Preventing Separation Related Anxiety/Frustration
Currently, we are all supposed to be staying at home, remaining at home, going out as little as possible, and it is tempting to think...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Mar 19, 20205 min read
Crufts... Oh that's not for me!
I hear that statement so many times. Crufts... it's not for me. It's for posh show types, it's for prancey dogs that never play outside...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Feb 6, 201912 min read
TV Dog Trainers - Part 2 WWYD?
So the previous blog got some criticism, mainly along the lines of 'well what would YOU do?' and after a week of deliberation I have...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jan 23, 201910 min read
TV Dog Trainers Aren't Magicians
Every so often, a TV channel brings out the latest animal training, animal behaviour based reality program. Sometimes it’s a competition,...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
Jan 4, 201914 min read
Separation Anxiety - Fact vs Fiction
Separation anxiety is something of a hot topic, something many trainers and behaviourists avoid like the plague and something widely...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
May 24, 20184 min read
What's Stressing Your Dog?
'But my dog isn't stressed! My dog has an amazing time every day, chasing the ball, chasing the kids, going to the park and chasing ducks...
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Canine Consultant - Emma
May 24, 20183 min read
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie...
It would seem, as old as this adage is, (circa 1380 if you really needed to know) it seems we've been ignoring the importance of sleep...
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