Puppy Life Skills Training | Developing Dogs

Teaching Your Dog to Cope with No Attention

Can your dog cope with being bored? Sometimes dogs need to be able to do nothing, be bored, watch the world go by without commenting. This short video will help you teach your dog this important skill, so you can take them to the pub, the cafe, chat with friends

Reliable Recall – How Strong is Your Safety Net?

Teaching a Recall is like Weaving a Safety Net One of the principles of effective dog training is to add a proper cue to a behaviour only when it’s understood by the dog, and performed at the level you want it to be done. During the training process you might

Housetraining, Chewing and Biting, the First Few Days with your Puppy

Housetraining, Chewing and Biting, How to get through the First Few Days at home with your new puppy; all of these could have a book of their own. To save you time we have some short videos which cover the basics. Housetraining How to Handle Puppy Biting / Mouthing The

Crate and Relaxation Training for Dogs and Puppies

CRATE and RELAXATION TRAINING A crate is an invaluable tool for you and your dog – it can give them a safe, secure place to rest as well as peace of mind for you that they can’t get up to mischief when you’re not looking, and can be a great

Your Puppy’s First Few Days / Weeks – the essentials

Planning for a new puppy, or rescue dog, can be a confusing time – there’s so much advice out there it can be hard to identify what’s really necessary to have or do, what’s nice to have and what’s a complete waste of time and money. This is the Developing

I can listen – cues vs threats in dog obedience training

Many dog trainers, and owners, believe that obedience is at the heart of everything a dog should be. If a dog is obedient it is therefore respectful of its owner, won’t show behaviours that owners find problematic (aggression, destructiveness etc), and is easier to live with because it will always

I Have the Right to be a Dog – Food Toys for adult dogs and puppies

I have the right to be a dog (or a puppy) is the final life skill described in Life Skills for Puppies. The right to be a dog means having their emotional, physical and mental needs met in appropriate ways. It does not mean using misinterpreted or misunderstood notions of dominance or aggression

I have confidence part one – what is good puppy socialisation?

The pressure’s on; you’ve collected your new puppy and everyone you meet is full of advice on what to do next. How to house train, what to do about puppy biting, where they should sleep (and the answer is discussed here), what they should eat and how often, the list goes