Dog Science – Page 2

Puppies and recall

I’ve been thinking about recall a lot. This may be due to the fact that I’m working on a recall focused class. Either way, this is one of the top skills that clients ask me for advice on. Recall is a potentially life saving skill. Having a reliable (or bomber as I like to callContinue reading “Puppies and recall”

So you want an adventure dog: Part 3

We’ve been discussing adventure dogs and how they don’t just magically form out of thin air. We have to build their recalls until they are absolutely bomber, and we have to put in time to build value in engaging with us when we’re outdoors. But what else do we need to consider if we wantContinue reading “So you want an adventure dog: Part 3”

So you want an adventure dog: Part 2

A lot of us are outdoor adventurers and we want our dogs to join us in that endeavour. It’s normal, our dogs typically love the outdoors like us and so we want to bring them along. But adventure dogs don’t just happen, adventure dogs are created through a strong relationships and lots of work onContinue reading “So you want an adventure dog: Part 2”

How to Socialize Pandemic Puppies

On Tuesday December 15th, 2020 I hosted and presented a webinar called Pandemic Puppies (you can watch the webinar here). The purpose of this webinar was to provide some information for prospective and new puppy owners, on how they could raise a happy, confident and well socialized puppy during a pandemic. In order to registerContinue reading “How to Socialize Pandemic Puppies”

To sniff or not to sniff

To sniff or not to sniff, that is the question. In fact, dog trainers often get asked this question by clients. Is it bad to let their dogs sniff on walks so much instead of keeping them in a tight heel or perfect loose leash walk. Some dog trainers who come from a control basedContinue reading “To sniff or not to sniff”