Getting your dog used to being handled and coming back everytime.
Some useful tips from the South Downs Dog Trainer As someone who has worked with many thousands of dogs and their owners, and owned well...


Confuse a Dog – how it is so easy to do!
It is so easy to confuse your dog. He or She will become very confused when their owners’ words, expressions and tones don’t match. If...


Dogs don't talk but they do understand!
Since dogs don’t talk, spoken language isn’t as important to them as it is to people. While they can learn what certain words mean, dogs...


Is your dog safe around horses?
Since we moved back to the country I have been reminded once again of the importance of having control of dogs around livestock and...


How to start Scentwork with your dog
Oh boy hasn't it got grim outdoors? Somehow the sunshine we had in the summer seems to have faded into a distant memory and now we have...


32 Not out - Just a few German Shepherd Dogs
I have been privileged to live with over 30 German shepherd dogs, many of these have been rescue dogs and have come to us at all sorts of...


Teenage dogs are great fun but often a challenge to their owners.
. They are pushing back against our rules, the hormones are flooding through their bodies and they know best. A bit like all adolescent...


If he can hear a food wrapper, then he should be able to hear me call him!
Recalls - Why won’t my dog comeback? Working with young dogs as I have over the past few months, it has been really interesting to see...


Teenage Tearaway Pups
Okay so you got a brand-new puppy back at beginning of lockdown back in March and now look what you’ve got young adolescent dog – a...

How to help your dog settle in a new home
Some ideas of how to help your dog cope with change! Well we have just moved home, and the dogs are beginning to settle into a new...

