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Rewarding your dog doesn’t have to be boring or predictable. Mixing up how you deliver treats can make recall training fun, engaging, and more reinforcing.…

Recall isn’t just about calling your dog back when they’re running free—it’s about creating a bond so strong that they want to come back. This…

ABC… as easy as 123 – but very different! It has many uses: How often do you find yourself using your dog’s name to try…

However hard we work to keep our dogs’ environment safe, sometimes the unexpected happens. The behaviour of wildlife can be particularly unpredictable and we may…

Being fair to yourself, having balanced expectations and avoiding getting bogged down in relentless ‘schoolwork’ will help you to succeed as a team. Now for…

Another way in which we can set our dogs up for maximum success with loose lead walking training is in considering where the rewards happen.…

Lots of loose lead walking training exercises involve reinforcing ‘checking in’ and proximity to you. There’s a good reason why – we can’t train a…

A foundational activity for focus and loose lead walking. This is a great place to start with puppies or if you’re newly starting/revisiting loose lead…

If you’re struggling with loose lead walking, the auto check-in method can help. The goal for you is to become attentive to and aware of…

If your dog pulls while you’re doing a retraining exercise, call them into you  by asking for something else – a hand touch, Bear, 123…