by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 26 Mar, 2020 | Blog, Classes, Workshops & Events, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
If that title had you wondered whether I’d finally gone all woo woo, you’ll be glad to hear that no, I haven’t. There has been no huge revelation for me, or at least not in the way that these stories usually play out. But we have had a sudden change...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 31 Dec, 2019 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour, Uncategorized
I know, I know. Telling people your goals for your dog’s training for the upcoming year smells very much like new year resolutions and we all know they suck. But I’m going to do it anyway. Why? Because accountability. Although I suspect my goals this year...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 16 Nov, 2019 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
Have you seen the new John Lewis advert with the little dragon who can’t control his fire? Cute isn’t it? If you haven’t seen it yet you can watch Excitable Edgar who loved Christmas a little too much below. Edgar reminds me of a lot of the dogs I work with. Dogs that...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 14 May, 2019 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
You know when you’ve asked your dog to do something and he has point blank refused so you ask him again, and again, and again……..and eventually he does it. Stubborn dog. Stubborn owner I say. From a training point of view there are a lot of things to...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 13 Mar, 2019 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
Some advice I hear often is to not train your dog when you are in a bad mood or tired, or…..fill in the reason that most applies to you….. I call bullshit Let’s face it, when do you ever really feel like training the dog? Even a self-confessed...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 6 Mar, 2019 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour |
Training is something we should do with our dogs. Actually I’d rather we didn’t call it ‘training’ because that kind of implies it is short lived and something the learner has to undergo. Animals, us, our dogs, horses, lizards, whatever, are...