by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 7 Dec, 2022 | Blog, Dog Training Science, Teaser posts, Training & Behaviour
One of the things I get asked a lot is “do you want to see what happens when….”. It seems that many clients are desperate for me to see the problem behaviour in action. There is a belief that I need to see it to be able to help, or that maybe I won’t believe how bad...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 23 Nov, 2022 | Blog, Training & Behaviour
Remote online dog training existed before the world ended in 2020, but you’d be forgiven for thinking it didn’t. Most of the online offerings were for the dog training geeks (like me), but there were some targeted at pet parents. But the world changed, and we were all...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 18 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Teaser posts, Training & Behaviour
It feels like it should be a simple thing, doesn’t it? To fix your dog’s behaviour problem, they “just” need to learn to come back when you call. Or they “just” need to learn they can’t bark and lunge at people you see on a walk. I get twitchy when I hear the...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 21 Dec, 2021 | Blog, Enrichment, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
The holiday season at the end of the year brings a whole bunch of festivities and celebrations that it gets busy fast. All the additional activity and excitement can be a lot to handle. For you and your dog. Then there’s the extra guests and visitors, numerous...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 8 Dec, 2021 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Teaser posts, Training & Behaviour
I’m often asked if I will take dogs in and do the training for you. Residential training is not something I offer. There are lots of personal reasons for why I don’t. I believe if I was to offer this the dog would need to live with us at home. That means my dogs would...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 14 Jul, 2021 | Blog, Dog Training Lingo, Dog Training Science, Teaser posts, Training & Behaviour
There’s always a lot of discussion, or fighting sometimes, about ethics, ethos and methods like positive reinforcement and punishment in the dog training world. So much that it can become difficult to know what’s right or who’s talking the most sense. Right now...