by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 8 Apr, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
I lost a bet with my husband this week and I’m still pretty gutted by it. I have to wear glasses. Now I’m not that bothered by having to wear glasses, I figured at just a few weeks shy of 40 it was bound to happen sooner or later – later would have...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 26 Mar, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
I sent out an email recently asking some questions about your dog’s behaviour and how it makes you feel, and oh my word I got some answers. (If you haven’t answered yet there’s an online form for you to fill out, there’s only a handful of...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 19 Mar, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
While I was musing what to write about I was watching my two younger spaniels race around the back garden enjoying the snow. A while ago one of my spaniels, Fraggle, went horribly lame on her back right leg. No one knew how, or exactly why, but while under examination...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 11 Mar, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
You need to use management to tackle problem behaviours. This is something that comes up often in both my behaviour work and tackling it is vital for successful behaviour change. Whether training your dog to come back when called or to not freak out when walking past...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 5 Mar, 2018 | Training & Behaviour, Blog, Classes, Workshops & Events, Life With Dogs
Consequences drive behaviour It’s a short little sentence but packed with meaning. We think about behaviour backwards generally. It’s easy to think that your made your dog sit by telling him to sit. You didn’t though. I think about behaviour as...