by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 18 Feb, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
So it was Valentine’s Day earlier this week – you might have noticed by the abundance of chocolate in the shops and cheesy movies on TV, maybe you even got a card? It seems a little odd to me that we only spend one day out of the year telling our most...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 12 Feb, 2018 | Blog, Husbandry, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
I made adjustments to my training plan for nail clipping I started out with the fist pump behaviour that Flint already knew – that worked fine, Flint was willing to give me his paw, however it was a high energy behaviour. For nail clipping I really want Flint to be...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 5 Feb, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
Let’s get something clear, while I use the word I actually don’t like calling them treats. I just haven’t come up with a better word for using a small morsel of food to reinforce a behaviour a dog performs – if you have an idea for one, let me...
by Kelly Cordell-Morris | 29 Jan, 2018 | Blog, Life With Dogs, Training & Behaviour
I hear a lot of stories in my line of work. “My dog bit out of nowhere, he’s aggressive”. “He was barking and lunging like a maniac for no reason”. “She knows she shouldn’t do it and looks guilty afterwards but she still does...
