travelling in cars with pets

Travelling with pets for whatever reason, be it a trip to the vets or a holiday, should be planned for and practised with your pets’ safety in mind, read on for further advice

advice, animal training, anxiety, animals, behaviour, cars, cat training, cats, dog behaviour, dog training, summerKatie Scott-Dyer June 22, 2022travel, pet travel, car travel, dogs, cats, behaviour, training

How do I stop my dog chewing my shoes?

Dogs and puppies explore their environment with more than their eyes, noses and ears…

animal training, advice, behaviour, dog psychology, dog behaviour, dog trainingKatie Scott-Dyer June 24, 2020chewing, adolescent dog, dog behaviour, dog training, relatable

Help! My dog keeps barking!

Does your dog bark at people or dogs passing by your window? There is an easy solution!

behaviour analysis, dog behaviour, dog psychology, dog training, barking Katie Scott-Dyer April 25, 2019dogs, barking, behaviours, windows, stimulus, arousalComment

It's OK my dog is friendly!

Some dogs are friendly, some aren’t and that’s O.K.

dog behaviour, dog psychology, dog training, dog, anxietyKatie Scott-Dyer April 24, 2019dog training, dogs, dog walking, how to teach dogs manners, dog parkComment

How to stop your dog from pulling on the lead

Getting arms pulled out of their sockets is not all it’s cracked up to be!

animal training, dog behaviour, dog psychology, dog training, human psychology, trainingKatie Scott-Dyer May 1, 2018pulling on the lead, leash walking, loose lead, dog walking, dog training, puppy training, tipsComment

HOW TO STOP YOUR DOG JUMPING UP ON people

Praise your pooch for obeying the laws of gravity…

toilet training puppies and dogs

A colleague of mine used to say ' If puppy has an accident in the house, get a rolled up newspaper, then hit yourself on the head with it saying "bad owner you should have watched the puppy better!"'

animal training, dog training, petsKatie Scott-Dyer April 15, 2018puppy training, puppy, toilet training, dog training, behaviour modification, outside, potty, weeComment

Puppy biting and mouthing

Teaching a bite inhibition during the critical sensitive socialisation period sets you AND puppy up too succeed, for life!

ABA, animals, dog training, dog psychology, dog behaviour, pets, relationships, trainingKatie Scott-Dyer April 10, 2018puppies, puppy, teeth, biting, mouthing, nipping, inhibition, tips, hints

Calling your dog to you

dog behaviour, clicker training, dog training, dog psychologyKatie Scott-Dyer January 30, 2018dog training, dog, dog behaviour, recallComment

Learning to do nothing - Why it's good for you and your dog

Learning to settle - They can't do it unless you teach them and for this to be most effective, they need to learn this for themselves. Sounds like a paradox, right!

animal training, ABA, dog behaviour, dog psychology, dog training, human psychology, relationships, pets, trainingKatie Scott-Dyer January 30, 2018dog training, dog behaviour, settle, relax, attention seeking, training protocol, doing nothing

Long Line Training -Biothane lead review

dog trainingKatie Scott-Dyer January 15, 2017dog training, dog walking, biothane lead, long line, recall, tracking, chaseComment

Clicker Training

Getting started with clicker training is easy, provided you follow a few simple rules. The clicker itself is a small gadget that emits a unique sound in the environment, which is what makes it effective as a learning tool...

dog training, dog behaviour, clicker trainingKatie Scott-Dyer January 6, 2017dog training, puppy training, clicker training, tagteach, dog behaviourComment

what is the key to training dogs

So if a dog is not motivated, he won't be in the right frame of mind to work with you or indeed for you. So what is motivation? What do dogs find motivating? And just as importantly, what do you find motivating? Are you in the mood to train?

Great question! The answer is...

dog behaviour, dog trainingKatie Scott-Dyer January 6, 2017dog training, motivation, dog behaviourComment