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

Why hire a professional?

We are dealing with dogs and animals. Living, breathing, sentient beings often with TEETH and who speak a different language, owned by people who are often so emotionally entangled in their dogs' behaviour they are at their wits end..

professionalKatie Scott-Dyer January 30, 2018dogs, cats, training, behaviourComment

New additions to the family

Your life will never be the same again…

animals, animal training, behaviour analysis, happiness, human psychology, lifestyle choicesKatie Scott-Dyer May 29, 2017puppy training, puppy, kitten, baby, partnerComment

Learned impulse control - how to get it!

When it comes to our dogs we do need to exercise some control over them for safety, and teaching them right from wrong is arguably one of the most important things we can teach them. Acquired bite inhibition is one of them (we don't want our little darlings biting us willy nilly), not launching themselves at us and other people, not counter surfing, not escaping the house at every given opportunity...

animal training, calm, lifestyle choices, mental stimulation, pets, trainingKatie Scott-Dyer February 18, 2017dog behaviour, dog training, learned impulse control, self control, how to teach dogs manners, boundary training, social bond

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