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Transforming Challenging Dogs into Perfect Companions since 1996

How drives work in Reactivity/Aggression rehabilitation.

“Why don’t we keep using treats on the walk?” “Why don’t we allow the dog to keep sniffing on the walk?” These are very common questions...

Resource guarding and food aggression dissected.

A resource guarding dog strongly believes that he controls all the resources (ie what is mine is mine) and it is his job to allocate the...

"They said I should never need to correct a dog, is that right?"

Maybe in some made up fantasy world, dogs will just sit down to talk about their feelings and work out a conflict over a cup of tea; but...

"Why is food drive a big deal?"

Food drive has a lot to do with the relationship we have with our dogs. Food drive is a reflection on how motivated the dog is in...

Human Guarding-why, what to do?

This is a hard topic for owners with a dog who may at times act aggressively towards someone or another dog who approaches them. The...

"Is ecollar training real training?"

I have blocked and deleted a lot of comments on my business Facebook page from people who liked to imply ecollar training is not “real”...

"Isn't private lesson better because I am getting trained, too?"

Private training works great for obedience training when you need to learn how to train your dog to do some obedience commands. It will...

Separation Anxiety explained.

Seperation anxiety is a personal growth journey for the dog owner to learn how to put the dog’s growth and needs above the human’s. It is...

My view on correction.

A correction is a punishment. When correction works, the dog should stop the inappropriate behaviour or the behaviour should greatly...