BRINGING HOME AN ADULT DOG

In the past month, I have been inundated with images through my email box and Facebook pleading for help to find a recently lost dog. If I think that it will help, I share the image on my personal page and on my business page.

Sue AlexanderJune 12, 2015Attitude of trainer, Crate Training, Dog behaviour, dog training, dogs and societyComment

HEARING YOUR DOG

Last time I talked about talking to my dogs. This time I want to talk about listening and more importantly hearing what they have to say. Dogs are non verbal species. This means that they can only tell us things by their behaviour.

Sue AlexanderJune 1, 2015Attitude of trainer, Buying a Puppy, Communication, Cooperslane, Crate Training, Dog behaviour, Dog Communication, Dog Welfare, dogs and society, Featured Breeder, Preventing Behaviour Problems, Puppy Training, stress in dogs Comment

THE RINGING OF THE BELLS

I am getting a lot of inquiries these days about teaching dogs and puppies to ring bells to ask to go out in the yard to toilet. I have taught several dogs to do this, and it really isn’t difficult.