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Puppy Training – How to stop Biting and Nipping.   It is perfectly natural for young puppies to investigate and explore the world around them using their mouths. Litter mates will frequently [...]

Teaching Your Dog to ‘Leave’.   Teaching the leave it cue is a useful exercise for your dog and it’s also really fun to do too. Most dogs catch on really quickly and [...]

Walking Dogs Alongside Wheelchairs, or Mobility Scooters.   It has long been proven that having a pet can have a positive effect on a person’s mental and emotional health. However, having a [...]

Excessive Dog Barking. Barking, howling, whining and a myriad of noises in-between, is the way in which dogs express themselves to other dogs, but also towards their human caretakers. Barking is [...]

Can Dogs Learn By Observation?   Experts are continuously learning about dog behaviour – how they think and how they learn. Many new experiments in dog behaviour reveal that dogs are [...]

Clicker Training Basics. Clicker training is a great way to teach your dog new things. This article has moved to our sister site so click here to read.   

Teaching Your Dog – ‘Place’ or ‘Settle on the Mat’. In this Holidays4Dogs training article we will guide you through the steps of how to teach your dog to go to his mat, or bed.  Teaching [...]

Myths about Dominance Theory.   In this Holidays4Dogs article we will re-visit the subject of canine dominance theory when applied to raising and training  pet dogs.  Thankfully, the idea of [...]

Is Your Dog Afraid of Stairs, or Steps?   It is a fairly common thing for dogs to be fearful of going up and down stairs, or steps. Puppies, in particular, can find negotiating flights of [...]

At What Age Should I Start Training My Puppy?   There was an old idea that puppies shouldn’t start training until they are six months old. However, this is definitely a myth. it probably [...]