Cat flap training

Our fur-gods may need a little help learning how to use their kitty door.

animal training, pets, trainingKatie Scott-Dyer May 23, 2018cats, kitten, cat flap, kitty door, training protocolComment

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…

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

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

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