Map showing locations of my top ten places to train around Salisbury These are my top ten places to train around Salisbury. They are not listed in order of preference, as each location offers different training opportunities: 1.      CHURCHILL GARDENS SP1 2JN Training opportunities: Churchill Gardens offers a variety of ‘urban’ socialisation, being situated alongside a busy road, there is the sound and sight of traffic for the dog to become accustomed to. The park is relativ

If we think of a crate as a bedroom for the dog rather than a cage, I bet we would train a dog to use it more easily. Afterall, when we prepare a nursery for the newborn, I’m sure we are not thinking of it as a cell. We decorate it with things that are appealing to a baby. We should consider the same when we prepare the crate for a dog by making it feel a comfortable and safe place to stay in with the gate closed.   I didn’t use a crate for my first dog. They were not the ‘th

One of the first things you are going to want to achieve when you get your young puppy, is teach him not to pee and poo in your home. There we go, that typical phrase “NOT TO.” What we really should be thinking is - How do we teach the puppy to do his business somewhere we want him to, rather than not? If a puppy has been bred in a sanitary environment from the start ie. not a puppy farm, he is likely to have already developed the clean habit of not wanting to soil his restin

LET'S FIND A STARTING POINT When a dog owner contacts me, its often because their dog is doing something they do not want him to do – for instance, throwing himself at the front door when he hears someone outside, or barking at people when he's being walked on the lead, and they want to know – can you stop it? I don’t have a magic wand that does this, but I can advise on what needs to be done. I start by asking lots of questions, for example – “Will your dog come back when ca

As you will know (if you read About Me) I had a dog called Bonnie, a yellow labrador. She lived for 16 years, but died a couple of years...

Announcing that ktk9 Pet dog training & behaviour has moved to Wiltshire (5 miles SE of Salisbury) Salisbury, Wiltshire Servicing dog...

When working with the owner of a dog for training and behaviour, the recipe I follow is simple, it has four “ingredients”: Ingredients...

In a previous post about poisonous substances to puppies and dogs in Spring & Summer, I emphasised how inquisitive puppies can be and how...

I posted an article here two years ago but I think it is worth revisiting because a reliable recall is one of the key skills an owner...

Your dog might have learnt to settle at home in the safety of his bed or crate, but has he learnt to relax whilst you sit down outside?...

Puppies are inquisitive. Dogs have a tendency to scavenge. If they are not trained to not eat food they find, then it is sensible to keep...

When I was bringing up my children in London, we were fortunate to have so much choice of things to do, past-times and extra-curricular...

Whenever I read a post on Facebook, that someone has got a puppy; it has just been vaccinated; and they want to meet up with other...

These days, we have come to regard a walk with a friend not only a pleasure but a privilege. But if we ignored our friend the whole time...

To celebrate the end of lockdown, I am happy to offer puppy owners a one-to-one, Puppy Training Course. This course will provide the...

Many owners, I see, come to me with the same problem – they don’t trust their dog to let him off the lead in the park, because he runs...

Have you ever wondered how your dog knows that someone is coming to the front door, moments before you do? Dogs have an acute sense of...

I regard a treat as something ‘out of the blue’ and unexpected. Whereas a reward is something I regard as earnt for a good job. So I...

One of the things I often hear puppy owners say is, “He only mouths me,” when actually he is biting. But because he is a puppy and it is...

The good news for some people is that they are going to be able to start back at work soon. The bad news for some dogs, is that they may...