Dog Training Guides & Behaviour Resources

Living in a large urban environment is how many dogs experience the world, far away from grassy fields and off-lead opportunities. Every dog, just like us, needs mental stimulation and safe new experiences to enhance their well-being. Activities that suit dogs from your dog's perspective. Here are some dog tips for big city living. Here are five things you can do today to give your dog freedom. Urban Agility - think parkour: Use the existing urban landscape creatively. Practi

Simple ideas to improve your dogs confidence.

Why dogs jump up and how to stop it.

What does New Zealand legally expect you to do for the animals in your care and why it's a good idea. Did you know that New Zealand law recognises that animals have feelings? This means we have a legal and moral obligation to ensure their well-being. Back in 1965, the United Kingdom acknowledged that animal welfare needed to include "Five Freedoms," after rising public pressure about intensive and inhumane farming practices. Originally outlined in the Brambell Report and codi

Calming Signals - The Art of Survival Author: Turid Rugaas, ©, 2013. Link: http://en.turid-rugaas.no/ Welcome to the world of the dog and to knowledge of a whole new language! A dog's body language. For species who live in packs it´s important to be able to communicate with its own kind. Both in order to cooperate when they hunt, to bring up their offspring, and perhaps most importantly, to live in peace with each other. Conflicts are dangerous - they cause physical injuries

Every dog is different, not only different shape, size, colour, breed but personality too. We can learn a lot about our dogs by understanding how they play and their play styles. For your dog play is an opportunity to investigate the interact with the world in a safe, non threatening way. When dogs play together they use many signals to communicate their friendliness and are constantly checking in to reaffirm their friendly intent, it's like saying; 'this is just a game' and

What's happening? Will today be like yesterday? "Your Dog's Secret Worry List (And How Routine Erases It)" What your dog is thinking about their unpredictable day... Picture this: You wake up in a house where you never know when breakfast will happen, if you'll get to go outside today, or whether that person you love most will disappear for 2 hours or 10. You'd probably spend your whole day on edge, wouldn't you? That's your dog's reality without routine. Your dog isn't "need

The Prey drive in dogs is a natural response to the environment and part of every dog's natural behaviour. It is a set of behaviours related to hunting and scavenging. All dogs will express these genetic responses to differing degrees and in different situations. Some breeds have been selectively bred to have stronger prey drives than others. Understanding this drive can provide opportunities to play with your dog in ways that satisfy these instinctual needs, improving their

Imagine the same food, in the same bowl, in the same place, for the rest of your life? For a natural scavenger like your dog this is definitely uninspiring. Fortunately we can help you engage their minds to improve their well being.