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When A New Home is the Right Home – For the Dog

Tamasine SmithMay 22, 20195 min read

reproduced by kind permission of Camilla Gray-Nelson Weekly we meet with dog owners full of angst.  As trainers and dog behaviour consultants, we have disillusioned…

The Difference between Training and Behaviour

Tamasine SmithMay 22, 201811 min read

The answer for me seems simple, but there is more to it than first meets the eye.  My answer may seem rather radical, controversial or…

Young dogs need to experience stimulation. Why?

Tamasine SmithApr 2, 20182 min read

The main result of not exposing a dog to certain stimulus is fearfulness and thus the potential for aggression (fight) because they have not been…

Puppies and Socialisation

Tamasine SmithNov 24, 201710 min read

Puppy Classes and Socialisation: – More recent thoughts on what might be best for developing our dogs and how your local creche or doggie day…

Why you shouldn’t leave food out all the time for your dog

Tamasine SmithApr 2, 20176 min read

There are a number of reasons why it might be a good idea not to leave food out for a dog. Dogs, being scavengers and…

Puppy Development and Socialisation – its effects on behaviour

Tamasine SmithJan 17, 201621 min read

It has been generally considered that there are four stages to puppy socialisation.  However, according to Bradshaw, in his book “In Defence of Dogs” there…