Dog Training and Behaviour
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 A Day in the Life of a Behavourist
The small terraced house looked perfectly normal just like the many others I had visited in my years as a dog trainer and behavioural counsellor. Of course other than what your client tells you on the phone, what lies on the other side of the door can often come as a surprise. Which can be hilarious, sad, or just plain bizarre. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 200 hits out, 0 hits in.  Details
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A Time for Reflection
The horrific attack by two Rottweiler’s on five-month-old Cadey-Lee Deacon, who subsequently died of her injuries. Has led to an outcry to ban this breed and licence all dogs and dog owners. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 146 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Bite Inhibition
Puppies have painfully sharp little piranha like teeth, almost like hypodermic needles, fortunately the jaw muscles are extremely under-developed, One of the main reasons why you should never play tug with a young puppy is you could dislocate the jaw and misalign or damage the teeth. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 12 Feb, 2008. 182 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Bone or Toy Guarding
I find this problem mainly in the gundog breeds dogs such as Labradors, Springers, and Golden Retrievers but have also come across it in Shar Pei's Staffs and English Bull Terriers, and most of the guarding breeds. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 164 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Canine Communication and Body Language
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To really understand our dogs you need to be able to listen and more importantly see what they are trying to tell us. Submitted 14 Sep, 2006, edited 11 Jun, 2007. 801 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Canine Communication and Body Language Part Two
Critical Periods If we separated a human baby from all contact with other humans until it was five years old then that child would never learn the ability to speak or to empathise and converse comfortably. In most cases, it would be fearful and introverted. 0 to 5 years old is a critical learning period for humans. The old saying “give me the child and I will show you the man” holds more truth than we could ever imagine. We learn more during this period that at any other time in our lives. In Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 127 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Car Aversion and Anxiety
Anxiety and Sickness in cars is actually quite common, despite popular belief these behaviours are generally not caused through motion sickness or balance problems. It is my belief that this debilitating problem is caused through anxiety and fear. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 23 Jan, 2008. 127 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Critical Periods In Your Puppy's Psychological Growth
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Regardless of your reason for acquiring a puppy, you'll have to win it over. You, not your dog, will have to create a safe and secure environment with ongoing training if your pup is to develop into a well-mannered family member instead of a thug or a burden. Submitted 26 Aug, 2006, edited 11 Jun, 2007. 748 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Different types of Aggression
Aggression is one of the main reasons that dogs are euthanised or rehomed; at least 30% of all dogs in rescue centres are there because of the incidence of aggressive behaviour in one form or another. It is actually unusual to have a dog that is aggressing to have just one type of aggression; most dogs have more than one of the following types of behaviour. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 231 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Dominance
A nine letter swear word? Dominance: It would be easy to imagine that the word dates back to dawn of civilisation, surely there has always been conflict where dominance and subjugation have existed. Strangely enough dominance is a relatively new idea in biology, first mooted early last century by the Norwegian researcher Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe, who coined the term “pecking order” following his studies on chickens. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 145 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Fearful and Timid Dogs
Socialisation is so vitally important that it almost outweighs all other considerations. The fear of infections has led breeders and owners alike to make the tragic mistake of keeping their puppies isolated until they have completed their vaccinations. By taking this stance they risk ending up with a fearful, timid dog that may become aggressive in later life, (FACT) “95% of all reported dog bites are fear related”. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 161 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Guarding Food
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We spend a lot of time looking at how to train our dogs to do things we would like them to do, but we often ignore the times we accidentally teach them to do just the opposite. A classic example is "guarding" a food bowl. Submitted 17 Aug, 2006, edited 11 Jun, 2007. 817 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Introducing a Dog to a crate and a second dog. Part One.
Sometimes we need to introduce a dog to various other animals and objects these can range from cats to muzzles, crates to a new dog in the household. Following these introduction articles should help you over most situations. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 160 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Rage Syndrome
Sadly, out of the blue, certain breeds of dog display unpredictable outbursts of aggression known as ‘rage syndrome’ and ‘low threshold dominance aggression'. These dogs will be perfectly civil with strangers and in the show ring, but then will suddenly attack family members for no apparent reason, their eyes becoming dilated and sometimes changing colour during and after an attack. Submitted 03 Jan, 2008, edited 18 Jan, 2008. 199 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Teaching Your Dog With Confidence and Respect
The first thing that any successful animal trainer must do is win the confidence and respect of the animal to be trained. This important piece of advice definitely applies to the training of dogs. As social pack animals, dogs have a natural need to follow a strong leader. Setting yourself, the owner or handler, up as this leadership figure is the basis of any successful dog training program. Submitted 22 Mar, 2007. 459 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Why A Looser Dog Leash Gives You More Control 
For dog owners who have a dog that pulls all the time when walking, the idea that a looser leash will give you more control may seem laughable, but as ever with most things to do with dog training, the logic is there... Submitted 14 May, 2008. 4 hits out, 0 hits in. Details
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Akna K9 Academy
Submitted 13 May, 2006
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Working Sheepdog Website
Submitted 09 Jul, 2007
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