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How NOT To Train Your Rescue Dog
reactive dog2 As a professional dog trainer I am always studying and learning, be it from a new dog I am working with, a fellow dog trainer, a new book or tv show. I like to keep learning because the day I think I know it all will be the day I fail at my job. Training...
Questions to ask a Qualified Dog Trainer
Qualified Dog Trainer Edinburgh I am a qualified dog trainer and behaviourist, in my 5 years of working with dogs I have never stopped learning and I don't intend to. The truth is, the dog training industry is unregulated and there are a number of Professional Bodies...
How to tell if a dog is in Pain
Dog Training Edinbugh - Is My Dog In Pain? It a strange question isn't it? Surely you'd know if your dog was in pain or discomfort, they'd tell us humans right? Well its not always obvious, it can cause complex behaviours to emerge and it can go undiagnosed for ...
How Much Is Professional 121 Dog Training in Edinburgh
Professional Dog Training in Edinburgh - Reactive and Nervous Behaviour Rescue Dog Expert Training in Leith and Edinburgh I was recently speaking to a lady who was enquiring about 121 training for her dog. She recounted to me her story of how she found, and...
How To Help Your Reactive Dog
Reactive Dog Training Edinburgh Tips To Help Your Dog Living and working in Leith, Edinburgh is hard work when you have a reactive and anxious dog, I should know I live with my own barking lunctic Ally in the heart of Leith. Ally is a 3 year old, Old English Sheepdog...
Rescue Dog Adoption Edinburgh and Professional Training Tips
Rescue Dog Adoption Edinburgh and Professional Training Tips Have you ever thought that adopting a dog is a little like online dating? Think about it you sit with your phone in hand, scrolling through photos of the ones that say they're available and all you know is...
Romanian Rescue Dog Problems
You’ve adopted your rescue dog and soon discovered they are scared or fearful. It’s a tough time because you want to do what’s right but aren’t sure where to start. This guide will help you with what to do next.
Rescue dogs from Romania – Dog Training
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How to get a rescue dog to trust you.
Congratulations on your new dog whether you’ve adopted him or have brought home a pup, when it comes to meeting new people lets make sure you set off on the right paw! If you are anything like me, you just want to show off your new dog and get your friends around to meet him asap. You just want them to fall in love with your dog like you did. But guess what… you need to take things slowly, this will make life easier and calmer for your dog.
How to Dog Adoption – The best way to welcome home your new dog!
High Paw to you if you are planning to adopt or have just adopted a dog into your family! Its an exciting time with equal parts of nerves and stress thrown in for good measure. It is a confusing time for you and your new furry family member so it is best to set off on...
How To Keep Your Dog Safe in Edinburgh
How To Keep Your Dog Safe from being Stolen by Thieves in Edinburgh We've all seen the news in recent weeks from a rise in dog thefts to Lady Gaga's dog walker being shot and her dogs stolen, its the stuff of my nightmares. I remember having a dream that I had lost my...
Rescue Dogs from Abroad
Rescue Dog Training FREE Dog Training Consultation Call – 30 mins Click HERE to gain access to my schedule so if you want to, you can book in a FREE 30min telephone chat. Or Send me a message for me to begin to help your dog, plus read all of my professional doggy...
How To Stop Your Dog Pulling
Professional Dog Trainer Edinburgh - How To Stop Your Dog Pulling He Just Drags Me From One Lamp Post To The Next!Its 7am and I am out walking Erick, who even at this early hour as I am yawning my head off he is alert and following his nose, dragging me along with...
How to train a reactive dog – When Bikes and Runners are the Enemy
Reactive Dog Training Edinburgh Your walks have turned into a stress-inducing nightmare, you're tense, anxious, and stressed that lurking around the next corner could be a cyclist or a runner. This is your new normal when walking your dog because they REACT to the...
Romanian Rescue Dog – Christmas Survival Guide
Rescue Dog Training Edinburgh - Reducing Stress at Christmas Christmas a perfect time to get together, have fun, eat lots, binge watch some TV and have a merry time. But it can be a stressful time for your dog, during a normal week your dog might spend a lot of time...
Dog Training Edinburgh – Puzzle Toys For Anxious Rescue Dogs
Rescue and Nervous Dog Training Edinburgh - When your dog is scared or anxious about things like fireworks the best thing you can do is help tire them out with Puzzle Toys. This is my guide to Puzzle toys and the same tips and tricks I use with my two lunatics Erick...
Why I’m ‘In The Dog House’ with Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home!
Yes thats right, I am officially 'In The Dog House' with The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH). Further more I'm proud to have been chosen to put in there well me and several other Edinburgh locals! In The Dog House is an annual fundraising event held by EDCH, each...
A visit to The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
So I told you all last week that I am officially 'In the Dog House' with The Edinburgh Dog and Cat home (EDCH). Happening this Friday 25th myself and apox 15 other Edinburgh resisdents and business owners will be going head to head to raise as much money as we can...