Abi-K9

Is your dog just socially incompetent? Putting the big question to rest – is dominance real? Historically, compulsion trainers like the...

The best indestructible dog beds (Australia) If you're anything like me, you're never able to just skip past the pet section at Kmart....

And why do so many 'well-socialized' dogs become reactive? Reactivity is defined as an EMOTIONAL OVERREACTION. Their behaviour is not the...

**This is an excerpt from my next book on the topic of overcoming leash reactivity** The Fearful/Anxious Dog Dogs can become fearful of...

Let me start off quickly by addressing the elephant in the room: littermate syndrome is not a real syndrome. It is more of a ‘complex’, I...

The early days with a baby puppy can be a blur. There’s a lot to take in and a lot to do! This is a summary of the most important things...

As much as we’d LOVE to sell training gear, we’re a bit short on storage space! So, here’s a list of recommended products and the best...

How our approach to raising and training puppies has changed throughout the last 150 years. Puppies. Little sponges with teeth. These...

Reactivity is becoming a growing issue amongst our pet dogs, and is definitely the number 1 reason pet owners contact me (I think most...

Prong Collars. Slip-leads. Check Chains. Martingales. Gentle-Leaders. Front-Attach Harnesses... Making an informed decision. I cleaned...

So, you want to go the rewards-based training route, but your dog doesn't seem to really care all that much about the super-expensive,...

The first 16 weeks of a puppy’s life is its most critical period as far as behavioural development. This is generally how we approach it,...

When we say that a dog has developed odour recognition, we're saying that odour has been classically conditioned; it has gone from being...

The Height of hides is a tricky variable to address in a class or group setting due to the huge size variations in dog breeds. Anything...

I often see people refer to their dogs as being good at Nosework because they have a 'good nose'. I've always thought this was a bizarre...

There are three things that make a detection dog; hunt drive, odour recognition and the response. Hunt DriveIn every dog exists...