Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #3 – Does Your Dog Really Know “Sit”?

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #3 – Does Your Dog Really Know “Sit”?

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo demonstrates that he will sit for, and on everything! Every dog can sit, but it doesn’t always know that the sound of the word “sit” coming from you, means to put its...
Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #2 – Use Your Dog’s Name Effectively

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #2 – Use Your Dog’s Name Effectively

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo demonstrates that it pays to respond to his name! We often use our dog’s name in a way that doesn’t quite encourage it to respond to it, e.g. we use its name as a...
Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #1 – The Name Game

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #1 – The Name Game

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo shares the secret of how he learnt his name… or even a new one! Kiyo responds to his name by looking at us Every family dog has been given a name, but not every dog...
How can we help a Growly Gus or a Fearful Fifi?

How can we help a Growly Gus or a Fearful Fifi?

We’re often perplexed, shocked, embarrassed when we realize that we have a dog that’s reactive in some way – extremely fearful, or when it shows some form of aggression. How do we help these dogs? Here are 2 articles that can help us understand the situation better....
A Tale of Two “Brothers”? And see you on Tuesday 15 Oct for another “Train N Treat” tip!

A Tale of Two “Brothers”? And see you on Tuesday 15 Oct for another “Train N Treat” tip!

I first met Pinot, Judy and Chris about 3 years ago, when Pinot was showing all the frustrating behaviours of an adolescent Goldie who just hasn’t quite found his role yet. Pinot was smart and quickly learnt that there were more rewarding ways to interact with his...