Fear free dog care – help your dog cope with something scary

Fear free dog care – help your dog cope with something scary

Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo’s approved training tip… Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Kiyo shares how he overcame his fear of having eye drops dribbled into his eyes. The same “Bad = Good” game can be tweaked to help...
Dogs with Disabilities

Dogs with Disabilities

Dogs with Disabilities – Care and Training Tips Out now in the Summer Issue of the IAABC Journal (Journal of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants). Excerpt from:Through Thick and Thin: Caring For and Training Dogs with Disabilities by Nee...
cheerfuldogs Chronicles – your guide to professional dog care tips

cheerfuldogs Chronicles – your guide to professional dog care tips

cheerfuldogs.com and cheerfuldogswalking.com combine forces to bring you credible and evidence-based snippets of information about dog training, dog walking and dog care. In Issue 2 of “The cheerfuldogs chronicles” –  our cheerfuldogs BFF, Princess, is in...
Train N Treat: How Do We Know If Our Dog Is Stressed?

Train N Treat: How Do We Know If Our Dog Is Stressed?

In another series of dog-friendly training secrets for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo recommends that we pay lots of attention to understanding if a dog is stressed. There’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress. ‘Good’ stress prompts a dog to continue...