scentwork
Christmas can be a messy affair. And with even more need for online shopping and presents having to be posted, this year could produce more rubbish than usual. But look again, from your dog’s perspective. And suddenly what you see as Christmas rubbish turns into scentwork gold. Treasure Look closely at what you actually have. …
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Ignoring the dog??!!! Anybody who has ever learned scentwork with me will no doubt be shocked to hear me suggest that you should ignore your dog. Especially since my huge bugbear is trainers teaching scentwork without teaching students to observe and support their dogs at all times. Heck, I teach handlers to move backwards explicitly …
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Cliches become cliches for a reason. ‘Say yes to the things that scare you’ is a great example. And one that I believe in. And experience frequently. I get the same mix of fear and excitement each time I’m asked to speak at an event. My first thought is always ‘I can’t do that’. I …
Knowledge, fear, joy, worry. Why do I do this job?! Read More »
My plan for this post was to list my favourite dog books. But as I started to list dog book after dog book, I began to see a pattern emerging. I was lisiting my life in books. Remembering the books that I loved as a child. Through to when I started to learn about training. …
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