Teaching your dog to be quiet. by Julie Brewer Msc CAB (c/o Ian Dunbar) The cue is ‘WOOF’ or ‘SPEAK and ‘SHOOSH’ (choose ones that suit you and stick to them!) Using the clicker method:- Stage One – Capture the Behaviour – Woofing Continue to do this until you see that you dog expects aContinue reading “Woof / Shoosh Training”
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Twiggy’s Gastric Emergency
by Julie Brewer Tomorrow at 8pm Twiggy will have been alive 7 days longer than she would have been. On Saturday night (11th January 2025) after a normal day at Little Tykes Dog Hub, which involves my dogs doing demos, playing with one another between client sessions, and on this day ended with a socialContinue reading “Twiggy’s Gastric Emergency”
Doggy Day Care at Little Tykes Dog Hub
What is Doggy Day Care? Doggy day care is not dog boarding, we don’t look after dogs overnight or on weekends. Little Tykes Dog Hub is a safe place for your puppy or dog to come and spend time during the day having fun, chilling, and playing with other like-minded dogs while owners are eitherContinue reading “Doggy Day Care at Little Tykes Dog Hub”
Using Food Rewards – Why You Should, and Why It Might Not Be Working For Your Dog
By Julie Brewer MSc CAB, DipCABT, RAVN As a reward-based trainer, I often face questions about the use of food in training. There is sufficient evidence proving the value of using food in training, dogs have an innate motivation for food, making it an ideal tool for positive reinforcement. I teach my clients to useContinue reading “Using Food Rewards – Why You Should, and Why It Might Not Be Working For Your Dog”
The Wind-Up Merchant
How I Get my bother Dodo into trouble, by Dez the dog. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a Border Collie, and I love movement, or more specifically, controlling movement. I like to maintain a high level of vigilance, I’m very security minded and I feel that it is really importantContinue reading “The Wind-Up Merchant”
“It’s all about Me!!”
Blog by Dez the Dog (with writing assistance by Julie Brewer) My name is Dez (actually it’s Destiny but that’s embarrassing so I don’t tell anyone), I’m a border collie, perhaps not the best example of my breed, there is some rumours about the relatedness of my parents, and my furmom was only 10 monthsContinue reading ““It’s all about Me!!””
DOG OWNERS CAN PREVENT DOG BITES
By Julie Brewer, MSc CAB, pre-cert CCAB, DipCABT, RAVN Tyke, my dog, caused bite injuries, once to a child who was on my property, and being “watched”, and once to another dog who he knew and often played with, on both occasion’s stitches were required. I was devastated and my commitment to help him wasContinue reading “DOG OWNERS CAN PREVENT DOG BITES”
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