Behaviour Advice
WINNER: Animal Behaviourist of the Year 2021 – Home Counties
Great news The LUXLife Pet Product & Services Awards 2021 winners have been announced, and I am delighted to receive the title ‘Animal Behaviourist of the Year 2021 – Home Counties‘. Thank you for all your continued support, it means…
Living with behavioural problems – owners’ experiences
Over the years I’ve seen the emotional and financial impact on owners who live with a pet that exhibits undesirable…
The impact of pre-adolescent dog training on behaviour
A new study by Dinwoodie et al. (2021) has looked the age at which dogs were trained as puppies and…
Maternal stress & puppies
I worked out the other week that since the pandemic started, I’ve trained with well over 300 puppies with this…
Self-awareness in animals
The most common test of self-awareness is the ‘mirror test’ developed by Gallup in 1970, originally using chimpanzees. The…
Pet grief – it hurts
Pet-keeping is one of the closest forms of human-animal interaction in Western society. Although owner-pet relationships may stem from genetically…
Christmas – A pet owner’s survival guide
The countdown to Christmas has begun. Our homes are typically filled by now with Christmas trees, baubles, gift wrap, interesting…
VIDEO: 10th anniversary of Playing With Your Dog
This year has without a doubt been a strange and troubling one for many. However, for me it also brings…
PODCAST: Hanne’s interview on babies and dog-owner relationships
I was delighted to recently speak with friend & trainer Oli Juste from Channel 4’s Puppy School. Oli has a…
The Big Picture – tackling unwanted behaviour positively & successfully
This week my summer puppies course kicked off and the usual issues were raised, such as tackling play biting and…
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