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What clients see – the tip of the iceberg

As pet-ownership ever increases, so has the demand for behaviour and training support. However, the time we spend with our clients is just the tip of the 𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴! For many working in this field, burn-out is common from the sheer…

Preference Testing

What is it? Why do it? How to test? Over the years there have been a number of papers that…

Fireworks season – Tips for owners

The next few weeks can be a worrying time for pet owners as celebrations such as Halloween, Diwali, Bonfire Night,…
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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…

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…