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Give cats choice – they’ll love you more for it
A new study investigating the impact of interactions with cats has found that allowing cats to make their own decisions as to interact or not and adopting a ‘hands-off’ approach reduces aggression. The research conducted by Nottingham Trent University in…
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…
WINNER: The Pet Parent Pledge – initiative
Great news Back in April ’21, a group initiative called the #petparentpledge was announced between The Modern Dog Trainer, the…
New Certification – Protocol to Overcome Fear of Dogs in Kids
GOOD NEWS! Good news from founder of KAD Kids Around Dogs Debby Lucken. Following my final assessment, Hanne is certified…
WINNER: Dog Trainer of the Year – 2021 to 2022
𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 I was nominated in the category Dog Trainer of the Year – Oxfordshire in the Prestige Awards…
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…
Cat stress, health & behaviour
Data suggests even stoic cats can have elevated levels of adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, and other stress hormones, and that chronically…
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