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Training Needy, Pushy Dogs

How does a dog become needy and pushy? Dogs are social creatures, which is one of the reasons why we love them so much. Is there such a thing as “too much” attention or affection? Absolutely. Sharing our lives, and our hearts with our dogs can bring lots of joy for everyone, but like everything else in life it’s important to understand the rules so that we don’t fall into problematic patterns. Dogs want our attention and affection and of course we want to give it to them, it is best to understand the impact of our actions on […]

Playing Fetch

Dogs often come up with creative variations of fetch.One of them is:”Human – you come and chase me!” .Watch Ouspi – a young Labradoodle try this and see how we shape into a nice game of fetch in a short time.Dogs are masters at reading body languageand you have to know what cues and signals you are giving off and what the perception of your movements and actions are in order to not trigger undesired behaviour.Look for Ouspi in an upcoming video featuring his obedience training and the transfer lesson with his owner.