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Interesting, I was poking around the FitBark website and saw this chart which shows the activity levels of the dogs who use their devices, spilt by country.

Same author as the enrichment one from a couple of weeks back, this book is free on Kindle today: The Senior Dog Wellness Guide by Sally Gutteridge

I've always struggled with the best way to log my training plans, but I've just started putting together some Trello boards for things I'm working on with each dog. I think it's going to really help me to stay organised and accountable, and to make cleaner plans going forward. Here's a quick...

Some of you will have heard of Denise Fenzi and her training school, Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. They have a big camp every year, but they're trying to arrange lots of mini ones - or, rather, the members do the organising, get the instructors involved etc. There are several already booked for this...

Lisa @Cooper and Stanley just sent me this link for a free book on Kindle: Enrichment through Scentwork for Highly Aroused Dogs by Sally Gutteridge You have to click the "buy now" underneath the Kindle Unlimited section...

But, no, not my Luna ;) She was paired with a lady last month; this lady is Spain's youngest Alzheimer's sufferer at only 43 and was diagnosed three years ago. Luna is trained to take her home if needs be, to comfort her if she has a panic attack, and to remind her to take medication. Luna, el...

Squidge now has a strong spin (anti clockwise) and turn (clockwise), so I'm mixing it up with asking for it from different positions. She's so funny doing it from a down :D

I can't bear Lorraine, but I just saw that Steve Mann (IMDT) will be on her ITV show on Wednesday at 8:30am. It'll be good to have a progressive dog trainer getting some air time!

Just a heads-up that it's Chinese New Year tonight so there may be fireworks around, depending on where you are. Hopefully it will pass smoothly for all forum pups x

Are there any other breeds you're particularly drawn to? I really want a little working cocker, but only when I have more time on my hands to get it right from the start! And the more I see pointy-nosed sight hounds, the more I'm drawn to them. I love lots of the herding dogs, but don't think...

I may or may not have just ordered two Fitbarks for Willow and Shadow. 20% off and free international shipping, hurrah! It's entirely for appropriate reasons; I want to measure their sleep patterns and see if there is any link to their behaviours. See? Perfectly reasonable. Not an impulse...

For those of you with rescue/shelter dogs, at what point do you stop calling them that? I see so many people saying "my rescue dog, who I've had for x years...". Why is this? Is it because people are proud of the fact they have taken the dog from the shelter? Is it to apologise for less than...

Just on the off chance that any of you have any friends or family in the USA, or any other way of having stuff delivered from there, I thought I'd share this offer that I saw. Large Kongs, $3.25 each!!!! KONG Classic Dog Toy | DrsFosterSmith.com

Sea Treats have a new website and have a 20% discount code until the end of January. Sea Treats Discount code: DOTSHOP You're welcome :D

Interesting podcast from Denise Fenzi on reducing reinforcement. I really like the part about making yourself more than a pez dispenser - if you don't build value in yourself, then your dog will see you just as a food delivery machine, and when the food is no longer available, he will lose...

I just saw this on another page - this shop is closing down, and they have big discounts on their orthopaedic dog beds. I can't recommend them as I've never used them, but it might be of interest, so thought I'd share :)...

Most of us are aware of the ABC of learning: A - Antecedent. That is, in basic terms, the stimulus that leads to the behaviour. It might be an auditory cue, a visual cue, a scent ... it can be a combination of factors, and it's not necessarily something we do intentionally. It is just any...

As always, breed might give your dog a good chance of having certain traits, but every dog must be assessed and treated as an individual.

I'll make a better video of this at some point, but hopefully this will explain a little better for @Lab_adore. It's not my best effort because it was bloody cold and windy out, and my brain was frozen. I was even using the wrong event marker :facepalm: I actually prefer using a clicker for...

Here is how I teach "give". - Firstly, resolve to never take anything away from your puppy. The easiest way to get a puppy who doesn't want to give you things is by taking them from him. - Sit on the floor and play gentle tug games with your puppy and a favourite toy. Make him "chase" the toy...