Assistance Dogs in Public Places: What You Need to Know to earn the Right

by admin | Apr 1, 2023 | Aus Assistance Dogs, Dog Owners, Dog Training World, Service/Working Dogs

Assistance dogs in Australia offer invaluable support to people with disabilities. These specially trained dogs perform tasks such as guiding individuals with impaired vision or hearing, alerting owners to sounds, assisting with domestic chores, and providing...

The power of empathy

by admin | Feb 25, 2023 | Dog Owners, Dog Training World

Many times I am contacted to help with nuisance barking – it can be from the dog owner of the dog itself or a neighbour subjected to the nuisance barking. It is simple but not easy: it takes a community to help this dog! Why? Because it is hard to develop a...

In order to empathize with someone’s experience you must be willing to believe them as they see it and not how you imagine their experience to be. – Brené Brown

by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | Dog Owners, Dog Training World

As a dog trainer, I always wonder if it is a good idea to share some of the dark sides of my trade, so I decided – I am. I will use the intro from Dr Jen’s Dog Blog about HARSH TRUTHS AND DIFFICULT CHOICES: THE REALITY OF BEHAVIORAL EUTHANASIA, because I...

Japanese Proverb – Beginning is easy, to keep going is hard.

by admin | Feb 11, 2023 | Dog Training World

Jumping croc🐊 experience guide in NT: “I am all for protecting crocodiles, and I would love to get people to stop buying crocodile handbags, gloves, and even eat their meat etc. But I know I am a hypocrite😅 because I do the same with livestock. Therefore I know...

Transform Your Dog Training with the Power of Play

by admin | Feb 7, 2023 | Dog Owners, Dog Training World

Honestly, I can’t say it any better than Jay Jack, here’s what he wrote: Discover the incredible benefits of using games in your dog training routine. Not only do games build essential skills, but they also develop your dog’s character and foster a...

You will never fully convince someone that he is wrong, only reality can – Nassim Taleb

by admin | Feb 4, 2023 | Dog Training World

I love reading stories, it can teach us a great deal. In one of my favourite book series called the King’s Dark Tidings by Kel Kade, I read the following scenario, my comments and questions in brackets: “Rezkin made his way back to his quarters as he pondered...

“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”- Robert Schuller

by admin | Jan 25, 2023 | Dog Owners, Dog Training World

I would love to see a dog training industry where trainers don’t disparage one another and can not only agree to disagree about training methods and tools but even put the dogs first by referring clients to trainers with different methods. I don’t think we will...