Why pushing your friend in at the deep end is always a bad idea
It’s always tempting with fearful dogs to want to make everything go faster: ‘What’s the harm in trying to make them go out on a walk?...
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simon42223
- Sep 8
- 6 min
A survivor’s guide to life with a fearful dog
A personal take on navigating the highs and lows from Nina, the non-pro trainer in the Sociable Dog household. No two fearful dogs are...
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simon42223
- Aug 11
- 4 min
Big T's story. Where it all began
My Rotti, Thomson loved playing bally and going on adventures in the car. To say that he didn’t have the luckiest start in life would be...
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simon42223
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Murphy the dog and the inflationary spiral
Some say using food to train dogs is bribery. It isn’t, it’s pay. Unless you’re working to help a dog overcome a fear, treats are simply...
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simon42223
- Apr 13
- 3 min
Everything, everywhere - just not all at once
If the behaviour you've trained at home, breaks down in the big, wide world, you may need to teach your dog to generalise. Humans are...
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simon42223
- Mar 30
- 4 min
Decoding dog language on the lead
A dog that’s reactive on the lead can be exhausting and stressful so how do we work out what’s causing it and how to solve the problem?...
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simon42223
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Order! Order!
Why getting the order of events right is the key to progress when training fearful and reactive dogs. When you’re working with dogs that...
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simon42223
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Why good dog training is like great comedy
There’s one thing that good dog training and great comedy have in common: timing. It doesn’t matter how great your material (cheese,...
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simon42223
- Mar 6
- 3 min
You're spoiling that dog!
One of the most unhelpful myths around positive reinforcement training is the idea of ‘spoiling the dog.’ People think doling out treats...
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simon42223
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Where it all began twenty five years ago.
Big T’s story My Rotti, Thomson loved playing bally and going on adventures in the car. To say that he didn’t have the luckiest start in...
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