Reasons why your dog may pull on the lead

COMMON MYTH: My dog does pulls on it’s lead because he’s dominant REALITY: The concept of “dominance” is still being used incorrectly to explain inappropriate behaviour in dogs. This is because dominance actually describes a social relationship...

What emotions do dogs feel?

COMMON MYTH: dogs feel human emotions like guilt and shame REALITY: dogs are said to feel emotions such as joy, fear, anger, disgust and even love, however it seems likely that your dog will not have those more complex emotions like guilt, pride and shame. Researchers...
What is a reactive dog?

What is a reactive dog?

Introduction The term ‘reactive dog’ is a relatively new term to describe the type of behaviour a dog does particularly when on lead. Previously I found many dogs were often labelled as ‘aggressive’ or ‘naughty’. The word...