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  • 🛑 Stop Calling Your Dog When You Can’t Enforce It

    You call your dog…They don’t come. So you call again.…and again. Still nothing. Sound familiar? Here’s the Part Most People Don’t Realise You might be training your dog to ignore you Not on purpose.But it happens really easily. Because dogs don’t learn from what we say…They learn from what happens after Every Time This Happens… Every…

  • Why your dog hears you… but doesn’t come!

    You call your dog……and they don’t even look at you. No ear flick.No hesitation.Nothing. It can feel like they’re completely ignoring you. But here’s what’s really going on: In that moment, your dog is so focused on something else… they’re not able to respond to you. 🧠 What’s Actually Happening Dogs don’t just notice things…

  • Training Tip Tuesday: The Name Game

    One of the first things I like to teach dogs is that their name predicts something good. My own dogs are a great example of this. If I say one of their names, they immediately spin back toward me, lick their lips, and head back to me, because they’ve learned that coming to me when they…

  • What is a Conditioned Emotional Response in dogs? (And why it matters for training)

    Have you ever opened a treat container and suddenly had your dog appear beside you? Or picked up the lead and watched your dog instantly start wagging their tail with excitement? Those reactions are examples of something called a conditioned emotional response. What Is a Conditioned Emotional Response? A conditioned emotional response (often shortened to CER)…

  • What Is Canine Cough (and why vaccinated dogs can still get it)

    If your dog spends time around other dogs — whether at daycare, training, boarding, the vet, or even just stopping for a drink at a café water bowl — there is always a small chance they may come into contact with a respiratory bug. Yes, even shared water bowls outside shops or cafés can spread…

  • Bitches in Season, Mating & How We Manage It at Daycare and Boarding

    At Shine Canine, we welcome both entire males and entire females into daycare and boarding — provided they are well-mannered, social, and suitable for group care. Being entire (not desexed) does not automatically mean trouble. It does not mean puppies are being made. And it certainly does not mean dogs can’t safely attend daycare. What matters most is behaviour, supervision,…

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