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  • Why Your Recall Isn’t Working (And How to Fix It)

    You call your dog… Sometimes they come – Sometimes they don’t. And it feels inconsistent. Frustrating. Because you know they know it. Here’s the Reality If your recall isn’t working, it’s usually not just one thing. It’s a combination of small gaps that add up. The 4 Things That Affect Recall Over the last few weeks,…

  • Ditch the Bowl: How to Create Desire for Your Dog’s Food

    Your dog gets fed every day. Breakfast… Dinner. The bowl goes down…they eat it…and that’s it. But here’s the thing:That food is one of the most powerful training tools you have. Why This Matters Over the last few weeks, we’ve talked about:– Dogs getting locked onto the environment– The environment constantly rewarding them– Building value in…

  • 🛑 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)…

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