Journal Articles
Separation Anxiety Files Episode 4 | Why Counter Conditioning doesn’t (usually) work.
If you’ve ever looked for advice on separation anxiety, at some point you have been advised to do counterconditioning. It may not have been called that - It sounds more like ‘pick your keys up and put them down a bunch of times, And no - it doesn’t work. Usually. In this episode, we explore why.
Separation Anxiety Files Episode 3 | Puppies and Separation Anxiety.
A lot of puppies would appear to struggle with Separation Anxiety. But is that really whats going on? Or is it something else - that needs to be approached differently?
Our Top Food Recommendations for UK Dogs - the 2026 edition!
Want to find out our top recommendations for dog food in 2026? Here’s our updated list - with a range of great businesses that have producing quality, recession friendly food for a long time!
Case Profile: The Staffy
It’s high time that this breed got a special mention on the case profile list. With their infamous reputation, you’d think that they’d have appeared sooner. But the truth is, I don’t work with many, and when I do - it’s never for aggression. The three issues which I do see most commonly are fear of traffic - Separation Anxiety, and being too friendly with people.
Separation Anxiety Files Episode 2 | The ‘other’ type of Separation Anxiety
When people say that their dog has Separation Anxiety, what they think they’re treating is called “True Separation Anxiety”. But most of the time, what they actually have is something else.In this article, I want to teach you how to identify what type of Separation Anxiety you’ve got, and what to do about it.
Separation Anxiety Files Episode 1 | It’s a Distance Issue.
Separation Anxiety is one of those behavioural issues that has for such a long time been left in the proverbial corner when it comes to dog behaviour. In this series - I want people to learn why old systems don’t work - so that you can all start to make meaningful progress on your dogs separation issues.
It’s Time we talked about Dogs & Children
Today, I stick my hand into the metaphorical hornet’s nest. I walk where angels fear to tread! Let’s talk about dogs, children, safety and dog bites.
The Things that make Dogs Bite People.
In this article, we’re going to explore some of the most commonly correlated behaviours - and talk about how these can end up resulting in dog bites. If your dog has bitten you - fair warning. You’re probably going to be called out on some of your less desirable attributes.
Fear Season - Off Season | When Empathy becomes Toxic
It’s the middle of summer, and we’re in currently “off season”, but fear exists all year round, and there are still cases we work during the summer months. In this article, we cover a crucial topic of working with fearful dogs - the difference between the Empathic human experience, and the concept of ‘mirroring’ - how these two psychological experiences clash, and become dangerous when working with fearful dogs.
Case Profile: Working Terrier
Hold onto your butts - in this case profile, we discuss the delightful assassins of the dog world - the pocket rockets, the Swiss army knife, the lethal teddy bears. The 10kg workout, the professional nightmares. The Working Terriers.
5 Habits of Highly Successful Dog Owners
In this article, I’ve reduced down the five most important things that Highly Successful dog owners do differently to the normal dog owning public. The things that stand out the most when it comes to making the biggest positive difference on how these dogs are raised and what makes them succeed.
Case Profile: The Golden Retriever
In today’s case profile, it’s time we had a little chat about the literal Golden Child of the dog world - the breed that ‘definitely never has any issues, ever’ - and the challenges that come with training the breed the also happens to be my very earliest childhood memory of a dog - The Golden Retriever.
Responding to The Atlantic - ‘Dogs Are Entering a New Wave of Domestication’
I read an article recently in The Atlantic that left such an impression that I felt it was worth sharing my thoughts on from the perspective of dog ownership in the UK, because it seemed to highlight something that I’ve been feeling in my own work with dogs and their owners for years now. It raises a fundamental question about what we want and expect from our dogs - and I would also argue - how good we are at selecting for it in the dogs we choose to bring into our homes.
Fear Season Episode 4. | Affection and Fear - can you reassure a fearful dog?
As we reach the halfway point of Fear Season 2025, I wanted to explore one of the biggest debates when it comes to working with fearful dogs - whether or not it is right to give affection to, or otherwise try and reassure a fearful dog - and how you might go about this.
Case Profile: The Cockapoo
In this case profile, we revisit one of the most popular dogs on the planet, and one of the dogs that we see most often for behavioural issues - the Cockapoo.
Dominance is Not a Myth. An Essay.
The big one. In this essay, we look in depth about the word and the science that causes more arguments than any other in the dog training world. Dominance.
Fear Season Episode 3. | Are we dealing with fireworks night in the right way?
Let’s take a fresh look at fireworks night. What works, what doesn’t, and what can you change?
Case Profile: The Labrador
Here we explore one of the world’s most famous breeds - and a breed that we know very well! The Labrador. This walking contradiction most commonly suffers with two issues that people would expect the least - a distrust of strangers and a fear of loud noises.
Case Profile: The Sighthound
In this case profile, we explore some of the most common behaviours that clients experience in a group of breeds that only have two speeds - On, and Off. The Cheetah of the dog world that also doubles up as a couch potato - the Sighthound.
Our Top Food Recommendations for UK Dogs - the 2024 edition!
Health and nutrition is such an important part of the puzzle when it comes to your dogs behaviour, and its been a while since we’ve updated our food recommendations. So it’s high time we did a run through of our top dog food picks for 2024!