Categories:
By Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. “Start by leaving them for five minutes, then build up.” It is probably the most […]
Categories:
By Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. Two dogs howl at the front door every time their owners leave. Both chew the […]
Categories:
By Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. If your dog lunges, barks, snaps, or fights with other dogs, every walk becomes an […]
Categories:
By Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. Most dog owners have wondered at some point whether their dog is genuinely distressed when […]
Categories:
By Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. If your dog has ever growled, stiffened, or snapped when your child approached their food […]
Categories:
By Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. Bonfire Night is on 5 November. But in practice, fireworks season in the UK runs […]
Categories:
Firework season is one of the most stressful times of year for many dogs and their owners. From late October through to early November, and again at New Year, dogs across the UK are exposed to sudden, loud, […]
Categories:
Written by Adelaide Stewart-Jones, accredited dog trainer (IMDT, UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter) and IAABC member. Founder of The Confident K9 in Kidderminster. Every walk feels like a military operation. You scan ahead constantly, cross the road […]
Categories:
I had the pleasure of sitting down with the team at Skippers Pet Products for an in-depth Q&A session answering real questions from real dog owners. The questions that came in covered everything from barking and recall to separation anxiety, […]
Categories:
Most behaviour consultations focus on what a dog does and how to change it. Fewer look at why a dog’s emotional baseline might be making that change harder. One factor that rarely gets discussed, but that current research […]
