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Do you have the WORST dog?
I often deal with clients at breaking point. “I feel helpless” “I feel out of control” “I feel like a failure” All things I have heard...

Tamsin at DTD
Jun 4, 20191 min read


Is Your Puppy Petrified?
Last week we chatted about the importance of socialisation and how getting it wrong can be your pups death sentence. But how do we know...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 29, 20192 min read


Could you be damaging your puppy?
Socialisation…..Something all new puppy owners think about but are you getting it wrong? Get it wrong and you could end up scaring your...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 26, 20192 min read


Consistency Is The Key!
With any training consistency is everything. Whether this it’s with children, dogs or horses. If one day you get let them get away with...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20191 min read


Ouch, that hurt!
I deal with aggression cases on a regular basis. Every dog I go out to I ask their owner to take them for a full vet check. This past...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


Let’s talk toys!
Over and over again when I go to behaviour consultations or training sessions we discuss what the dogs get to do to occupy themselves. I...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20191 min read


Click!
Sometimes things just click into place. I’m sure we have all experienced this at some point. The magical feeling where everything seems...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


My Dog Won’t Leave My Side On Walks
This is what my client told me the other day. She called me because she was at her wits end with her Beagle. Buzz is a gorgeous little...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20191 min read


Motivation!!
The number one thing that drives your dog. Find it and you have the key to unlock the door to a well behaved dog. It is one of the first...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


I'm Alive....Just!
I went up to bonny Scotland for a friends 30th and while there caught the mother of all colds! It really knocked me and after doing my...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20191 min read


To Shock Or Not To Shock?
Today will be my final email on shock collars but I wanted to share with you some recent news. The Scottish government recently debated...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


Now For The Happy Side!
This week we have been chatting about shock collars. I posted a video on my Facebook page showing one dog being trained not to pull using...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


We Are Better Than This
Yesterday I chatted about a video I posted on my business Facebook page. I explained about positive punishment and positive...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


Another Facebook Post!!
So yet again something dog related popped up on my facebook feed. I shared into onto my business page as it demonstrates perfectly the...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20191 min read


Grooming Doesn't Have To Be The Big Bad Wolf
So yesterday I chatted with you more about learned helplessness and headcollars. Today it will be about grooming. A lot of dogs hate it....

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


My Pet Peeve….Well One Of Them
So I chatted with you yesterday about learned helplessness and said I see it a lot while dogs are being groomed and when dogs are wearing...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


That Made Me Cringe!
Scanning through Facebook this morning I saw a friend had tagged me in a dog video. I get that a lot, everyone who knows me, knows I am...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


I am super excited!!
So today I am spending the day planning out my Nosework Ninja’s workshop. It is happening on Saturday and I am really looking forward to...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20192 min read


Now it makes sense!
I hope your bonfire weekend went as well as it possibly can when you have animals. My girl isn’t a big fan of fireworks. I have done...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20193 min read


What an achievement!
So my Facebook reminded me today that I started dog training classes one year ago. I can’t believe it, in one way it feels like a...

Tamsin at DTD
Apr 24, 20191 min read
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