Settling in - those first six months
It really does take at least 6 months for your new rescue to fully settle!
Jumping Up - How to help your dog stop
Have you thought about why a dog jumps up? What are they doing? Well, I believe in many case your dog is asking what to do – as a very...
Teaching the down - methods to use and what you say
It’s a great idea to teach your dog to settle down
How to help the children with a new rescue dog!
How to help children accept their new rescue dog
Aggressive dog- what’s one of them?
Is my dog aggressive?
Watch the heat when you’re driving
We went out for a trip yesterday to see an old friend and had a lovely few hours in the sunshine. What really surprised me was the number...
Help! I'm not making any progress with my rescue dog.
Don’t worry, many owners feel this which is why I always encourage new owners to keep a diary so that they can see the progress that they...
Getting your dog used to being handled and coming back everytime.
Some useful tips from the South Downs Dog Trainer As someone who has worked with many thousands of dogs and their owners, and owned well...
Dogs don't talk but they do understand!
Since dogs don’t talk, spoken language isn’t as important to them as it is to people. While they can learn what certain words mean, dogs...
How to start Scentwork with your dog
Oh boy hasn't it got grim outdoors? Somehow the sunshine we had in the summer seems to have faded into a distant memory and now we have...
