Because it matters how we work with our dogs.
A big part of my shift in training philosophy over a decade ago involved a simple scientific fact. The average dog brain is about the size of a lemon. That simple truth helped me understand that there are only so many …
Continue Reading about From the Hill… Filling Up Your Dog’s Brain
I am a Dog Trainer I am not here to tell you what's wrong with your dog training. I am not here to tell you what collars, leashes, or other gear should be banned from use. I am not here to tell you which trainers or …
Many years ago we had our first Belgian Shepherd called Badger. Before Badger we had owned Rough Collies so this was a bit of a shift for us from a lifestyle perspective. To put it mildly, we were unprepared for the full …
Continue Reading about From the Hill… Training Our Dogs – Then and Now
There are two saying that often bounce around my head while I'm training with my dogs: "You get what you pay for" and "Timing is everything" I've never found anything more effective and efficient for training a dog …
Do you ever get the feeling that your dogs bark just to annoy you? Did you know that the first dogs didn't actually bark? We have given them the ability to alert us when something is wrong by selectively breeding for the …
Do you ever get the feeling that your dogs bark just to annoy you? Did you know that the first dogs didn't actually bark? We have given them the ability to alert us when something is wrong by selectively breeding for the …
