Dog Training

The behaviour of dogs is equally dependent upon both the training they receive as puppies, and their genetics. We can’t do anything about the genetics; but, if we get our dogs while they are still young puppies, we can influence them during their most teachable months if they are subjected to gentle, effective training during […]

The social structure of domestic dogs is often described in terms of a linear dominance hierarchy, in which the top dog, or ‘alpha animal’, is dominant over all lower ranking animals, the second ranking dog is subordinate to the top dog but dominant over all others, and so on down to the lowest dog on […]