The Dangerous Dogs Act and my pet dog
Many dog owners believe that the Dangerous Dog Act only applies to dangerous dogs. But did you know, it actually applies to all breeds of...
Adolescent Dogs
- Sep 11
- 6 min
Tips For Puppy Lead Training
Lead walking is a vital skill for our dogs, without good lead manners walks can become stressful and even dangerous. It’s easy to forget...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Sep 4
- 8 min
10 signs your dog needs to sleep
Trying to work out what our dogs need isn’t always easy, it doesn’t help that many behaviours which suggest our dogs have excess energy...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Aug 31
- 9 min
Top 10 ways to stimulate your dog
Daily life can get boring for our dogs sometimes. Sadly, not all of us can dedicate all hours of the day to keeping them entertained, and...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Aug 30
- 7 min
5 signs your dog is bored
Understanding our dogs isn’t always easy, they do things which annoy us and we can’t always work out why. There are also so many...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Aug 22
- 5 min
Top 10 Dog Training Tips for Success
There are a few simple rules to stick with which will make your training successful. Dog training isn’t an exact science, it’s not a...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Jul 16
- 7 min
How long does it take to train a dog?
How long does it take to train a dog: Setting realistic goals and ‘fixing’ problems Our dogs are a huge part of our lives, so when they...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Jul 8
- 6 min
Teenage Troubles: Surviving Adolescence
People often think they’ve survived the hardest part of dog ownership when they’ve cracked toilet training and got their puppy sleeping...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Jun 26
- 8 min
Managing Multidog Households
Having one dog is great, but how many people soon start thinking about the prospect of adding another dog, or maybe two doesn’t seem...
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Adolescent Dogs
- May 28
- 8 min
The danger with dominance training in dogs
The word ‘dominance’ will be taken in different ways by different people when it’s used in context of our dogs. Some people will be...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Apr 21
- 8 min
My dog is a nightmare with visitors
How many people avoid having visitors into their home because of their dogs’ behaviour? There’s probably a surprisingly high number of...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Apr 8
- 6 min
Just come when I call...
If there’s one thing most dog owners want from their dogs, it’s to be able to let them run freely off lead and be able to trust them to...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Apr 1
- 8 min
Adopt, don't shop.. things to consider
“Adopt Don’t Shop” has become a popular slogan in recent years, and for good reason. There are an estimated 600,000 dogs given up to...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Management isn't a cop-out
Management is quite a buzz word in modern dog training (or reward-based, force-free, scientific, whatever you want to call it). In the...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Feb 2
- 8 min
Enrichment & Attention - Finding the balance
There is so much emphasis these days on ensuring your good has plenty of stimulation, there is a bigger focus on enrichment activities,...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Dec 21, 2021
- 6 min
Surviving Christmas
Christmas is always an exciting time of year, all the build up and anticipation, catching up with friends and family, keeping up the...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Dec 20, 2021
- 8 min
Genetics and behaviour
As a dog trainer, you meet a whole range of people and dogs, you meet the ones who look for a ‘quick fix’ and the ones who have somehow...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Sep 4, 2021
- 1 min
Where does your dog come from?
www.adolescentdogs.com Written by Jenny Trigg
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Adolescent Dogs
- Sep 3, 2021
- 9 min
City Dogs: Living the Dream or Trapped in a Nightmare?
Huge numbers of dogs live in cities around the UK, and while many have no issues with living in a city environment, there are many who...
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Adolescent Dogs
- Jul 14, 2021
- 7 min
Is your dog being naughty or does he just not understand you?
We can be quick to get frustrated with our dogs when they ignore us, we can also be quick to label our dogs as ‘stubborn’ or as having...
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