Reinforcement vs punishment
At our February Member’s Coffee Morning, we had an interesting discussion sparked by a TikTok video. The video posed a thought-provoking question: “Me wondering why it is ok to punish our children, but we have to ignore our dog when they try to bite the postman because it is kinder to them.” This led to […]
Reducing Reactivity
Having a reactive dog is hard work. I really do understand how challenging it can be. When Rico first came over from Portugal he was the most dog sociable dog I had ever had the pleasure of living with. Fast forward a year or so and he was bitten by a dog 20 X his […]
Preparing your dog for Fireworks
Why Now? I know it only seems like the end of summer, but this really is the time to start preparing your dog for fireworks (if you haven’t already!). Particularly young puppies who may never have experienced fireworks before. If we can prepare them, their first experience won’t be so scary! Preparation should be a […]
Predation Substitute Training
At Nose to Trail, we’re passionate about providing our clients with the very best training resources, which is why we’re thrilled to be reviewing “Hunting Together: Predation Substitute Training Volume 1” by Simone Mueller. If you’re wondering whether this book is right for you, don’t be misled by the title – though the focus is […]
Pet Travel Safety Day 2022!
Today is Pet Travel Safety Day and to help raise awareness I have a guest blog for you from Claire Harris. Claire runs Pets 2 Places a pet taxi company that has franchises in Milton Keynes and Solihull. I actually met Claire at the Animal Star Awards 2019 when I was judging the Best Pet […]
Outstanding Animal Behaviourist of the Year!
Business Awards UK have announced the winners of their 2024 Pet and Animal Care Awards….. and we WON! You can find out more here: https://youtu.be/QGhAEYmX46Y From Sea Lion Saviour to Dog Whisperer Wonder! – Interview with Nose to Trail Or if you prefer read rather than watch, here’s a short overview! I found out Nose […]
Nose to Trail Lends a Helping Paw to Rescue Dogs in Need
Rachel, owner of Nose to Trail explaining how the muzzle training session will work to the Pawprints Team On Friday, October 11th, Nantwich-based dog training team Nose to Trail spent an afternoon giving back to the local rescue community, providing free training to the dogs at Pawprints to Freedom, a rescue charity dedicated to helping […]
New year new blog, new dog?!
Can you believe it is 2024 already?! Have you been making New Year’s resolutions with your dog? Perhaps mine should be to get more organised and get my blogs written more frequently, since my last blog post was in October! My goodness may time has flown by. The end of 2023 was really busy for […]
Nantwich Riverside Walk
Since I’m not out and about with clients at the moment I’m using my spare time to try out some local walks. Lockdown v2.0 has some benefits and that is that I get some quality time with my own dogs for a change. This morning I took my own pet dogs, Rico and Maisy to […]
My teenage dog runs away when I get the harness out
Sound familiar? This is something that more than ever I am getting messages via email about at the moment. So much so that I did a webinar on the topic last month (go check that out here ). However if you’re more interested in reading than watching a webinar then you’re in the right place. […]