Does your dog have Separation Anxiety?
Would you even know? Watching your dog’s behaviour is key! Unless you’ve set cameras up to watch your dog when you are out at work, there is actually every possibility you wouldn’t know if your dog has a separation related behaviour problem or not! If you do have a doggy camera you need to know […]
Do you struggle to fit your training in?
Are you most productive first thing in the morning? Like really early at 4am? Or late at night when most dog trainers are sleeping? Perhaps you work shifts and can’t commit to a 6-week block of classes? Then this is the resource for you. Access dog training and behaviour information when you want, wherever you […]
Do dogs need to wear coats?
Are you a dog owner, and did you wake up this morning to find it is -5 centigrade and you find yourself wondering, should my dog be wearing a coat? Darach the Labrador Retriever enjoying the snow My name is Rachel Rodgers, I’m a Clinical Animal Behaviourist and cold weather advice for dogs is something […]
Debunking Dog Training Myths
A Podcast with Napo Pet Insurance. Are you the pack leader in your house? Don’t panic if you don’t think you are!Actually you do not need to be. Even though it has been around 80 years since the original term “alpha” and the entire “pack theory” surrounding wolves (yes wolves not dogs!) was debunked by […]
Combermere Arms Walk
In November I posted the Nantwich Riverside Walk (https://nosetotrail.co.uk/blog/f/nantwich-riverside-walk). This was the first blog post where I took my own dogs, Rico and Maisy, for a walk and wrote about; where to park, what to wear on your feet and what type of dog walk it is (distractions, on/off lead) etc. As this went down […]
Cheshire Dog Trainer of the Year
For the 3rd year running! Rachel with her Award Nantwich based dog training and behaviour service Nose to Trail have scooped the Dog Trainer of the Year award for the 3rd year running with the Corporate Livewire Prestige Awards! Founder of the company, Rachel Rodgers recently headed to Blackwell Grange Hotel in Darlington to collect […]
Book Review: Mad Dogs & Me by Saz Wilson
Saz Wilson at the Mad Dogs & Me book launch photo curtesy of Saz Wilson For anyone who has been through the joyful chaos of owning a dog—especially during the dreaded “teenage phase”—Saz Wilson’s “Mad Dogs & Me: A Comedy Diary” will feel both painfully relatable and downright hilarious. In fact, within the Nose to […]
Book Review – Eye of the Trainer by Ken Ramirez.
The full title of this wonderful yet small book is “Eye of the Trainer, Animal Training Transformation and Trust”. First published in 2020, this book was a great read for dog trainers and canine professionals during the first COVID-19 lockdown. That isn’t to say it is not a good read now, just I read the […]
Book Review – Dog’s Best Friend
A Brief History of an unbreakable bond by Simon Garfield. As so many of you got in touch and even retweeted my last dog book review, I thought I would share this little gem with you. I actually got the signed hard back copy of this book, because I love signed copies of books. Maybe […]
Battlefield Loop
Rico a Kokoni Dog and Maisy a Jack Russell cross Pug pose on a log Many of my followers will know that my week day job is as Training & Development Manager for Assistance Dog Charity, Dog A.I.D. (www.dogaid.org.uk). Head Office is based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and my lovely little dogs, Rico and Maisy, sometimes […]