The Individual Dog

14/03/2025

Finally getting round to making my annual Crufts post 🐾

Always a highlight of my year to get to connect with so many amazing trainers, who continue to raise the bar of dog training everywhere! Thank you to Victoria Stilwell for bringing all these fab people together and thank you to Andrea Quattrucci Nicola Cook Positive Paws Training Jo Pay Kiri Downes Maria T. Mittgaard Dilnaz V Baria Ben Powell for making Cruftsmas so fun and for continuing to better the lives of dogs everywhere, go team! 🙌🏼🐶

And thank you to Kay Attwood for very generously giving me her spare ticket for best in show, it was a fantastic experience!

04/09/2024

Had a fabulous time helping out at Paws in the Park this past Saturday. So proud to have been a part of an event that helped raise £4000 for various animal charities!

I was also given the lovely but also incredibly difficult job of co-judging the ‘cutest puppy’ category which contained over 40 incredibly cute puppies, safe to say it was very difficult to pick a winner!

Not a bad way to spend a Saturday!! 🐶🐾

14/08/2024

Just like (some) humans, dogs can have a tricky teenage phase too! Here are 5 tips to help:

Did you know that just like humans, dogs go through a ‘teenager’ phase? It’s called canine adolescence.  Between the ages of around 6 months and 3 years (depending on the breed) dogs go throug…

20/07/2024

Test your knowledge with this fun dog behaviour quiz!
https://theindividualdog.co.uk/qsm_quiz/dog-behaviour-quiz/

17/05/2024

My latest blog: Why haven't puppy classes worked for me?

I often meet clients who have taken their puppy to a class but are still having issues with behaviour. Sometimes their dog seems to have ‘lost’ the basic obedience skills covered in the class. Some…

19/04/2024

Looking forward to this year’s dog behaviour conference! Day 1 and already so much knowledge... a little too much for some 🐶🐾

14/04/2024

3 top tips to improve your dog's recall

Many of the owners I work with want to improve their dog’s recall. Here are 3 tips for improving recall which can really make a difference. 1. Be more interesting What do you do on your dog walks? …

13/03/2024

4 common training mistakes owners don't realise they're making

I often work with dog owners who are trying really hard to train their dog, but it just doesn’t seem to be working. These are some common reasons why and what you can do to get better results. 1. E…

12/03/2024

Had a wonderful few days on the Positively stand at Crufts with the amazing VSA (Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior) team.

It was great to work with so many amazing trainers and connect with my fellow VSA grads. Dog training can be a lonely profession at times, so I feel very lucky to be a part of such a supportive community, committed to raising the quality of dog training and canine wellness everywhere.

Thank you everyone for an inspiring and energising Crufts!

Victoria Stilwell Standish Dog Trainer Jo Pay Positive Paws Training K9 Education Dog Training Little Paws Eddy the Dog Trainer SJM Dog Training Services The Pawsitive Coach Maria T. Mittgaard

26/02/2024

One thing all dog owners should know....how to 'speak dog'

If there is one thing all dog owners should know, it’s how to ‘speak dog’.  Unlike humans, who mostly communicate through speech, dogs mainly communicate visually. They are constantly using th…

06/02/2024

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Honey and her owner over the past few months. Honey can sometimes struggle to remain calm around dogs and children when out and about, which can lead to her barking at them.

So, we’ve been working hard to build up her engagement outside and change her emotional response to her triggers. Honey has improved so much in the time we’ve been working together and I look forward to our continued training journey together. Well done Honey!

05/02/2024

5 common dog training mistakes (and how to avoid them)

Training our dogs can seem simple. The techniques are not complicated, and we can see some great results with a bit of practice and patience. Yet sometimes it can be a struggle and we don’t u…