Christine's one-to-one Puppy Training

Christine's one-to-one Puppy Training Personal training and advice for puppies 7 - 20 weeks of age within 10 miles of Glenfarg Hi, I have been a highly qualified Dog Behaviourist for over 30 years.

Before moving to Scotland fairly recently I was Head of Behaviour Services for a large chain of vets in Wiltshire (Christine Emerson in those days). My department offered help with unwanted dog behaviour as well as puppy and adult dog training, classes and personal training. Since moving to Scotland I wrote a book (available on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Difference-Slice-Life-Behaviour

ist/dp/1500120278) and continue to offer one-to-one puppy training as this was the most satisfying and important input I could make.

19/06/2025
Would anyone like these? 29 left. Free, collect from Glenfarg
26/05/2025

Would anyone like these? 29 left. Free, collect from Glenfarg

If you see a docked tail, a crime has almost certainly been committed by a vet. I met a young couple with a docked puppy...
23/05/2025

If you see a docked tail, a crime has almost certainly been committed by a vet. I met a young couple with a docked puppy of 8 weeks and it broke my heart. Look at Rowan using it for balance and expression of body language - gorgeous. It's illegal and considered mutilation in the UK to dock a tail. Unfortunately Scotland reversed part of this and its illegal to dock here unless the vet has proof, before the pup is 5 days old, that it will be a working dog (such as a spaniel or lab for blood sports). Of course, with the exception of gundog breeders with a waiting list of new owners that won't change their mind, breeders don't have homes for their pups by 5 days of age and if they do, how many will be full time gundog and not pets! If it does occur, what happens if the new owner changes their mind, the pup is stuck with a mutilated tail and unable to converse with other dog's as easily. Yet this barbaric practice continues! If you know of a vet that has docked without knowing who the new owners are please let me know.

The socialising (live things) and habituation (environments) continues, once a day. She loved getting on the boat, smell...
11/05/2025

The socialising (live things) and habituation (environments) continues, once a day. She loved getting on the boat, smelly engine started and off again. Break down full experiences to small steps and build it up, leave on a positive. Then a train, toot toot! Again, just on the platform for the first experience for sounds, sights and smells associated with a 'click and lick'. Getting prepared for the 30mins in the pub tonight, going when it's quiet, prepared with a blanket for her to know where to be and a stuffed Kong ( cheesy mash) for something to do. Her confidence should help her relax and adapt to novel experiences as an adult. Cheers!

Look at this cutie πŸ’“  training started at 8 weeks and now, at 10 weeks, Rowan knows stay, sit, come, this way, leave, pa...
02/05/2025

Look at this cutie πŸ’“ training started at 8 weeks and now, at 10 weeks, Rowan knows stay, sit, come, this way, leave, paw, up, wee wee, down and heel. She's also toilet trained and takes herself around for a p**p. I'm not blowing my trumpet, she is no more intelligent than the average healthy pup, all I've done is take advantage of the early learning period when their brains are like sponges. She's now 'walk ready!' for Wednesday when she can go to the park. So don't wait until they're fully inoculated to arrange help with training, call me now.

It's been exciting times for Rowan, now 9 wks. Still not fully vaccinated but puppy training and socialising/habituation...
21/04/2025

It's been exciting times for Rowan, now 9 wks. Still not fully vaccinated but puppy training and socialising/habituation should start at 5 weeks, in a forward facing rucksack. Line it with a towel for potential widdles and stability, the pup should be wearing a collar with ID at all times now and attach a light lead just in case the worst happens and she ends up on the ground. We've been to the roadworks, a motorway bridge and a garage today, now scouting for drunk people, a street at night and wheelchair users...cover it all. The socialising period is a closed window, up to 12 weeks they forget scary experiences better but if you offer opportunities until 18 weeks they are likely to have a tolerance of that thing FOR LIFE and the things they haven't come across before 18 weeks they are likely to have a fear of FOR LIFE. I've thrown in a couple of shots of Rowan helping with the gardening for a laugh πŸ˜ƒ

18/04/2025

Is growling, teeth baring and air snapping from an adult to a puppy ok? Its to be encouraged if, like Summer, the dog never starts a row with adult dogs. In fact I wish Summer would pin Rowan down to show her she's serious, the threat is all a bit half-hearted and Rowan is just not taking her seriously. Adults have to exaggerate their body language with pups. After this, Summer used calming signals, like blinking, turning her head away and sitting as tall as she can with her back to the pup, it worked brilliantly, pup coming back to apologise. Aren't dogs amazing!

Today we got our little beauty used to wearing a collar and ID, she scratched like she had fleas but soon got used to it...
12/04/2025

Today we got our little beauty used to wearing a collar and ID, she scratched like she had fleas but soon got used to it with distraction. She had a car experience, just us sitting together and going nowhere, tomorrow we turn the engine on and go nowhere. She got a whiff of the recycling lorry from a distance, had a 'vet examination' and her nails clipped. But the biggy is a clicker and Bonus soft food dispenser- what a fantastic invention! For every wee and poo in the right place she gets a click to mark success and a lick of cheesy mash. She loved licking the cheesy mash, not just for the flavour but the action of licking is comforting for a pup. Oh, yes you're right, that is a stone she's chewing....we need to reach a balance between ignoring what you don't want and freaking out at the risk of her eating it! If we reacted to every stone and every tug and chew of our hedge we'd need more wine, and we're already consuming plenty πŸ˜…

So here we go. For a 7.5 week puppy ( yes, I always get my pups at 7 weeks to maximise on the small socialising period a...
11/04/2025

So here we go. For a 7.5 week puppy ( yes, I always get my pups at 7 weeks to maximise on the small socialising period available and get them on decent food) you need a covered crate with water and where all good things happen. Diluted surgical spirit and towel for accidents. To be taken to the area you want them to toilet on every half hour and wait 10 mins, yeah I know it's time consuming but all other life for you should be on hold now, this is the priority. Have a jar of treats at the toileting spot and have a treat snd praise right there, not when they get back in the kitchen. We're sooo lucky it's dry right now. We're getting up twice in the night and so far have had no toileting or long whimpering in the crate. We adore her but it's so tiring, I can understand the benefits of adopting older dogs from a great rescue centreπŸ˜… oh and cardboard boxes to wreck, they are always a hit!

Be ready. This little darling starts her new life with a Dog Behaviourist. She'll have gentle training and experiences, ...
23/03/2025

Be ready. This little darling starts her new life with a Dog Behaviourist. She'll have gentle training and experiences, lots of choice and of course bags of love. Come with us, and see what early learning and experiences should be offered and when

I am concerned about the increase in serious dog-to-dog attacks in our community.  Even more so, I am concerned by the a...
22/01/2025

I am concerned about the increase in serious dog-to-dog attacks in our community. Even more so, I am concerned by the apparent lack of effort in some cases by the police and dog warden to ensure the safety of you and your dog when out walking - they can and should prosecute, don't let them tell you they can't because the target was a dog and not a human. If you are in that situation please ask for my help, if necessary I can guide the police to the legislation to be used. The cause of attacks is often displaced aggression, you or your dog has not offended them, you could be a target for the expression of stress or frustration that has built up over time. Its a massive subject and an interesting one. I would be happy to meet with any person or community group to explain more about the risk of dogs to you and your family in the community. Dogs can be a wonderful addition to families, bring people together on walks and offer huge health benefits to us but they need to be under control and trained to inhibit unwanted emotional impulses.

Do you really know your dog? I absolutely love interpreting dog body language. For the month of January I'm offering to ...
04/01/2025

Do you really know your dog? I absolutely love interpreting dog body language. For the month of January I'm offering to interpret your dog's conversation with other dogs or humans for free. Send me your video ( not photo) by comment or PM, with a description of which one is your dog and I'll tell you what's going on

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