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Amnesty For Cruel ‘Training Aids’

Recently I did a consultation with a really nice family and their two dogs, one twelve months the other seven months. They were of good temperament and eager to please but very exuberant. They moved around the house like a tornado and climbed all over people, family and visitors alike. Common problems that can be dealt with in a stress free way using Amichien Bonding. [... continue reading 'Amnesty For Cruel ‘Training Aids’']

Client Dog Selection

Below is a small selection of client’s dogs. As you can see they cover a multitude of breeds, genders and ages. Their problems included aggression, persistent barking, door chewing and a whole lot more. Dogs are easy, it’s only humans who make it complicated!!

What’s in a name?

I’ve been thinking over the last couple of weeks with reference to the recent spate of bad publicity about dog attacks on people. These have been a godsend to the anti-dog lobby. When I looked back over the many years that I’ve been involved in both dogs and law enforcement I realised that there was, in many cases, a common thread running through dogs involved [... continue reading 'What’s in a name?']

Got Any Spare Money?

I’ve just received a catalogue from a well known Pet Company. What an interesting read it is too. It just goes to show that there is a market for everything.

I just looked at the equipment recommended to train a dog in basic good manners compared to what it would cost using Amichien Bonding.

Do you want to stop your dog going into a particular area indoors? [... continue reading 'Got Any Spare Money?']

Improved Service

With immediate effect all ‘Amichien’ Recommended Associate Dog Listeners will be subject to continual monitoring and will have to prove that they are providing and maintaining a high standard of service to keep their qualified status. This is a move that we all strongly support, we are proud of the help that we can give to both dog and owners.

The monitoring will take several different [... continue reading 'Improved Service']

Any Fool Can Be Unpleasant

I was talking to a client the other day after a consultation and she told me that she was surprised as to how I had treated her. She said that she knew that I would be kind to her dog but, having seen a number of the ‘Dog Training’ programmes on TV recently she expected me to shout and maybe swear at her. She certainly [... continue reading 'Any Fool Can Be Unpleasant']

Cats and Dogs

It’s strange how things come in cycles. Until about six weeks ago I had never had a consultation or even an enquiry which mentioned, even in passing, the interaction between the client dog and the family cat. Then out of the blue every other enquiry seems to feature a cat somewhere in the list of problems.

When I had the first cat enquiry I was [... continue reading 'Cats and Dogs']

Belated Update

It’s been a long time since I updated my blog due to a very eventful end to 2005. We thought that once we got over my daughters wedding in July things would slow down a bit but far from it. Treacle, the puppy, is getting bigger by the day. She is suffering from ‘Friendly Dog Syndrome’ and thinks that every dog out there is as [... continue reading 'Belated Update']

Manic Dog Becomes Mellow

When dealing with clients concerned about their dogs behaviour I always stress that the place to learn good manners is in the home. They must address the problem there before taking the dog into the wider world with all the unexpected situations that can occur, which will only increase the stress levels of both owner and dog. To this end I supply my clients with [... continue reading 'Manic Dog Becomes Mellow']