DD 006: Barking when left alone at home

Listen to the Doggy Dan Podcast Show No.6 by using the player above, or subscribing to iTunes and listening on your mobile device. This post will give you an overview of what’s included in this episode: Barking When Left Alone. If you have a dog that’s barking and barking every time you leave the house, then this is for […]

DD 004: Excited And Aggressive Dog Greetings

My free Doggy Dan Podcast Show No.4 is available now. This blog will give you an overview of what is included in the podcast: Excited and aggressive dog greetings. (If you are not needing help with this topic then don’t worry, the topic you want is coming soon… just leave me a comment and let […]

How to introduce dogs on a walk correctly

How to introduce a dog So often, greeting another dog on a lead becomes a total disaster, with both owners apologizing for their dog’s behaviour and neither dog enjoying the experience. Neither owner is sure what the correct meet and greet procedure is, or the what the right thing to say is, and we become […]

How Do Dogs Assert Dominance

how do dogs assert dominance

“Dan, how do dogs assert dominance?” Here are the signals that will quickly tell you your dog is showing dominant, aggressive behavior and what you should do about it. A dominant dog is telling everyone, “Hey, I’m the boss around here!” In the absence of a clear leader, all dogs will be compelled to step […]

Nature knows best

Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy is shown the rules of the dog One of the things about watching dogs meeting for the first time at the park is that if you know what you are looking for there is actually an awful lot going on. You see, dogs instinctively know that there are leaders and followers. […]

How to Stop Dog Aggression: Make Your Dogs Stop Fighting

Wondering how to stop dog aggression? This blog will help you stop your dog’s aggressive behaviors quickly with these proven tips from Doggy Dan. Dog aggression between dogs living in the same home is an interesting topic for a number of reasons. The main one has to be the question, “Why would two dogs who […]

Training a dog to fetch

Training a dog to fetch Having a dog who will charge after the ball can be a lot of fun and is a great way of exercising them. Here are some really key concepts that I run through in training a dog to fetch. The video above which when combined with some patience and a […]

One of my best Dog Training Tips

I have so many great dog training tips – this is possibly my favourite… Before you ask your dog to do something, ask yourself this: “Do I think that my dog will succeed?” If the answer is no then why are you going to do it? Lets take a very simple example. You are training […]