Puppy's first night home
When we take our puppies home at around 8 weeks they are still babies. Think about it for a minute your little puppy has only been alive...
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Melissa Hartnack
- May 6, 2020
- 12 min
Puppy essentials list
"What do I need to buy for my puppy?" If you are asking this then you are already on the right track to being a great puppy-parent. Below...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Apr 20, 2020
- 5 min
How to socialise your puppy during Covid-19
Melissa is an expert dog trainer. She helps new puppy owners all around the world will her online puppy training courses
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Melissa Hartnack
- Mar 10, 2020
- 3 min
Why does my dog hump?
Humping is quite common in dogs but for their owners it can be very embarrassing and upsetting. Some dogs hump other dogs, some may like...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Mar 3, 2020
- 5 min
Puppy's first walk
Expert dog trainer based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire but she helps dog owners all around the world with her online dog training courses.
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Melissa Hartnack
- Feb 16, 2020
- 3 min
Train your dog to ring a bell to go outside
Training your puppy or adult dog to ring a bell on a string by tapping it with their nose is a great way to get your dog to communicate...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Dec 10, 2019
- 5 min
How to choose the best dog food for your puppy?
Choosing a food brand for your dog is one of the most important decisions you're going to make as a dog owner. Most dogs have two meals...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Dec 4, 2019
- 4 min
10 natural dog chews
Dogs need to chew! It’s been scientifically proven that chewing is an affective way of dealing with stress. Under stressful conditions,...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
The dreaded grass seed
Grass seeds are at their most dangerous in the summer months in the UK. The seed digs into the dogs skin and gets infected. Its hard to...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Jun 24, 2019
- 3 min
How to keep your dog cool in a heat wave
This week looks to be a hot one with temperatures up to 28 degrees on Saturday! Perfect BBQ weather but not so great for our fluffy...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Jun 3, 2019
- 4 min
The problem with playing fetch!
One of the most common things I hear from my puppy training clients is “I want to teach my puppy to play fetch!” I can see why dog owners...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
5 reasons why you should carry treats on your walks!
Taking treats out on every walk might seen like a hassle but it will be worth it! 1) You can reinforce the behaviour you like! Your dog...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Feb 20, 2019
- 2 min
Can dogs feel guilty?
We have all seen those YouTube videos of the owner coming home to a shredded sofa or knocked over dustbin. The owner then goes on to...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Feb 20, 2019
- 4 min
Is my dog being stubborn?
I often hear my clients describe their dog's as being stubborn or stupid when their dog is not doing something they ask. As soon as we...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
Is my dog being dominant?
If our dog misbehaves we often think that our dog is being ‘dominant’ This is incorrect. Dogs do what works for them. It is as simple as...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
Dog Identification Tag
Do you know that you could be fined up to £5000 if your dog is not wearing a dog identification tag? Under the Control of Dogs Order 1992...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Feb 4, 2019
- 1 min
How to teach a Hand Touch to interupt bad behaviours
There are times when our dogs are doing something we passive as being naughty. Like raiding the dustbin, chewing a table leg, trying to...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Jan 8, 2019
- 2 min
Teach your dog to drop anything
Have you recently got a new puppy and now she is picking up everything off the floor and running away with it? Or does your dog pick up...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
Ditch the Bowl: Enrichment for dogs
Did you know that mental stimulation is just as important if not more important than walking your dog? Yes I said it! MORE important than...
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Melissa Hartnack
- Oct 22, 2018
- 2 min
How to help your dog during the fireworks season
The first thing I'd like to state is you can never reinforce fear! I have read and heard other dog owners and even dog trainers say that...
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