My Labrador Retriever is from Working Stock!

The Labrador is undoubtedly the UKs most popular working and domestic pet dog. Although show labs feature as domestic pets also, I have found that over the last

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Be Meticulous in Training the Fundamentals

It’s distinctly human to rush through the things we are learning, or are teaching our dog, to get a slice of the end behaviour we want. This is

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Emotional Development

There is still little knowledge on the emotional development of young dogs out there. Development Points Fear Periods, or heightened periods of alertness as I like to call

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Life is a Challenge

Life is achallenge for dogs, humans and all other species How and what we teach our dogs can leave lasting impressions. We know that dogs learn by association,

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My Dog Does Not Like Treats! – By Max Muir

How often have you all heard that statement? He will not take or work for treats! What and how we treat dogs is extremely important if we are

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Getting Your Puppy off to a Great Start in Life – by Max Muir

Puppy Training – Where do I Start? You have your new puppy and what a joy it is! It is the cutest little dog in the whole world

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Dog Training in Edinburgh with Max Muir

Training Dogs and Owners  by Max Muir Training at both ends of the leash is the key to forging a great relationship with your dog. I wanted to

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Why Rewarding Behaviour Works

Positive Reinforcement If your dog does something, and then gets something he enjoys directly after doing that thing, he is very likely to do it again. This is

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