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Separation anxiety in dogs. Back to basics.
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Tuesday April 30th, 2013 at 06:55 PM
What causes dogs who are home alone to become destructive? This actually depends on the base reason for the destruction. For example, is the dog young and bored and being destructive? Is the dog older and simply under exercised? Or and most importantly is the dog anxious about being left alone (separation anxiety) and being destructive as a means of displacement behaviour? Video and audio evidence usually allows the owner to establish which of the above is true and then to decide a way...Dog Behaviourist in Bristol
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Monday April 29th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
This weekend (4th May '13) marks my last but one open day at the Just For Pets store Bristol. I'll be there between 10 - 2 offering free dog behaviour and dog training advice. I have been working closely with the Just For Pets stores for a few years now and find each branch a really positive experience. Bring your dog along if you like (no aggressive dogs please) and we can go through your concernstogetherin a non formal setting. In themeantime feel free to connect with me in the following...Assessing dogs with foster children.
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Monday January 28th, 2013 at 02:06 PM
Always a pleasure to receive positive feedback in my work. Here is a letter I received today from anorganisationI have been doing more work with recently. Assessing dogs with regard to its suitability to allow a child in the home carries a gooddealof responsibility as you might imagine, but it is rewarding work and asa parentmyself something I am passionate about. ------------------- Nick Jones completes independent dog assessments for our prospective foster carers where applicants have...Positive feedback is always nice...
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Tuesday December 11th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Dear Nick Many thanks for your notes and all the accompanying guidance. We found your visit extremely helpful and encouraging. Your approach is so practical as well as clearly very expert, and we have started to implement your welcome advice at once of course. We shall soon be in touch to fix a January meeting as agreed, and shall gladly keep you posted. Many thanks and it was very pleasant and interesting to meet you. Kind regards. http://www.alphadogbehaviour.co.ukLike the new Face Book page?
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Sunday November 11th, 2012 at 12:31 PM
After a number of years running my Face Book page on a personal level, I have finally decided to change it to a small business page that enables greater access from the public to my working life and hopefully skills that they can benefit from. Visit and 'Like' me here https://www.facebook.com/AlphaDogBehaviour I love interacting with people on all levels, so do be brave and drop me a line there, I'd love that. Warm regards, Nick Jones MA http://www.alphadogbehaviour.co.ukFlexibility in dog behaviour programmes
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Tuesday September 25th, 2012 at 03:38 AM
"Flexibility will be key to achieving the end objective. Not losing sight of the end goal but remaining flexible can make the difference between success and failure long term." Nick Jones MA. Alpha Dog Behaviour http://www.alphadogbehaviour.co.ukOvercoming barking at the door bell.
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Saturday June 23rd, 2012 at 05:42 AM
I have had good results with engrained habits by changing the doorbell device and tone altogether and to set up a new training schedule that gets the dog going to its bed (or a set location such as a mat) and being rewarded for doing so until it becomes second nature, or until you at least have a good degree of control and the dog is no longer reactive. If youre using a clicker this would complement this approach well. If not, just read on below. The doorbell devices I suggest are wireless...
Dog Math...
from Dog Behaviour Blog - Nick Jones from Alpha Dog Behaviour
on Friday June 22nd, 2012 at 09:48 PM
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