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Dominance in training

  • Helen Atton
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  • 11th May 2022
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It’s very likely that you will have heard and read many observations over the past few years about the importance of dominating your dog and being the ‘Alpha’ in your family. The belief is that your dog is a domesticated wolf in your home waiting for the opportunity to take over your family pack.  Where do […]

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Why walk your dog to heel

  • Helen Atton
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  • 28th February 2022
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When I first set up F.I.D.O. years ago, it was my ambition to see every dog on Monnow Street walking calmly beside it’s owner and not dragging them along the road or choking as they walked. Walking on a loose lead is one of the main skills I aim to teach dog and puppy owners […]

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Monty and the dreaded lead

  • Helen Atton
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  • 21st January 2022
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Monty is 5 year old male Frenchie who came to live with Fran and her family less than a year ago, from an unknown background. They fell in love with him quickly as he was an affectionate and delightful character, but soon discovered that he had one problem. Monty couldn’t bear leads! Not even the […]

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Exercise for dogs isn’t always the answer

  • Helen Atton
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  • 17th April 2020
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You have probably had it drummed into you that dogs need daily exercise. A tired dog is a good dog, walks offer mental and physical stimulation, walks emulate the primal dog hunt, etc., etc. Walking does of course give your dog mental as well as physical stimulation but not as much as you might expect. […]

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Leadership is not Dominance

  • Helen Atton
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  • 14th October 2018
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The word ‘dominance’ is thrown about so much in the dog world. It stems from the idea that dogs are effectively domesticated wolves, which were said to live in hierarchical packs, with an alpha animal leading, and other pack members taking subordinate roles. The theory was that this hierarchy was maintained by force and aggression […]

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Beating stress, in you and your dog

  • Helen Atton
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  • 3rd January 2018
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If you feel stressed, so will your dog, so the main approach to dealing with stress in your dog is to address it in yourself. The calmer you are, the more your dog will reflect your state of mind and relax as well. Here are some tips, in no particular order, to help you to […]

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Dogs and the Doorbll

  • Helen Atton
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  • 20th December 2017
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Even the best-behaved dog can become really excited when the door bell rings. After all it’s an absolute guarantee that something is going to happen! The owner will get up, the door will open and someone new may come into the house. Quite often, unwitting guests are treated to tumultuous barking, loud yelling from the […]

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Thoughts on Rescue Dogs

  • Helen Atton
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  • 7th December 2017
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Dogs are placed into rescue centres for many and various reasons. These dogs do not necessarily have behaviour problems. Sometimes a loving owner may have died or cannot keep their pet any longer for other reasons. However, there is no question that even putting a balanced dog into a rescue centre will cause it stress, […]

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Digging is natural for dogs

  • Helen Atton
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  • 7th December 2017
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That’s all very well to say but if you are a keen gardener or even a mildly interested one, it’s extremely frustrating to find a scale model of the World War 1 trenches trailing across your garden when you want to mow the lawn or simply relax! So why do dogs do it? It’s instinctual […]

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Case Study – an owner’s frame of mind is so important

  • Helen Atton
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  • 7th December 2017
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Recently I told a tale of how the mood and assumptions of a dog’s owner affect the way a dog feels. It put me in mind of a situation I came across not so long ago in which I was asked to help a young couple with their dogs. They had been married a few […]

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