When your dog doesn't mix well with other dogs life can get complicated. Shout out to all the dog owners who know exactly what I mean. I've been there. I completely understand the emotional stress and humiliation a reactive dog can cause. Taking an enjoyable walk with...
Haarlem is such a wonderful place to walk your dog. There are so many woodland places to explore and the best thing is that the locals don't have a fear of letting dogs interact. Too often I find fellow dog owners afraid of Nero. Some pick up their little dogs upon...
It's time to put the training to the test. If you've been following our Instagram account zero2nero, you'll know that Nero and I recently took a trip to Amsterdam so I could monitor his behaviour and training progress in a busy environment. If you've ever had...
I love the looks of awe I get when Nero responds to my hand signals. True, he is a very intelligent breed but any dog is capable of this challenge! Using hand signals helps your dog learn focus, comes in extremely useful and is a pretty impressive party trick! To...
When I told my family and friends that I was bringing a fifty kilo, (almost) six-year old, male German Shepherd with aggression issues home from the shelter, they thought I was barking mad. "What if he is too aggressive?" "What If you can't train him?" "What if he...
The first thing I had to understand was that dogs like to have direction. Being social is imprinted in their genetics. Our role as the human is to understand how to build a relationship of trust and communication by guiding the way. A dog needs to learn what...
When Nero came home, I was extremely wary about his food antics. I was told at the shelter that whilst Nero had no appetite issues, he assumed that if there was food around that he was entitled to it. The last thing I wanted was a great big dog begging or jumping up...