Jay Gurden

One of the words we see written most frequently when talking about puppies is ‘socialisation’ and how important it is for young dogs to be well socialised to grow into happy and confident adults. While socialisation is important, what some advice (and the ‘socialisation checklists’ that can often be found online) states is, sadly, a little problematic. The focus is often on having the puppy meet as many different people, dogs, animals, vehicles etc as possible. I have even seen it said that...

I recently took part in a zoom talk in the Dog Dilemmas Facebook group (if you’re on FB and interested in kind and ethical training and...

This is inspired by a walk with one of my dogs today. She’s an adolescent Border Collie and can be a little bit jumpy sometimes with...