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Our latest Doggo article about dogs and separation anxiety is out
Are you curious what a dog behaviourist has to say about separation anxiety? With the relaxing of the Dutch corona measures, we are going to leave the house more often. This was the perfect moment to write an article about separation anxiety for Doggo.nl (THE Dutch on-line source of information about dogs). The article is […]
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Comparing the on-line puppy class with classes on the field
Author: Laure-Anne Viselé. Written on 17 April 2020 Puppy on-line started as an emergency measure, but now… When the Corona crisis broke out, we worked night and day to transform our puppy classes into an on-line learning experience. We wanted to give our students the opportunity to keep training their pup under our professional guidance […]
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The corona puppy generation
Written by Laure-Anne Visele 27 March 2020 We dog trainers worry about a generation of corona puppies. In these times of social distancing, how on earth do you socialise your puppy? The socialisation period When it comes to socialisating your puppy, you only have a limited time window (roughly 7 weeks to 3 months old). […]
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‘Leave it’ Harry Potter styles
Written by Laure-Anne Visele, 24 March 2020 So my kid was annoyed with me as I’d kept using our traditional ‘leave it’ to teach the dog to leave things alone, instead of the new cue we’d replaced it with: ‘Expelliamus’. What did I catch him doing? Only the cutest thing! He is throwing a […]
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Puppy goes online
We wanted to be there for our puppy students to let them continue with socialization and obedience during their pup’s socialisation period. We are proud to unveil our on-line learning environment! This way, our students can pick up where they left off in the puppy class, even in these difficult times. Existing students get […]
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When is it OK to pick up my dog?
Author: Laure-Anne Viselé Written on: 17 Feb 2020 Is it OK to pick up your dog? Actually, that depends. My dog is scared, and I want to help him In the following situations, it is absolutely a good idea to pick up your dog, as long as… Your dog does feel safe in […]
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The sheltie that barked too much
Meet Mr. X, a lovely, lovely, lovely Sheltie I have seen in behaviour therapy lately. The problem? Barking of course. Make a behaviourist appointment Together with his handler, we analysed the various reasons behind that problem. I then put together a training plan that tackles these. A training plan that: 1. Teaches the dog […]
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Fear Free veterinary handling
Laure-Anne, one of OhMyDog’s behaviourists, is Fear-Free certified. This means that you can book training sessions to help your dog cope with veterinary procedures and help reduce fear/aggression or stop them from developing. Without Fear-Free training, many dogs, particularly chronic patients, become scared of veterinary treatments. Fear-Free training help dogs feel calmer, and even collaborate, during […]
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Separation anxiety? Different diagnoses
Summary of the findings of: Santos de Assis et al, 2019: “Developing diagnostic frameworks in veterinary behavioural medicine: disambiguating separation related problems in dogs“ The ‘separation anxiety’ diagnosis gets thrown around quite a lot, but is that justified – or even helpful? There seem to be different forms of separation problems, and […]
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Obedience Beyond: new dog training course in The Hague
OhMyDog Dog Training’s latest new course, Obedience Beyond, is starting on (Mondays, 8.10pm) 6 January on our field in The Hague. Thereafter, you can enrol every 5 weeks. Are you looking for a hobby with lots of variety for you and your dog? Then Obedience Beyond could be something for you. Every 5 weeks, we start […]
