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Making the dog behaviour problem go away: plaster on a broken leg?
[picture credits at the end of the post] As a dog behaviourist, Jenny Efimova’s iceberg analogy on dog behaviour problems struck a chord with me. She aptly drew the dog’s behaviour problem as the tip of the iceberg, and the sunken part as the (emotional) root cause. Check out her excellent blog (DogMinded), by […]
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Why are are NOT dog trainers
[illustration credits at the end of the post] I wish there was a better word to describe what we do. ‘Dog training’ certainly isn’t it. Let me start by telling you a little secret: I am allergic to registrations that start with “I want my dog to do as he is told” and “I want […]
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Help! My Labrador puppy bites!
This little guy, despite his uber-cute face, doesn’t just have the puppy crazy five minutes. He gets the full-blown crazy 24 hours. Why they booked a dog behaviour advice visit His owners were getting conflicting advice from trainers, other dog owners, neighbours, etc. and none of the ‘commonsense’ stuff worked. They wanted an evidence-based […]
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Dog behaviour therapy: what?!
Blog post by The Hague dog behaviourist Laure-Anne Visele about the profession of Hondengedragstherapeut Photo credits at the end of the post My grandmother was born in 1919. She grew up on a farm just after World War One with pigs and cows and… dogs. One of them bit her dad (as he was being […]
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Funclass demo in Den Haag
Today, we gave demos of our fun class for the municipality of The Hague, to celebrate the opening of a new fenced off dog field in Bezuidenhout West. We got to meet local dog owners, and taught them how to teach their dogs to: – skateboard, – find their owners’ keys, – pick up […]
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Seminar about dog behaviour: Zoologist’s secrets
It is time for the Zoologist’s secrets to dog behaviour seminar again tomorrow (Wednesday 17 April, 20.00-22.30). An evidence-based seminar in English about dog behaviour, and how we can understand and guide our dogs in a scientifically and ethically responsible way. And of course, as you have come to expect of all OhMyDog activities, it […]
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Puppies and kids: some words of advice from dog professionals
We have prepared this quick fact-sheet to help you steer the interactions between your do and your kids. Puppies and kids: The link leads to a collection of resources for safe child-dog interactions. The core points are: Understand dogs: Familiarise kids with dog body language, and teach them to respect it. Mine! Kids never grab […]
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Cavalier King Charles vs. King Charles: what is the difference?
Article about the difference between King Charles and Cavalier King Charles spaniels. By Laure-Anne Viselé, June 2010. Re-released and updated on 3 May 2019 Photo credits at the end of the post I am often surprised to see that that a lot of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels owners think it is the same breed as […]
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OhMyDog is now a partnership
I am happy to announce that, as of April 2019, Stephanie Neijts is officially co-running the school as partner. I got to work very closely with Stephanie when she was completing her BSc in Animal Management, when she chose us for her internship. We worked together daily and I got a fantastic companion and sounding […]
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Dog training school safety management
#hondenschool #hondentraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingschool At OhMyDog, we don’t kid around with safety: We have strict screening rules for acceptable dog behaviour for group class. We have clear, often repeated and diligently implemented policies about distance between the dogs. We have a compulsory team safety guide. Our First Aid boxes are in order and always in […]
