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No dog training lessons on 22 and 24 July
Dear students As previously indicated during your registration, the training location is not available on Monday 22 July and Wednesday 24 July. We look forward to welcoming you again from the week after (29 and 31 July, respectively, depending on your class day) We wish you a wonderful week.
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Why great puppy classes give your pup the best start in life
More experienced dog owners ask themselves if they would benefit from puppy classes. We get that question a lot, so we thought we’d create an infographic to explain the benefits of a responsibly run puppy class, even for experienced owners. Enjoy and share! More info about the puppy class Book a spot […]
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Food is not love: also for dogs
(Picture credits at the end of the post) This lady’s journey to help her foster dog lose weight is awe-inspiring. The target was huge (50 kilos!), but, as with behaviour modification goals, she broke it up into tiny little steps. There is a controversial aspect of using food in training, and that is the risk […]
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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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Advanced obedience competition at OhMyDog!
On Monday 13 May 2019, 19.00-21.00, OhMyDog Hondentraining Den Haag is organising its first Advanced Obedience olympic games. The Advanced Obedience students will be showing off what they have learnt over the past ten weeks, and will be competing for the Golden cup! Students who have competed will be entertained with a free […]
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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 […]
