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March 31, 2023 28 mins

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Kay Laurence and Frances McCormack of Learning About Dogs introduce a new member of Frances’ family: Nika, a collie pup from rescue.  You can follow Nika and Frances through their first year exploring the many questions that arise.

In this episode: we talk about learning to say "no". and at the same time avoid shutting down your enquisitive pup who wants to run everywhere, put everything in their mouth, jump, grab and shred.
Learn to see what learning they are seeking and how you can divert that into a lifeskill.

More reading:
Stop Doing That an Articles that examines how we can teach a "Cease That"  behaviour via teaching an alternative, and employing blocking, stationing, and consistency.

A range of resources and articles are on our website: Learn About Puppies

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