I've been sitting, thinking and reflecting about how us professionals are seen as a "dog trainer/behaviourist' and how we are viewed as that one title. In our job, every single session is different, even if we go from one Labrador to another in the same day, whilst we may still be the professional trainer/behaviourist, our skill set, knowledge and training programme will all operate differently throughout each individual conversation we have, because your dog is an individual, so for us, it is never a one size fits all approach. So, with this in mind, I am opening myself up here, - how do you see me and describe me as your trainer/behaviourist?

Often we have a plan of action for what we want to achieve with our dogs, but have we thought about why we want it, and how we are going to get there. It is also important to look at what your dog wants, why they want it and how it affects them. Making notes, lists and ensuring there is definitely something for you all is important.

Congratulations to this weeks leaderboard winner., @Anna Roberts thanks for joining us, thanks for your input, it is really lovely. Can anyone knock Anna off the top spot next week?

Morning everyone, So this is a bit of a longer video than I usually do, but it's something that massively divides the dog training world, and something I am passionate about shouting about. It follows on from a conversation with a new customer yesterday about their training needs for their 2 year old dog. It is a bit of a controversial topic in the dog world, and it is a bit heavy for a Friday morning, so apologies for that element, but what I won't do is sit back and allow dogs to be treated in this way without shouting about the importance of science based evidence when it comes to training. Hope you enjoy.

Morning everyone, With Christmas coming ever closer, I wanted to chat a little bit today about what its like when it comes to being overwhelmed, and how we can transfer that into our dogs life.