It is so easy to say stop barking because you’ve got treats but the dog is thinking that if I bark, I get treats.

We love our work – and it comes across, apparently! A Dogfather consultation is entertaining as well as educational. The ones who should benefit the most in the end are the dogs of course, and we never lose sight of that – But if we can have a bit of fun too along the way, well that’s fine by us!

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Graeme also regularly appears on BBC Breakfast and ITV’s This Morning and has built up a list of glowing testimonials from clients. Once he became an established dog trainer, he criss-crossed the country helping dog owners with behavioural problems. He’s worked from Aberdeenshire to the Channel Islands with dogs of all kinds and his motto is ‘Any dog, any age, any problem’. While a scary experience, Graeme said it comes with the job and that you will "occasionally get a dog that reacts badly despite your best efforts". It appears she is the managing director of an investment firm called Pentlands, where she has worked for the last 20 years.

Graeme is recognised as one of the UK’s leading dog trainers. As of 17 Mar 2020, he’s worked with 5114 dogs personally. He’s recommended by vets and is one of the few dog trainers chosen by the TV and film industry. You’ll frequently hear him on BBC radio. The Dogfather approach combines knowledge and understanding with a practical ability to get the results you want for your dog. That’s more than knowledge – it’s a feel for dogs & puppies. (The bit you can’t learn from books alone!). All of our methods are non-abusive, of course.Sometimes they are really anxious or scared and their tail goes down and they hide away and other times they come out fighting and it’s ‘get out of our house’ and if they have been in the habit of barking at postmen and postladies and delivery people, they learn that if you bark it gets rid of them. We may have had a few parcel deliveries, more than the average, but we haven’t had any visitors around, so a lot of dogs that are young may not have seen this before and thinking, ‘what the hell’s going on, since when did people come into the house and drink tea?’ Graeme said he stood “no chance” against the pet. He was forced to go to hospital to undergo surgery and was kept in overnight. You probably don’t want hours of waffle and technical jargon, you just want to understand why your dog is behaving this way, and find out how to fix it, yes..? We ‘ve studied dog psychology so you don’t have to. (Have you ever felt that the more you read and hear about dog behaviour, the more confused you get..?). We can explain to you what your dog is thinking and why – in common-sense terms. Most dog owners find a little dog psychology absolutely fascinating.