Taryn Blyth

I had a rather unpleasant experience recently with a person who wanted help with a reactive dog, but wanted me to guarantee that I could...

I've recently seen quite a few posts against bullying in the equestrian world. These are part of an effort to try and teach children...

Traditional thinking has always been along the lines of “You should control your dog; they shouldn’t control you”. People seen to give...

Depending on your experience and point of view, this might seem like a silly question, but it is one worth considering, as depression in...

​People often complain that positive reinforcement doesn't work for their dog's situation. They will say that their dog finds other...

There are many excellent websites and pages which one can follow for good advice on managing interactions between children and dogs in...

​​That might sound like a strange statement, coming from a dog trainer, but the reality is that as much as I love training and working...

Most of us who use social media to try and get across a point make use of memes. In our world today, bites of information are most easily...

While I wholeheartedly support being able to walk dogs responsibly off lead, there are times where leads are necessary for safety or are...

A few weeks ago I wrote a post expressing concerns about the new trend in opinions and advice given by trainers, which seems to suggest...

Dogs can learn to target a variety of different objects with various body parts. Targeting is excellent mental stimulation, great for...

Firstly, this post is not about dogs who have been taken on as adults for whatever reason and who's socialization period is over -...

A colleague sent me a meme like the one here after a conversation we had about the requests we get from people to turn their dogs into...

When it comes to dogs, there is an enormous amount of “conventional wisdom”. However, much of this is based on outdated ideas which are...

A lot of people ask us how to STOP their dogs from doing something - a common one is barking at them when they stop to chat to someone...

With all the discussions on whether/how dogs should interact with other dogs and just how social they should be, I thought I would share...

I have written this post with a fair amount of trepidation as to the response it may provoke, but after a lot of thought I feel that this...

It's not uncommon for people to talk about the different "training philosophies" that supposedly exist. For example, I've heard people...

Have you ever heard this one? It is something which people say quite often when they are using an aversive tool to train their dog. When...

Sadly, I have been in a position where I have had to advise people that the best course of action would be to find another home for their...