Thanks for your lovely feedback Yasmin. There is no doubt that some dogs require more patience than other….they can be complex, just like human beings! The most important thing in helping Angel reach her full potential is that she knows instinctively that she can trust you with her life. That means that any challenges she may come across will see her look to you for direction, for reassurance and security. Your role, is to be as consistent as you can with the information you give her and try to work at her pace…..we cannot force learning, we can only provide an environment conducive to learning and that allows a dog to calmly process that information. I have no doubt that under your care Angel will live a happy and stress-free life! All the Best, Doggy Dan

Hi Maria,
The first thing to ensure is that you are consistently applying The Dog Calming Code with both dogs. A change in routine and environment can be really unsettling for a dog and it may be that they see the bus as related to that. The best way you can help them to feel more secure is to make sure they both understand that it’s your role to keep them both safe…..no matter where they are going. We also have a topic relating to anxiety in vehicles, and it may be worth revisiting to view the techniques and strategies I recommend in this scenario. All the Best, Doggy Dan

This is a common story Glennis! When dogs have unreliable recall, especially when there are no distractions, we ween to consider whether the dog feels it should or needs to respond when asked. When a dog feels they have a level of responsibility or importance in their family then they may feel that they can choose whether they respond or not. So to tackle recall we also need to change a dog’s mind about this level of responsibility and importance. That’s not to say that our dogs aren’t important in our lives, i’m not aiming to change that in any way, just to start to show our dogs that they can trust us to carry all the responsibility. I may have confused you a bit more than I intended (sorry)…but my website TheOnlineDogTrainer.com shows you very clearly how to achieve this…maybe take a quick look…its a $1USD trial for 3 days…All the Best, Doggy Dan