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Hey! I’m Ali Smith, the Positive Puppy Expert.
I’m a multi-award winning professional dog trainer. I’ve helped to train over 1200 dogs, and I’m the proud owner of the worlds top pet blog!
I’m here to help you and other puppy owners to make the very best out of that little bundle of fluff (and teeth!) so that you can raise a fun, capable, confident and fun member of your family – in the easiest and most reliable way possible.
And to do that affordably.
One minute your puppy is fine. Then something exciting happens and you see the change: eyes wide, jumping, grabbing sleeves, growling, biting arms and seemingly unable to hear a word you're saying. Puppy parents often describe it as their puppy "going crazy." Trainers...
When should you spay or neuter a German Shorthaired or Wirehaired Pointer? We break down the 2024 UC Davis Hart data, sample size, joint disease, cancer findings and limitations.
If your puppy won't stop biting you and you've already tried toys, treats, walking away, saying no, yelping, more exercise and another nap, you're not out of options. Usually the problem is not that your puppy is unusually difficult. It's that the advice is being...
When should you spay or neuter a Rhodesian Ridgeback? We break down the 2024 UC Davis Hart data, sample size, mast cell tumor finding and the limits of the evidence.
For large mixed-breed dogs expected to reach 65–86 lb, current evidence supports avoiding routine spay or neuter before 12 months where circumstances safely allow.
What does the latest UC Davis research say about the best age to spay or neuter a Newfoundland? We look at the actual sample size, joint disease data and important caveats.
When should you spay or neuter a Siberian Husky? Here’s what the latest breed-specific research says, how it fits with broader veterinary guidance, and what to discuss with your vet.
Golden Cocker Retrievers combine Golden Retriever and Cocker Spaniel ancestry, and those two parent breeds give us useful but very different neutering signals.Hart and colleagues did not study Golden Cocker Retrievers as a separate group, so this article uses...
Finding a pet sitter for a reactive dog takes more than choosing someone who is “good with dogs.” Here’s how to screen sitters, plan introductions, disclose bite history and build a safe handover.
Aussiedors combine Australian Shepherd and Labrador Retriever ancestry, two athletic breeds with useful Hart data but different levels of certainty.Hart and colleagues did not study Aussiedors as a separate group, so this article uses component-breed data. The...