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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.
Hiking is one of the most fun things you can do with your dog, hands (and paws) down. But one of the things that can really inhibit your ability to enjoy that hike is having the wrong equipment. Whilst I'm not going to be able to cover the human equipment for you, I...
If you have a large dog, you know that what's sold in a lot of pet stores, just doesn't cut it. So what equipment (aka, collars, harnesses & leashes) is best for a big dog? It's something I think that most new big dog owners struggle with, because not only do the...
With a growth in behaviour issues, and muzzle stigma finally leaving, so knowing what are the best muzzles on the market is becoming increasingly important. And it's a growing thing for even non-aggressive dogs to be muzzle trained to avoid a pain response. Even...
Reactive-dog equipment has one job before anything else: keep everybody safe without adding more conflict to the dog’s experience.I am extremely boring about safety gear. I like strong hardware, sensible redundancy and equipment I trust. I have had dog gear break on...
There’s a lot of dog harnesses out there, and you see a lot of the same ones on the ‘best of’ lists, and lots of smaller brands are ignored. This is the most biggest list on the internet, from all across the globe.
The world is full of dogs! So many dog breeds, and it’s almost like new ones pop up all the time. So how many dogs are there? This is a really difficult thing to truly answer how many dog breeds there actually are... Why? Because there isn’t just one measure… we...
Prong collars are one of the most divisive pieces of dog-training equipment, and unfortunately that means useful information about them often gets buried underneath arguments. If you're here because your dog pulls, is extremely strong, or somebody has recommended a...
Fed up of puppy toys that die too quickly? Want to know the best ones out there and stop wasting money? Your answers are right here…
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It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter or if you should. Here’s the latestresearch and veterinary advice for your Labrador Retriever.
Doorbell barking is normal—but it doesn’t have to become chaos. This practical, positive-reinforcement guide shows you how to change your dog’s response one manageable step at a time.