Do you feel that your dog is afraid of strangers? If yes, it is because of a certain amount of fear. Some dogs get nervous or afraid of strangers because of poor socialization, negative past experiences and genetics. Experts suggest … Continue reading
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About a month ago I was away with the hunds staying with my parents and got a tearful phone call from my partner who had come home to find Kit had passed away. He was just shy of 7 years … Continue reading
This is for all the “my dog doesn’t work for food” claimants. Your dog will work for food. Every animal will. Some animals need a fair bit of coaxing, and others need a lot of foundation work first, but they will … Continue reading
Kit won’t eat unless he feels safe. It’s really hard to make a hare feel safe, them being food for a lot of animals and almost entirely reliant on their ability to outrun danger and all. In my previous post … Continue reading
About six months after I decided to start training Kit I ran into a fairly major problem. I am not sure how it happened, but Kit came to associate my presence with being afraid and so every time I went … Continue reading
I think a healthy dose of skepticism is one of the best things you can cultivate when it comes to caring for and training your animals. The reason why is because it is astonishing how what we come to believe … Continue reading
I should probably introduce the animals properly. Kit’s my oldest, so I’ll start with him. Kit is a European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus). Hares were introduced into Australia and are therefore considered a feral species and a minor pest. Unlike … Continue reading
Last year I attended the APDT conference in Sydney where Ken Ramirez was a keynote speaker. Given how hard it is to find anyone with tips for training hares and Ramirez is one of the world’s great exotic animal trainers, … Continue reading