The most common feeding schedule for adult dogs is one or two meals daily. I recommend that most people feed their dogs twice a day. But feeding your dog once a day can work well in some circumstances. The best feeding schedule for your individual dog will depend partly on the type of food you …
Pippa’s Original Clicker Retrieve
The Clicker Retriever was originally published on the Totally Gundogs website. We are currently moving our library of hunting dog content to Dogsnet, you can check out that link for an update. This article describes the method I used when I first started training the clicker retrieve. The Clicker Retrieve was originally published in several …
The Trouble With Springers
The Trouble With Springers was originally published on the totallygundogs website. We are currently moving our library of hunting dog content to Dogsnet, you can check out that link for an update. This article contains information and help for those who share their lives with an English Springer Spaniel from working lines. The Trouble With Springers …
Welcome To Visitors From TotallyGundogs
Hi I’m Pippa, and if you have just arrived here from TotallyGundogs, this page is for you! I built the TotallyGundogs website in 2011 and the final article was published on it in 2016. By the end of 2022 the articles were still receiving nearly as many visitors as they did back in 2016 but …
Could You Be Your Dog’s Best Teacher?
Best selling author Pippa Mattinson looks at who is the right person to train your best friend. Pippa is the founder of several of the world’s most successful pet websites, including The Labrador Site and The Happy Puppy Site. She is also the founder of the Gundog Trust, and of the Dogsnet Online Training Program. …
Force Free Dog Training
A lot of people ask me about force free dog training. Does it really work? Isn’t it just for softies? Don’t bribes stop working after a while? And seriously, how can it possibly work when dogs are chasing squirrels? What Is Force Free Training? Force-free dog trainers completely avoid all use of aversives. When we …
When Your Puppy Is Not Interested In Food: Training Tips And Solutions
Puppies are like people when it comes to appetite. Some can take it or leave it. Others are always hungry. Puppies that don’t want training treats Some puppies will fall on every morsel of food that falls from your hand as though they have been starved for a month. Others will turn their noses up …
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Impulse Control For Dogs
It’s common to see lack of impulse control in dogs and small children. We all know an adult or two that suffers from it from time to time, too! It is lack of impulse control that makes dogs rush headfirst into danger. Uncontrolled dogs bowl people over in their enthusiasm to say hello, barge through …
Dog Training Without Treats
I get asked this a lot.: “My dog’s not interested in food so, is it okay to train without treats?” And “Can a dog be trained without treats?” The short answer is yes! I’ve a pretty good perspective on this topic as I trained dogs without food for over thirty years. I explained to those …
What Are The First Commands To Teach A Puppy?
When you embark on training a puppy or older dog for the first time, you are beginning a unique journey in the world of education and training. And figuring out what commands to teach first isn’t easy! The journey that you and your dog are about to take is unique because you are having to …