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May 49 min read

Nature Deficit Disorder, has it gone to the Dogs?

"Since 2005, the number of studies of the impact of nature experience on human developed has grown from a handful to nearly one thousand....

Jun 3, 20226 min read

New Video Trailer Tells Dog Owners: You Have Not Been Told the Truth About Your Dog.

Local dog trainer and certified Family Dog Mediator Oliver Ringrose of Dog Smart Training & Behaviour based in Sevenoaks Kent is urging...

Apr 3, 20223 min read

Trigger Stacking. Do you feel it?

Trigger / stress stacking or as my mum would say "the straw that breaks the camels back" is something that is referenced and awful lot in...

Feb 24, 20212 min read

Beyond operant conditioning

We wanted to share a really important conversation between neuroscientist and veterinarian Dr. Kathy Murphy, animal behaviourist Andrew...

Feb 1, 20215 min read

What the Vizsla taught me

What the Vizsla taught me I’m pretty young in the world of Vizslas, my oldest is approaching 13yrs old my youngest is just over 2 now and...

May 16, 20206 min read

Citizen Science, it's all about everyone getting involved!

The field of animal science have been evolving over the last few years. With the help of cloud technology and the many ways we humans can...

Apr 10, 20193 min read

Chuck it, the blog about balls!

Many people that know me also know that I really have an issue with some of today's modern dog training tools. The ball launchers are way...

Aug 2, 20185 min read

Seeking system – What is it, why should you care, what’s important

I’m actually a little bit excited about this one, this is an amazing and cool subject and best of all, it applies heavily to us and is...

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Aug 2, 20185 min read

What Is reinforcement?

Welcome to Dog Smart's first Blog post, I wanted to get something out to you as a thank you for all your amazing support. I’m not going...