Cornerstone Canine Training

09/06/2026

The reason behind your reactive dog’s behaviour and the good news - you can transform this for your dog.

06/06/2026

If you have a new puppy and you want to do everything you can to protect them from becoming reactive, then this is my best piece of advice.

That long list that we were given years ago, where we had to expose our puppies to a looooong list of new environments, was overwhelming for us, let alone a young, over stimulated and impressionable puppy.

The best way you can help your puppy when it comes to socialising is to limit where you take them - be really choosy. And most importantly prioritise your puppies emotional wellbeing. If they are already overwhelmed, taking them somewhere new, where anything could happen, is a recipe for disaster - and the start of a reactive dog journey that nobody wants to be on.

05/06/2026

06/05/2026

If your dog gets easily distracted and you want your dog to see you as more fun than the environment, this is a fab game to play with them.
Play lots at home and you will see how well it works when you are out and about.

04/05/2026

Constantly giving your dog commands ‘Stop that’
‘NO’
‘Get down’
‘Stop barking’
‘LEAVE’
‘Sit’

…it all gets a little exhausting. You end up with a dog that only behaves if they have been told what to do.

A lot of these commands can also leave a dog feeling a little punished.

How about if you could inspire your dog to make great choices, even when they are on their own?

When you focus on what you want them doing, rather than what you don’t want them doing, you start transforming the direction of your training to a calmer life.

We all love to feel inspired, so let’s do the same for our dogs.