Playing is not an add-on. 

Many owners, unfortunately, overlook a dog’s welfare and well-being. It is a key area and needs to be taken more seriously. Playing is crucial to mental health. This seems obvious, but from Craig’s experience, owners must play correctly with their puppy or dog.

Another dimension.

I would be devastated and concerned if I had a 4-year-old child that didn’t play or interact. As a parent, you would do everything to try and resolve the problem. Play is crucial in development. It is a way of learning. Importantly for our dogs, it is an important expression, including prey drive like chasing a ball or running and playing with another dog. If a dog doesn’t know how to play correctly, it doesn’t have balance. A part of the dog is missing; ultimately, the dog doesn’t demonstrate enough outlet.

Consequently.

Its behaviour bursts out everywhere you don’t want it. The dog will start, for example, ripping holes in the kitchen floor or furniture, digging in the garden or relentlessly barking all day; these can occur due to the dog not being fulfilled and not having a proportionately balanced dog training program. 

So how do we start? 

We start with puppy foundation training, with a strong emphasis on correct play and the puppy/dog owner relationship so you, as the owner, can fulfil the dog’s life. 

It is not an add-on. 

Play training isn’t at the end. It takes place at the start. Playing is the core of a balanced and rounded dog and the guts of the dog and owner relationship.