Even as a professional trainer, I'd never experienced the intensity that when she got into a high state of arousal and would lose the plot, I had never experienced that before. You’ll learn how to teach your dog to be steady, stop barking and spinning when he gets frustrated and focus on you.

All those things, especially in pet homes — and I work a lot with working dogs in pet homes — is those desirable traits of a working dog can really create a lot of problems for people who don't understand them and don't understand why they behave like they behave. It really quite sat uncomfortable with me, and I always felt that I just wasn't very good at dog training. As well as the theory, there are lots of great, step by step games and exercises to help your dog build up the ability to think and make the choices you’d like them to make rather than only performing to cue.Mission Control is essential reading for trainers and handlers in all sporting disciplines, and for those who simply want to get the best from their companion dogs. So, for me, it's really about looking at the whole dog and making sure that the experience they have when learning is fair and supportive to that individual dog's needs as well.

Where this occurs we work closely with both dog and owner to find mutually acceptable solutions to any problems. A good all rounder book that would be a nice gift under the tree for the person with the high energy over aroused dog who needs a plan of approach.

For me, it's really about the journey, the experience, and the learning journey that the dog has on an emotional level should be as positive as possible, and that we can support dogs to have mostly positive experiences through their life. Do you want talk a little bit about what the webinar will cover, so people can get a sense of what you'll be talking about? We prefer to take the favourite teacher approach to helping our dogs learn, understanding the dog’s basic needs for safety, support, empathetic guidance, and trust in the dog/human relationship.