<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Dog Education Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online courses for dog and people training.]]></description><link>https://www.thedogeducationcompany.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:29:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Losing your best friend.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trouble with adoring dogs, is that we know we have to lose them. I recently lost my beautiful, brave, hilarious, incredible, Tiny partner. She came into our lives just over a decade ago and was the greatest teacher and friend. Tiny was a very, very small chihuahau who had no idea she was small. She had many many names through her life, but she ended up being called Merf because that was the noise she made when she wanted stuff. And she wanted a lot of stuff! She had amazing puppies,...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/losing-your-best-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3a5c602b8d1033cce9b22d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:41:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a585a_b2f48cde924945269f62c89f9bd36c43~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why does my dog sit reliably at home when I ask, but nowhere else?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, its probably because the learning hasn't been expanded to include anywhere but a few specific locations, with a few specific caveats your dog has learned. There is a theory that if a companion animal isn't complying, he or she simply hasn't understood, or isn't able to comply. This simplifies a complex relationship somewhat, but I quite like the theory - it's mostly true. Things that prevent a dog from sitting when asked: The request is out of context for that dog. If you...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/why-does-my-dog-sit-reliably-at-home-when-i-ask-but-nowhere-else</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1d9160f87459faf2f6b870</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:53:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ac6aa18b1514499fbb5a4ff836d2ebd4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is my dog attacked when he's on the lead?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is very very common and the cause is often the inability for the on leash dog to greet oncoming dogs politely because we prevent them from turning away, approaching in an arc, and coming in from behind. When we prevent that enough (particularly when coupled with allowing pulling on the lead), our dogs assume it's ok to put as much effort as they possibly can in getting to strange dogs head on. Intolerant and socially able dogs will attack these dogs for their impudence - more often than...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/why-is-my-dog-attacked-when-he-s-on-the-lead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6960e17df3c0663c7a94e0e9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:19:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8697076748ab485cb71e30f49283e16a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware the uninterruptible pattern!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a good idea to keep your eyes open and test your dog to ensure his learning isn't a series of uninterruptible patterns and that you can always catch his attention mid anything he's doing. If we pepper this in at home, we'll be better able to keep peppering it in out and about, and we'll be more likely to have a dog that can interrupt behavioural patterns if we need him to. Examples: Dogs that are broadly confused in their life will lock on to events in which they know for certain they...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/beware-the-uninterruptible-pattern</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690389e652e873f69d3010e7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6370324843567a67757734~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Separation Anxiety Online Course Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our first course for you to improve your dog's behaviour at home, at your own pace has now launched on our EduCanine Teachable school....]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/separation-anxiety-online-course-launch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b704c2bdf6b0ea574fc8ce</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76ce61755a9bf39d8b5798e34811c215.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teach your dog to go to bed and stay there!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teaching your dog to understand the words 'Go to bed' to mean: 'When I hear those words, I go to my bed, relax and stay there until...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/teach-your-dog-to-go-to-bed-and-stay-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67407bd7dadc256faa3b7e29</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:42:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a585a_d63801d01f3548dfa70acf0d88a710a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising confident puppies, with brakes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a video of a litter of pups out of Mess, the Viszla, by a fox red lab Dad called Tag. Mess is in the house having a relax while...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/raising-confident-puppies-with-brakes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6718d013abec66d1604a9852</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:45:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/8a585a_1e2d15ae9bd0433aa2988deefab1d712/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The totally UNglamorous power, of repetition.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trouble with animal training, is that they learn really, really fast. Whether we meant them to learn that thing or not, they will...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/the-totally-unglamorous-power-of-repetition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620559e9fa945ceaeacce4f9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:13:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b394d2e0c2884cb9b4637871e7c9ebb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs that bite and kill.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was with desperate sadness that I read about the ten year old boy, Jack Lis, who lost his life to a dog in a house he walked into, in...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/dogs-that-bite-and-kill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">619223c16bb9a800171f2d8e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:38:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_200cf67f3dea41648c44bdf06ebe915b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewards and motivators.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The easiest way to nurture a rewarding relationship with any animal is to work out what it is they need, want, enjoy and like and use...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/rewards-and-motivators</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a7b1547e61d60015fbaffd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 13:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e77db3b6c00249a396d74462d6d99eb6.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harmony and having a plan.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animals seem to find it easiest to relax when their largely unflappable people have a plan. I have a Viszla (Mess), who is an...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/harmony-and-having-a-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609ce61b6c4ce30016287fb5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 09:10:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c717be787a244439ba4f20b0caab99f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real world recall....]]></title><description><![CDATA[The feeling of releasing a dog you can't QUITE rely on to come back when asked is tense making for good reason. If you're reliability...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/real-world-recall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609cd8ae84f5c200164a0a97</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 08:32:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_7df1ba50b9e441e9b61487a8630bfc8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialisation, so what is it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine you are an English speaker, dropped off in Russia in the night, into a family environment and put in a room alone, with the door...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/socialisation-so-what-is-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6066c40dd495910015b2f4bf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e9d360776ab34bb29e98186406c5e71e.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self control in dogs, or, choose your puppy's breeder very carefully :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self control, the ability to moderate one's own behaviour given circumstance or environmental change, isn't something I see very often...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/self-control-in-dogs-or-choose-your-puppy-s-breeder-very-carefully</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606596b700f8a5001541a399</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ab4d396103af4c828c760ea8da27e553~mv2_d_5760_3840_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Respect, attention and understanding.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe...maybe, we don't need to know what respect is, but instead to consider how to hold another being's attention, how to communicate...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/respect-attention-and-understanding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604ca6f1336ce300573be505</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58d6d9022acd44428eb9cb6ceda115c7.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pressure of 'training' and the harmony of travel.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An awful lot of animals feel the pressure of human expectation as exactly that, pressure. Our focus, our waiting for a response, our...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/the-pressure-of-training-and-the-harmony-of-travel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6044e76c5dc3fd00156b5421</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:26:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/125aed74f9537aaf6a032223a35cde7f.png/v1/fit/w_323,h_247,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewarded behaviour is more often seen, or, behaviour that is often seen is being rewarded.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know the basics of teaching a dog something, right? Give the dog a treat when he sits, he'll know sitting got him the treat, he...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/rewarded-behaviour-is-more-often-seen-or-behaviour-that-is-often-seen-is-being-rewarded</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60435f3cb857c10015f8a28f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2021 11:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/39e67632823a4224b2e36c07d6c8a426.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first few days with a new puppy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe it's been a minute since you raised a dog, or maybe you're a first timer, or maybe you're just interested in how someone else might...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/the-first-few-days-with-a-new-puppy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6043561350fd340041eaf032</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_811dd53c7e524b42b06081c6aaec52af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sliding axis of respect and fear.]]></title><description><![CDATA[More semantics! Although fear and respect live along the same sliding axis of relationship dyads, there are a few principles that are...]]></description><link>https://www.dogeducation.co.uk/post/the-sliding-axis-of-respect-and-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603f912314ab900015101a6c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3b0b0ed1a9ea440996e4426b9ee12337~mv2_d_3473_2800_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Parrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The semantics of animal training :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its base level, communicating with animals is fairly simple on a one to one basis. 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