I’m a trainer, why does my dog still react? And how acceptance can help.
I often see negative comments towards trainers because ‘they can’t even fix their own dogs’. And it’s a valid argument. I’m pretty open...
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Georgie Bleza
- Jan 24, 2023
- 3 min
Is anthropomorphising so bad?
Years ago in the dog training world, we focused on not anthropomorphising our dogs. At the time this made sense to me, they couldn’t feel...
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Georgie Bleza
- Jan 18, 2023
- 6 min
As reward based trainers should we fight against those who choose to use tools?
I don’t think I’m the only one right now who is confused. The dog training industry has always created a great divide, mostly consisting...
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Georgie Bleza
- Sep 21, 2022
- 4 min
Experience versus Knowledge
A while ago a trainer asked, if you could only choose one thing in a dog trainer would you choose experience or education? It’s a really...
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Georgie Bleza
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
My dog & toddler, why it’s not all cute
I’ve seen a lot of posts lately talking about the benefits of growing up with dogs. And there’s no denying it’s wonderful. Kids who grow...
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Georgie Bleza
- Sep 3, 2022
- 3 min
Mindset and our dogs
So it’s no secret that when it comes to my CPD, it’s science based I’m into. But I also have an ‘airy fairy side’ about me that you will...
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Georgie Bleza
- May 25, 2022
- 5 min
The reactivity consultation
When I do a consultation for a reactive case, there are several factors that I’m going to be looking at. Behaviour never really comes...
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Georgie Bleza
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
Fear Aggression
A large amount of aggression in dogs actually comes down to fear. Aggression is never about asserting dominance or trying to push...
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Georgie Bleza
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Support group - Feeling overwhelmed? Where to start?
https://trickwoofs.retrieve.com/store/#/We underestimate the impact on our lives when caring for an animal. Dogs aren’t the easiest pet...
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Georgie Bleza
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Lockdown puppy?
Someone wrote on one of my posts the other day ‘it takes a village.’ This hit home massively to me because it hits the nail on the head...
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Georgie Bleza
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
You aren’t the bad guy
The parts of dog ownership that are the hardest in my opinion are the ones that play with your emotions. Sometimes as pet parents we have...
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Georgie Bleza
- Jan 30, 2022
- 2 min
Practice natural behaviours and not just your dog.
I‘ve learned a lot from other trainers, mentors and teachers. But no one has taught me more than the animals I train. I learn from every...
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Georgie Bleza
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Recall Tips
Recall Recall is probably the most important thing you can teach your dog. Until your recall is one hundred percent reliable, then your...
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Georgie Bleza
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
How to deal with dog guilt
We hear about mum and dad guilt all the time when it comes to children, but what about dog guilt? Actually I found that when I had a...
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Georgie Bleza
- Sep 22, 2021
- 0 min
Meet Clive
If you have a dog reactive dog and have worked with me, there’s a good chance you’ve come across Clive. Using stuffed stooge dogs isn’t a...
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Georgie Bleza
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Crates? Sit? What’s still okay?
We all know there are a lot of conflicts within the training world and it’s not just the obvious punishment verses reward based...
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Georgie Bleza
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Can aversive methods save dogs?
One of the arguments I often hear from trainers who use aversive methods, is I will save the dogs that rescues put to sleep. If only I...
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