<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Dog Training Central Coast | Puppy School | Private Dog Training</title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/</link><description><![CDATA[Woofs and Wags Pet Dog Training RSS]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><managingEditor>woofsandwags3@gmail.com (Woofs and Wags Pet Dog Training)</managingEditor><generator>Woofs and Wags Pet Dog Training</generator><language>en</language><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/"/><item><title><![CDATA[Simple Solutions to Complex Problems?]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/simple-solutions-to-complex-problems-</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/126766</guid><description><![CDATA[Simple Solutions to Complex Problems?I think one of the big barriers to accessing ethical training, is dog owners wanting easy solutions to complex problems.&nbsp; Without a thorough understanding of something, it’s natural to underestimate its complexity, so this is totally normal, it’s not a criticism or judgement it’s just a fact.&nbsp; Many dog owners lack an awareness and understanding of dog behaviour and think that if their dog is doing something they don’t want them to do, tra...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trainers See Dogs]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/how-trainers-see-dogs</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/126687</guid><description><![CDATA[How Trainers See DogsOne of many things I’ve been thinking about, is how trainers represent their own dogs, how they talk about them, how they view them, what they prioritise with their own dog(s).&nbsp; Because that will give you some idea of how they will treat your dog.Do they say how obedient they are; how perfectly trained they are; how well behaved they are; how they can take them anywhere; how they cope with everything life throws at them without a second thought?Or do they talk abou...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behaviour is Complex]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/behaviour-is-complex</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/126626</guid><description><![CDATA[Behaviour is ComplexThe more we learn, the more knowledge we accumulate, the deeper we dive in, the more complex we realise behaviour is, as we find missing pieces to the puzzles.We begin to understand that assumptions we made about why dogs do things were not correct; where we thought the answer to “why does my dog”, was “abc”, it can be “def”, right through to “xyz”.A deeper understanding provides us with a richness that allows us to appreciate our dogs on a different level ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quiet Revolution]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/a-quiet-revolution</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/126564</guid><description><![CDATA[A Quiet Revolution&nbsp;I got my first dog in 1991, a Border Collie called Monty, he was perfect and turned me into the “dog person” I am today!He was trained on a check chain, and we were taught to do “dominance downs” meaning we forced our dogs to the ground and pinned them there to prove we were dominant over them.&nbsp; It seems very archaic now and never really sat well with me, but at the time we didn’t know any different, I was just doing what I was taught.&nbsp; As it turns ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Dog Training?]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/what-is-dog-training-</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/126506</guid><description><![CDATA[What is Dog Training?Training means teaching dogs skills to help them live their everyday lives with us humans.&nbsp; Typically, this is walking with you on lead, coming back when called, greeting people and other dogs calmly, and a whole range of other traditional exercises such as sit, lie down and stay.Training also includes preventing and/or addressing behaviour issues which are more likely to be emotion based, for example separation anxiety, resource guarding, barking and lunging on lead....]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Learn - What is Positive Reinforcement?]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/let-s-learn</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/124607</guid><description><![CDATA[LET'S LEARN - What is Positive Reinforcement?This is the first in a series I will write to help dog owners better understand how to teach their dogs skills and how to change behaviour.&nbsp; When you have a decent foundation in learning theory it makes a huge difference because you can start to understand HOW and WHY things do and don’t work.There are several ways dogs (and humans and other animals for that matter) learn.&nbsp; The first one we will look at is Operant Conditioning which is m...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Matters - Degrees of Aversiveness]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/education-matters---degrees-of-aversiveness</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/124381</guid><description><![CDATA[I find eating broccoli aversive.&nbsp; But not as aversive as going to the dentist to get a tooth extracted!Slip leads, check chains, prong collars and shock collars (as well as other things) are collectively known as “aversive training tools”.&nbsp; This term is equally well accepted and used by trainers who use these tools, as well as reward-based trainers.&nbsp; It’s not a derogatory term; it’s an accurate description of what they are, just like food and toys are known as “reward...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facts, Opinions and Beliefs]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/facts--opinions-and-beliefs</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/124380</guid><description><![CDATA[A little while ago I wrote a post about how most dogs I see being walked are on harnesses or normal collars and are happily walking with the freedom to explore on the lead, sniffing and generally looking like they’re having a nice stroll out with their owners.That’s still what I’m seeing, but today there was a standout exception.I’d seen one person walking their 2 dogs matching the above description.&nbsp; Just ahead of them was another person walking their dog on lead, I was still qu...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Go To Puppy Class?]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/why-go-to-puppy-class--117915</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/117915</guid><description><![CDATA[Classes for young puppies up to about 4 months old are often called Puppy Pre-School, I call mine Kindy Puppy Class.&nbsp; So why is Puppy Class so important?

Puppies have a window of opportunity for socialisation that closes at around 4 months old (most agree it&rsquo;s a little sooner in fact).&nbsp; This means that what puppies are exposed to and experience during this time becomes their normal.&nbsp; Getting them used to lots of novel experiences during this time makes a huge difference ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB8119/blogImages/63fd82669a406.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="152776"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solved or Suppressed? How Do You Tell?]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/solved-or-suppressed--how-do-you-tell-</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/116554</guid><description><![CDATA[This is a follow up blog from my last one &quot;Why Quick Fixes Rarely Are&quot;. I thought I&#39;d explain how you can tell if a behaviour has been suppressed or whether a problem has really been solved/improved. I also should clarify that the term &quot;unskilled trainer&quot; is not meant in a derogatory way but because dog training is unregulated there&#39;s no requirement for qualifications or licencing; if there were, then maybe &quot;apprentice&quot; would be more accurate.&nbsp; But I ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB8119/blogImages/6336892b6ceca.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="786507"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Quick Fixes Rarely Are]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/why-quick-fixes-rarely-are</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/116496</guid><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m writing this to help educate dog owners on the realities of training and behaviour change because I care very much about dogs&rsquo; welfare and the wellbeing of the humans who get caught up in this too.&nbsp; I want people to make informed choices about their dog&rsquo;s training and I want people to understand a different perspective to what&rsquo;s often presented by trainers who offer the quick fix.

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A couple of weeks ago I read a comment on a trainer&rsquo;s page (I thi...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB8119/blogImages/632d3e367d3d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="67439"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Toilet Train your Puppy]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/how-to-toilet-train-your-puppy</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/115503</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the first considerations when you bring home a new puppy is setting up a regular toileting routine.&nbsp; Every puppy is different in how long they take to learn and that&rsquo;s a combination of their individual personalities and their early experiences with the breeder.

They develop a preference for going on a particular surface, so I will assume that most people want that to be grass, but if it&rsquo;s different for you just replace &ldquo;grass&rdquo; in this blog with &ldquo;your...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB8119/blogImages/62903c0e6f666.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="191474"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puppy Priorities]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/puppy-priorities</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/115405</guid><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve always said there&rsquo;s nothing easy or convenient about having a puppy in the house!&nbsp; Luckily for most people, the joy of owning a new puppy outweighs the bad stuff.&nbsp; But it&rsquo;s interesting how many things people don&rsquo;t think about BEFORE the puppy comes home; most people consider the obvious things such as toilet training, buying toys, food bowls, food, a bed.&nbsp; But a bit of forward planning on other things that some people miss can make a huge difference...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB8119/blogImages/627e02492d6a0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="206408"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog Training in the Real World]]></title><link>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/dog-training-in-the-real-world</link><guid>https://www.woofsandwags.com.au/blog/post/view/post/114989</guid><description><![CDATA[For my very first blog I thought I&rsquo;d give an overview of what I do, how I do it and why I do it that way.

My priority at Woofs and Wags Pet Dog Training is early and ongoing training and socialisation for puppies, providing a solid education for pups and their owners in their first crucial weeks and months together.&nbsp; Getting things right in the first place rather than having to fix it later is so much better for everyone.&nbsp; I particularly want owners to get a good understandin...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB8119/blogImages/62563bdebb5e5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="201154"/></item></channel></rss>
