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Hey! I’m Ali Smith, the Positive Puppy Expert.
I’m a multi-award winning professional dog trainer. I’ve helped to train over 1200 dogs, and I’m the proud owner of the worlds top pet blog!
I’m here to help you and other puppy owners to make the very best out of that little bundle of fluff (and teeth!) so that you can raise a fun, capable, confident and fun member of your family – in the easiest and most reliable way possible.
And to do that affordably.
The dog tracker market in the US has two real main players, Fi & Whistle. That's true for conventional trackers, but GPS fences are a different—and increasingly competitive—category. I've compared two of them directly in SATELLAI vs Halo. I've tested both the...
The Jafco Two Strap Clear Vinyl Muzzle was always a muzzle I looked at from the UK and was very envious of. It was the muzzle I actually wanted to buy when Indie started his journey with reactivity - not that I knew why they were great - I just thought that they...
Greetings between dogs is often problematic. Dog body language is so subtle and quick that to the untrained eye, it's difficult. And even more difficult when you're standing behind your dog and not in front of your dog. And it's something people understandably...
Respect the Lead is an incredibly important part of dog ownership and walking a dog, professionally or otherwise. A friend of mine, the phenomenal Zoe Blake is a veterinary nurse in the UK! And she launched a phenomenally successful campaign that you may have heard of...
When you've got a big dog, or a reactive dog, or an aggressive dog security can be totally paramount. This was one of the reasons I want to try out the Tactipup Extreme Dog collar. When Indie showed his reactivity at first, the experience was scary, and security of...
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Pomeranian. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Pomeranian– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs me,...
The first dog coat I purchased for the hounds was the Ruffwear Cloud Chaser. Ruffwear is a brand I've trusted ever since I bought a front range harness back in 2018. Their durability has been phenomenal - so when looking for a coat, and I knew ruffwear made them I had...
Spring is springing! Cleaning your home is probably on the agenda, but when it comes to your home with dogs how's best to get a really good clean? Well, with three dogs, it's something I've spent a good amount of time looking at and dealing with in order to make sure...
So, Bark days are just about the hottest commodity in dog training right now, but you have questions! I get that! So, I wanted to chat to you about those questions right now. How Long Is A Bark Day? 12hrs, and no you don't have to be on there the whole time, the ideas...
Bark Days are my latest 1:1, personal service - but they're not like a standard online dog trainer.... Bark days are my newest service that is a whole day of 1:1 via messages, voice clips & video clips. Done on Voxer, the day is highly interactive and built to...