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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.
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done...
Local walks can be a real snooze-fest - for both you and your dog - so why not change it up a little and introduce some parkour? COVID-19 is a real killjoy for walks. I’m trying to be super strict and keep us as local as possible as often as possible so we’re...
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Bulldog. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Bulldog– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs me,...
“Ali Smith, Rebarkable? Ali?”… oh dear, that’s me… One second! Today, we’re going to be taking a slight divergence from the normal postings that are almost wholly about dog training (and if not, they’re dog relevant), so that I can tell you a little about me -...
There’s a lot of advice when it comes to gear for your dog, but what’s the deal with the Icefang Tactical harness? I love quality gear for my dogs, I love testing stuff, seeing how they compare to other harnesses on the market. The benefit of this? Is that I can...
We all love walking our puppy, (most of the time) but understanding how much exercise a puppy actually needs is really important. I have seen it all. Honestly. I log into the fi app, and I see that there are 5-month-old puppies racking up a million steps. ...
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Boxer. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Boxer– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs me, because, fixed,...
The first y-shaped harness from Julius-K9, famous for their front-strap style harness, is the LongWalk any good? Picking the right harness for your dog is not easy. It’s something that takes time, and research. And, if you’ve found this piece? You’re doing your...
When Will My Puppy Sleep Through The Night? It’s a great question, huh? All that sleeplessness that contributes to the puppy blues (it certainly did for me), a difficulty in training your puppy (aka frustration), and sometimes it can feel like it inhibits your...
There are people who can help with the puppy blues. Oh gosh, the puppy blues can feel so isolating, it can feel like you’re the only one in the world who is totally broken and cannot care for a puppy… it’s a puppy! How difficult can they be! You must be missing...