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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.
At somewhere from 6 months to 18 months (depending on the size of your pup) they will hit the “Second Fear Phase”. This is pretty dramatic and is sometimes just fobbed off as “ohh, it’s just teenagers for you” - but it can come with some more worrying underlying...
Setting aside the Great Harness Debate - Have you ever considered a Perfect Fit Harness for your big dog? Well, when Indie hit his fear phase and became reactive, I wanted to switch from a collar to a harness in order to feel more secure in handling him when he did...
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Beagle. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Beagle – but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs me,...
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Australian Shepherd. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Aussie Shepherd – but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs...
Puppy mills are a sad part of our modern life. Profiting from dogs that are bred in this environment is pretty deplorable. But it’s not just the profit factor, it’s the unnoticeable ricochets throughout not just the puppy’s life, the mother and fathers life, but their...
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Australian Cattle Dog. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Aussie Cattle Dog – but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that...
Neutering your dog is a very highly accepted part of the modern dogs life. Whilst this is true? There’s also a lot of questions a new pet parent will have about it - which is entirely understandable. Neutering technically refers to the process of...
Crate training is something a lot of puppy parents swear by - it's actually how I toilet trained Indie and was a management solution I used for a bit with Shelby & Lucy. They are incredibly powerful tools... if you use them right. This post acts as a central...
Crate training is something a lot of puppy parents use as a management solution and a toilet training method. Right or wrong, whether you agree with it or not. Crates can be a hugely useful tool when applied correctly. By correctly? I do mean with limited time...
Un-crate training, aka how do you know when your dog is ready to be responsible enough to be left roaming around your home? I find a lot of people begin crate training, and then they … kind of don’t know how to transition their dog to the way they want their dog,...