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owners – I believe – think their dogs will
editor-in-chief: Ryan O’Meara
"Oi! If you don't stop chasing them
ducks I'm going to eat your dinner."
train themselves and more and more
managing editor: Sean O’Meara
are heading down the escape route by
assistant editor: Jennifer White
The above, a true quote heard (by me)
carting their untrained pet off to the
boomed by a red-faced, blood pressure
nearest shelter once it finally dawns on
editorial contributions
busting dog owner, clearly deploying a
them that their dog is not going to learn
obedient behaviour all on his own.
Tristan Hughes, Anita Priddy,
rather unique take on the 'whisperer'
Becky Demery, Sara Utecht,
methodology. Not so much a dog
Jennifer White, Holly Kernot, Kim Balara,
whisperer as a dog shouter.
So I'm hereby calling for every single
James Hendicott, Emily Tronetti,
reader to do me a huge favour. Next
Scott Fayner, T.R Talbot, Peter Sanderson,
How incredibly rude some dog owners
time you meet someone who's dog is
Desmond Fellows, Brenda Scully,
are. I'm sure some of them don't mean
completely out of control, please send
Alana Stevenson, John Taylor
it, equally some of them really don't
them my way. I will be only too happy to
seem to care less.
steer them in the right direction. I mean
commercial
this sincerely. One dog, just one who
can be saved from going into the rescue
head of advertising: Kim Bruce
I'm talking, of course, about the type of
dog owner who allows their dog to run
system is a huge victory. I can be found
rampant and, almost without exception,
at
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commercial enquiries cites the old maxim "dogs will be dogs"
at
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as their feeble excuse for their dog's
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Invariably I'll ask them what training
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they've done. "Nothing really, just the
a nasty reputation and advise on how to
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man's quest to save the planet.
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techniques - with very biddable dogs - I With a Cat - How can a few simple
have spent a lot of time on. I regularly steps turn natures biggest enemies into
refresh and am constantly trying to man's best friends? We have the
improve their training. They love it. I answers...
love it. So why, I ask, do so, so, so
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