Living With a Teenage Dog

Living with a teenage dog has its very real challenges for owners and trainers alike.

The novelty of the cute puppy has worn off, puppy school is a thing of the past and the puppy now shows worrying signs of becoming an unruly dog.

It does not have to be like this. The teenage months can be the start of a lasting and fulfilling relationship between us and our dogs.

Learning Objectives

• explain what a teenage dog is and how their brain works
  
• cover common behavioural problems during this stage of a dog's life
• explain solutions on how to overcome these challenges
• show positive ways to make it easier for the dog, the owner and the trainer.

About The Presenter

In 2015 I completed my Diploma in Canine Behaviour Science and Technology at the Companion Animal Sciences Institute in Canada (http://casinstitute.com). But I have been involved in dog training for the last 15 years and completed a Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services as a Delta-accredited instructor in 2007. I have been running Goodog Positive Dog Training on the Northern Beaches Sydney for the last 10 years, running classes on all levels as well as workshops and agility fun classes. We also do in home consultations. I compete on excellent and master level Agility and Rally O with Shellbe my five year old German Shorthaired Pointer. Zorbas a Kelpie/Ridgeback cross is retired now but enjoys it at almost 14 years of age. I had a life before dogs and hold a Master's Degree in Modern European History and Economics from the University of Bern (Switzerland) and a MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Southern Cross University Australia. I have in-depth experience in adult education and training, having taught high school and university students in Bern, college students in Sydney, as well as middle and top management employees of a large public corporation in Switzerland.