Spelade
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Robert Maxwell builds himself up from nothing to become one of the most powerful men in Britain. But can he defeat his ultimate rival – the British Establishment?
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Graeme Hall answers your pressing questions about walking your dog. Is a harness or a collar better? How long should the lead be? And does it matter which side of me my dog walks on? Plus, he helps a listener whose Labrador likes to stubbornly plonk herself down on the pavement because she knows it means she’ll get love and attention from strangers.
Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to [email protected]. -
Graeme Hall helps a couple of listeners whose dogs don’t seem to be particularly interested in toys. First, an owner who wants to use a toy to teach his food-motivated rottweiler an ‘out’ command, and secondly an owner who would like her rescue dog to learn how to play.
The Dogfather also wonders whether it’s important that every dog likes playing, or if some just never will, and that’s ok. Plus, why might brain games be just as – if not more – important than physical games?
Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to [email protected]. -
Graeme Hall explains why finding our dogs behaviour funny at first could be paving a path for that behaviour to become a worrying obsession. On this week’s episode of TV’s Dogs Behaving Very Badly Graeme met sprocker Brodie who was obsessed with licking bald heads. Owners Carol and Kenny join Graeme to talk through how they stopped this behaviour. Plus, why do some dogs lick in the first place?
The Dogfather also comes to the aid of a listener whose spaniel’s obsession with chasing shadows and lights is affecting her quality of life.
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Graeme Hall explains how to let your dog know that you’re the leader of the household. This doesn’t mean bullying or being aggressive, it means setting clear boundaries so your dog knows what’s expected of them. Your body language and tone of voice play a part too.
He also helps three listeners with their leadership-related problems, including one woman whose dog only seems to respect her, whilst acting aggressively towards her partner.
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Graeme Hall explains why your dog knowing when and how to settle is so important; dogs need a lot more sleep than you might think. With the help of a couple of listeners, he talks through how to teach your dog to settle in different places – a crate, a pen, a bed, or even at the pub. Plus, how is teaching a ‘settle’ command different to teaching an obedience command like ‘sit’ or ‘down’?
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Graeme Hall talks through the different ways fear can manifest in dogs: flight, fight, freezing, and fawning. He helps a listener whose chihuahua’s fear presents as aggression, as well as explaining how you can praise the moments of curiosity and calm rather than panicking in the height of the fearful state.
Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to [email protected]. -
Graeme Hall explains the principles behind why we generally communicate with dogs both verbally and visually with voice commands and hand signals. With this in mind, he then helps two listeners who have deaf dogs. One can’t hear other dogs barking when he might be playing too rough with them, and the other can’t hear his own incessant barking. Given these dogs can’t hear verbal commands, those visual signals become more important, as does communicating physically through things like little tugs on the lead and stroking as a reward.
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Graeme Hall talks through everything you need to think about before rehoming a rescue dog. What should you ask the rescue centre? How long should you spend with the dog before bringing them home? And should you expect them to have particularly bad behavioural issues? Plus, he advises a listener whose Bosnian street dog refuses to have a harness put on her.
Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to [email protected]. -
Graeme Hall talks through how to implement a bedtime routine for your dog, including walking and feeding them at the same time, as well as creating a lovely cosy den in their crate. He also hears from a listener who’s soon bringing home a rescue from Portugal – what advice does he have to help the dog settle in her new bed? Plus, what does Graeme think about dogs getting up on furniture…?
Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to [email protected].
