Ted is one of the 54 puppy farm dogs we took in last year. He was the most emaciated, matted and terrified dog I could find at the farm while we were picking up van loads of the dogs. I knew as soon as I saw him I was his new friend for life. He is still terrified but at home he feels safe. Slowly I’m seeing little changes in his personality. He’s becoming more confident. Every time I’m feeding the animals he is at my side and every night he goes into Marvin’s paddock for a spin with one of his

Today was lesson 3 of our Farm Dog Training course for this month’s class. Over the last few weeks through a number of exercises in class and at home, the dogs and the humans have been learning and practicing the new language. Today the test started on arrival. The dogs haven’t done this exercise before with the language. The idea of using a language is so that no matter what the situation is, throughout your dog’s life, you can always clearly communicate what you are asking of them. Life doesn’