So we know what we don't want from our dogs.
But what do we want?
We believe that absolutely every dog has the potential to become your perfect canine companion.
But what does that mean? What's the recipe for a perfect canine companion?
Well the first ingredient is a dog that is well mannered, calm, quiet and respectful when guests come to your home. They’re not jumping up, pushing you over, diving all over the furniture, knocking over the children or stealing your food straight from your plate.
Secondly, they have excellent socialisation so that they can go anywhere and do anything, all whilst staying calm and relaxed.
And they will have the fundamentals of obedience covered, in the form of a lovely loose leash heel walk so they’re not pulling you over, being reactive towards other dogs or people whilst you’re out on a walk, a rock solid recall so they come back to you when you ask them to, and they have an excellent sit, stay and break so no matter where you are, you can ask your dog to sit down, be calm and quiet and wait for you to give them further instructions.
In other words, it looks something like this: