Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Puppy Management! March 15, 2025 I hear all the time about puppies who’ve chewed up shoes; destroyed books; dug up plants; gnawed chair legs … you name it, somebody’s puppy has chewed it. And my question is always the same: “Where were you when your puppy was doing all this?” ... Read More... The post Puppy Management! appeared first on www.brilliantfamilydog.com Brilliant Family Dog
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Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Easy dogs vs reactive dogs Feb 24, 2025 You read a lot about reactive dogs these days. “But my dog isn’t reactive!” you cry. “My dog is friendly and easygoing!” That’s wonderful - and I can tell you that many owners of reactive - shy, anxious, fearful, “aggressive” - dogs envy you! But do spare a thought for them … Read More... The post Easy dogs vs reactive dogs appeared first on www.brilliantfamilydog.com Brilliant...
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Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Dogs and children - and a special New Year offer for you! January 28, 2025 We love our children to grow up with dogs. And we love our dogs to get on with children. BUT and there’s a big but! - We have to remember that a dog has limited patience. And a human - even one they know - getting up close and personal without asking .. well, you wouldn’t like that, would you! So what should we do? Read More... .. and read the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: How much should I walk my dog? January 12, 2025 There’s no law that you have to take your dog out every day. If you have a reactive, anxious, fearful dog, you probably know this already. Venturing out into the battleground is too much if it’s being repeated every day. So what to do instead? Read More... The post How much should I walk my dog? appeared first on www.brilliantfamilydog.com Brilliant Family Dog
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Christmas and Dogs December 15, 2025 Well, we’re coming up to the time of the Man in Red! And I suppose it won’t go amiss to remind you of potential hazards for your dog - especially with visitors, children, general upheaval and chaos in the home. Your usual routines and precautions may go out the window, and if you’re not careful this can have tragic results. First, physical dangers … Read More... The post Christmas...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Dogs are more resilient than we may think! December 2, 2025 A friend had to rush her 7-year-old agility dog to the emergency vet recently. He had to stay in for loads of tests (I guess they’re insured!) and the vet was very glum about his prognosis. Talking informally to a vet she does agility with, however, gave a very different story. That vet, giving a private opinion, reckoned her dog would be up and working...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Dogs learn fast! November 18, 2025 Zig Ziglar said (amongst many other brilliant things): If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no one can stop you. Never a truer word, and all that! We are learning all the time. Our dogs are learning all the time. So .. what are we learning? Read More... The post Dogs learn fast! appeared first on www.brilliantfamilydog.com Brilliant...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Dogs are individuals November 5, 2025 I wrote a piece recently about my struggles with Yannick - slowly building his confidence while keeping him safe. This resonated with a number of people, who wrote to say they were glad that I - as a professional dog trainer - had admitted to this, as trainers usually speak as if it’s all easy: “Do this, five minutes later you’ll have the perfect dog!” Now we know deep down, that...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader; Beverley Courtney has made a new post at Brilliant Family Dog: Time off for you and your dog October 21, 2025 I had my first cold in six years a while ago - and boy, did it hit me! So I had to cut dogwalks right down: 🚶🏼No walks for a couple of days. 🚶🏼🚶🏼Then ten minutes for the youngster. 🚶🏼🚶🏼🚶🏼Next day 15 minutes for the other two … 🚶🏼🚶🏼🚶🏼🚶🏼🚶🏼Eventually back up to normal! But the point is - nobody died! Read More... The post Time off for you and your dog appeared first on...
5 months ago • 1 min read