Canine Behaviour Specialist


Founder Of The Canine Code

If you want to win your dog’s respect, you must have the skills to earn its trust

Kira empowers dog owners to implement effective house rules along with a set of useful everyday commands. She specialises in correcting pet dogs’ problematic behaviours in their homes and at the dog park.

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Resolving Unwanted Canine Behaviour

There are two different types of dog training: ‘Obedience training’ and ‘canine behaviour modification’.

Obedience training usually consists of teaching the dog commands. The dog gains new skills much in the same way as children learn new things in school classes.

Behaviour modification deals with unwanted behaviours that the dog displays on its own accord, in reaction to its surroundings. A one-on-one session of behaviour modification could be compared to getting help from a child psychologist on how to raise a child. Often, the solutions are based on changing the circumstances to which the dog reacts, including the owner’s own behaviour. That’s why it’s often said that the owner must be trained first, before the dog.

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  • HOW WE HELP YOU FAST TRACK

    You can attend a class or a private session of dog training and do your best to absorb all the new the information on the spot -or you fast track. By supplying you with information already before our first face-to-face session, you get a chance to absorb the information in preparation. Kira aims to achieve the best result possible for you, fast and cost effectively.

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  • FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC OF SEPARATION ANXIETY

    Regardless of whether your dog is a fully fledged attention addict or a completely healthy and asymptomatic dog- the answer is the same: Keep your dog's expectations and sense of entitlement down to a sustainable level. Of the strategies suggested in this article, use ALL the ones that are possible for you, starting with: only give your dog attention when it doesn't tell you to.

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  • THE FIRST 5 THINGS THAT NEW PUPPY PARENTS SHOULD KNOW

    Puppies easily win over our hearts in a single beat, and you are without a doubt totally in love with your new puppy. However, issues that are perhaps only small now tend to grow bigger along with the dog. It is much fairer to the dog and easier for you, if you teach your puppy good manners from the start, rather than correcting bad behaviour later on.

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  • STOP! YOU ARE REWARDING YOUR DOG FOR PULLING

    If your dog wants to go and sniff a tree and pulls you towards it (with tension on the lead), then every step to you take towards the tree becomes a reward for pulling. Your dog is learning that if it pulls you hard enough, for long enough, frequently enough... you will give in. Sadly, it is easy to end up in a situation where we have trained our dogs to be persistent leash-pullers.

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  • Dogs & Children Do’s & Dont’s

    DON'T let your dog and your children play together without having put some guidelines in place first, especially if the game involves toys. It can get out of control very quickly. DO teach your children to always hold dog toys below their waist. If they hold them up at head height, they will soon have dog teeth and dog claws flying around their face.

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