62 episodes

Words of wisdom on dog training from TV's Graeme Hall.

Talking Dogs with Graeme Hall Avalon Factual

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Words of wisdom on dog training from TV's Graeme Hall.

    Episode 60 – Dogs Who Use Their Paws

    Episode 60 – Dogs Who Use Their Paws

    Graeme Hall tackles a number of questions listeners have about dogs who like to use their paws. First up is a cross breed who absolutely loves digging up the garden. Her owner has made her a sandpit so she can dig there... but she’s still intent on making a mess of the grass.

    Then, what does The Dogfather suggest for a dog who keeps flipping her water bowl upside down and causing a mess on the kitchen floor? Plus, help for an old Jack Russell who can’t stop gnawing at her paws.

    Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to talkingdogs@avalonuk.com

    • 15 min
    Episode 59 – Settling Dogs Alone

    Episode 59 – Settling Dogs Alone

    Graeme Hall talks through how to help your dog settle in various scenarios, including when you’re busy working from home, when you leave them alone in the house, and at night time.

    How long should you leave your dog by themselves? Should the dog be able to sleep out of their crate? How much should you interact with your dog during the day? The Dogfather explains that the answers to all these questions is always ‘it depends on the dog’.

    Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to talkingdogs@avalonuk.com.

    • 20 min
    Episode 58 – Teaching Dogs To Share

    Episode 58 – Teaching Dogs To Share

    Graeme Hall helps a couple of listeners whose dogs don’t like sharing things – particularly toys – with other dogs. First, he wonders if a spaniel who can growl when others try to play would benefit from learning some boundaries in other areas of his life. Then, he hears about a cockapoo who isn’t enjoying the company of the new puppy the family have brought home. Is the fact that he’s not neutered part of the issue?

    Plus, people have to learn to share too... if your new partner comes with a badly behaved dog, how can you help them understand that you need to share responsibility for training?

    Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to talkingdogs@avalonuk.com.

    • 16 min
    Episode 57 – Dogs and Toys

    Episode 57 – Dogs and Toys

    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 talkingdogs@avalonuk.com.

    • 15 min
    Episode 56 – Communicating with Dogs

    Episode 56 – Communicating with Dogs

    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.

    Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to talkingdogs@avalonuk.com

    • 20 min
    Episode 55 – Dogs Exploring With Senses

    Episode 55 – Dogs Exploring With Senses

    Graeme Hall explains how dogs explore the world with the mouths and noses. He met spaniel Bertie on Dogs Behaving Very Badly; he was grabbing and eating everything from facemasks to fireworks. The Dogfather recaps with owners Jackie and Daisy how they taught Bertie a ‘leave’ command, and talks them through how to continue the training out on walks.

    A listener also has a question about her dog who sniffs obsessively out on walks. What will Graeme suggest to help combat this frustrating habit?

    Do you have a question for The Dogfather? Send Graeme a voice note and a video of your pesky pooch to talkingdogs@avalonuk.com.

    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
831 Ratings

831 Ratings

shezzzzzzzz ,

DogGenius

How have I only just stumbled up on this’ I’m hooked and love it- I listen to it , cooking, cleaning, chilling and my puppy likes to lay and sleep lol - think it’s could be one i would keep going back to
as and when :)

Mia age 10 ,

Jumpy and nervous whippet lab cross

Hi Graeme, my grandma has a very nervous and jumpy whippet lab called Harry. He hates any kind of loud noise and (as they own both a house and flat) the people living in the flat above ours ( ours is ground floor) have young children who run around a lot. If he hears the noise he will run to the back room, bathroom or the kitchen and shake and pant at high speed. He was a rescue from the lab trust and came from a previous owner who had violent dementia and he might have been hit. He has recently lost the dog he arrived with to old age, they had been together forever. We don’t know if he may have been his dad or something but we just don’t know. How do we help him be less nervous?

Calmwabbit ,

Reactivity help

My 1 year old cocker spaniel is reactive towards noises in the garden and house. I have found out so much listening to Graeme explain the reasons why. I still need help in stopping her reacting to my husband every time he gets off the sofa or comes into the living room from the kitchen she just barks and runs at him which is very distressing. Hopefully the Dogfather can help further.

My cocker spaniel is the same. She’s 16 months old and is reactive to noises in garden and does exactly the same towards my husband. I’m sure she sees me as a resource and is guarding. I attend training classes since she was 14 weeks old. She has got worse as she’s got older. I go to bed and listen to the Dogfather most nights and have found all the podcasts extremely entertaining and helpful. I hope we can resolve our issues as some of the time and some of her behaviours are ok and as expected. It’s been hard work and there have been times when we thought this is too much for us. Please Graeme do some more podcasts soon Lisa from Hertfordshire

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