Graeme Hall helps a number of listeners who can’t work out what’s triggering their otherwise lovely dogs to suddenly bite aggressively. There are lots of points to think about, from understanding the breeding, to thinking about what had been happening in the minutes, even hours, before the bite. Plus, what should you do if another dog has a pop at yours?

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Graeme Hall explains why your dog knowing when and how to settle is so important; dogs need a lot more sleep than you might think. With the help of a couple of listeners, he talks through how to teach your dog to settle in different places – a crate, a pen, a bed, or even at the pub. Plus, how is teaching a ‘settle’ command different to teaching an obedience command like ‘sit’ or ‘down’?

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Graeme Hall asks how you know when your dog is happy… Do you associate ‘excitement’ – maybe a waggy tail – with happiness? Actually, a calm dog is a happy dog, and most of the behavioural issues Graeme deals with come back to the dog being over-excited. The Dogfather helps a listener whose terriers get too excited just before walk time, and another whose cockapoo is chaotic when his owners return from the shop.

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Graeme Hall tackled the basics of recall last week, so this week he’s upping the ante! In this advanced recall training session he helps listeners whose dogs have great recall… apart from in very specific scenarios, like if they catch a great scent on the ground, or spot another dog in the distance. Plus, how can you get your off-lead dog to stay relatively close to you during your walk, so that you can actually enjoy your time together?

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Graeme Hall explains why it’s absolutely vital that your dog has good recall. In this back-to-recall-basics episode The Dogfather talks through how to successfully use clear commands and a long line to get your dog to reliably come back to you when you call them. Ever wondered how to get your dog to learn their name? You’ll find top tips for that in this episode too.

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Graeme Hall gets a voice note from a listener who’s expecting a baby very soon; he wonders how he should prepare his Labrador for the new arrival. Graeme explains how to get the dog used to the idea in advance, as well as how to introduce her to the baby for the first time. Plus how should you train children to be good with dogs? What is it they need to understand about how to approach dogs, and how to make sure they’re sending the dog the same signals as the rest of the family?

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Graeme Hall helps a number of listeners whose dogs all make a fuss when they’re being groomed. The Dogfather talks through how to very slowly get your dog used to various grooming tools, as well as to being handled. However, do we actually need to be clipping our dogs nails at all? And does your dog need a minty fresh toothpaste, or is chicken flavour a better idea…?

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Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown might feel in control in the kitchen, but when she’s out and about walking her dogs it’s a very different story. She asks for Graeme Hall’s advice about how to cope with rescue pug Albus’ habit of lunging and barking at everything that moves - from birds, to artic lorries. Graeme wonders if Albus’ history of potential abuse plays a part, but perhaps Candice mollycoddles him a little too much too. Plus, a listener has a similar problem as she walks a dog who isn’t a fan of cyclists and joggers.

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Some questions Dogfather Graeme Hall gets asked are a little above his pay grade as a dog behaviour specialist, so he’s invited his vet mate Julian Norton onto the podcast to answer some of your questions that need a medical answer. Alongside The Yorkshire Vet, Graeme explores what to do when your older dog gets dementia, great alternatives to the dreaded cone, and how the colours in your vet’s waiting room could affect your dog’s experience.

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Today is a special treat for fans of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. In the first of a mini-series of Talking Dogs celebrity specials, Graeme Hall meets Joanna Scanlan. Not only is she the much loved actor in movies including Girl With A Pearl Earring, and TV shows like The Thick of It and No Offence, she’s also the narrator of Graeme's TV show! The Dogfather hears about the problems Joanna’s having with her rescue staffie Millie. Millie likes to chew both hands and chair legs! A listener also has a similar problem with her Czech wolf dog destroying any furniture he can get his teeth around. Plus, do dogs understand what’s happening when we’re on our phones…?

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