Paws 4 Thought Summer 2026 Welcome to the July edition of Paws4Thought. As always, we've got a few training tips, the latest news from RL Dog Training, exciting course updates, and a couple of things we hope you and your dog will enjoy. YouTube Highlight This Month This month's YouTube video is a conversation with the brilliant aggression specialist Michael Shikashio. If you haven't watched it yet, I'd really encourage you to give it a look. We discuss dog aggression, behaviour, and some of...

If you’d rather watch than read, follow this link for the video: Dog Car Sickness, Fear vs Overarousal. Dog car sickness can look very similar on the surface, but not all dogs are struggling for the same reason. If we treat every case the same way, we can end up getting stuck. I’ve already made a more step by step video on helping dogs with car sickness, but after a couple of recent comments, I thought this follow up was worth making. What stood out was that the two dogs being described...

If you’d rather watch than read, follow this link for the video : Dogs and Livestock Law Video If you walk your dog in the countryside, or anywhere near livestock, there has been an important legal change in England and Wales that you need to know about. The law is the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 , and it came into force on 18 March 2026 . It updates the old 1953 legislation and strengthens both the scope of the offence and the consequences for dog owners. The biggest...