Show Notes
To get to the valuable dog training insights in this episode, you have to get through a lot of "shaft" talk first.We speak to Kelly the ‘alcoholic dog walker’ and hear an amazing transformation story from this weeks bootcamp.Mac the Amstaff used to leave his owner Kathleen, in tears daily, terrified of walks after he caused serious injuries on the lead. Now? She has full confidence to walk him anywhere and is plotting camper van adventures.And the all-important question: does it have a top and a bottom, or a front and a back? Let us know in the comments. 👇
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