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The survey revealed that:
z 85.6 per cent of respondents said they
don’t feel confident that they know what
their dog is thinking and feeling and
they’d like to learn more while only 14.4
per cent said they didn’t feel the need for
this.
z Only 28 per cent of respondents felt that
their dog always understands them while
many said their dog only understands
them sometimes (70.4 per cent).
z 70.5 percent of respondents said they’d
like advice on recognising common
behavioural traits displayed by their dog.
z 58.2 per cent said they’d like to
receive advice about how to improve
communication with their dog.
It’s not always easy to train and care for a dog
so having the right advice is really important;
something echoed by survey respondents.
z 53.3 per cent of respondents said they’d
like advice about how to train their dog
z 59.6 percent said that they would be
encouraged to engage in more training
sessions if they had access to good
Chris Muldoon is Operations Manager at
training advice
Dogs for Good and responsible for the
z 54.1 per cent wanted to know what sourcing and training of all puppies and
activities to do with their dog dogs in training.
z 49.2 per cent said they would like advice
about the health and welfare of their dog training centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire said:
Chris Muldoon, Operations Manager at Dogs for “It’s refreshing to see how honest people have
Good is responsible for developing the charity’s been with their answers and they’ve been
breeding programme, puppy socialisation and willing to say they don’t feel they have enough
dog training. He explains that building a strong information about the training and welfare of
bond with your dog can bring untold benefits but their dogs.
it crucially starts with really getting to know and
“It’s also encouraging that so many respondents
understand your dog’s needs.
said their dog’s health and welfare is a priority
Chris, who is based at the charity’s national and they recognise that it’s not their dog that

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