About Darren James

Darren is the Managing Director of Royvon Dog Training & Hotels. The business has been in his family for over 60 years! Darren uses this blog to share knowledge and information about dog training and more.

Fearful Dogs- How Can We Help Them?

2021-03-19T15:56:38+00:00November 8th, 2018|Dog Behaviour Challenges, Dog Training, Life With Dogs|

Dogs are sensitive, emotional creatures. But they often perceive the world differently than we do. Fox poop and sniffing each others genitals may be delightful, while a full bin bag in front of the neighbours house post may be suspicious and the friendly postman outright dangerous. Some dogs find it hard to cope with

Puppy Training Tips

2021-03-19T16:17:04+00:00February 1st, 2018|Puppies|

The most critical time in a puppy’s life is between 4 – 16 weeks. It is during this time the most rapid learning occurs and when puppy training is most important – in addition, any experience that takes place within this short window of time will have the greatest impact on future social behaviour.

How to train a Rottweiler Including Rottweiler Puppy Training

2022-12-07T17:58:43+00:00January 31st, 2018|Dog Breeds, Dog Training|

Rottweilers sometimes get a bad reputation, but many owners love them for their distinct look, strength and protective nature. Owning a Rottweiler can be highly rewarding. However, your Rottweiler dog training needs to commence early, as Rottweiler puppies will begin to display their natural abilities from a very young age. These are abilities that we

Border Collie Training Including Border Collie Puppy Training

2020-12-07T14:08:19+00:00January 31st, 2018|Dog Breeds|

The Border Collie is a working breed that belongs to the Kennel Club Pastoral Group. This sensitive, athletic and highly intelligent herding breed is also employed in search and rescue operations, scent detection work, and a variety of other canine jobs. Border Collies achieve the highest awards in a range of a canine sports,

Cockapoo

2022-07-08T09:07:56+01:00January 31st, 2018|Dog Breeds|

Do you want a relaxed Cockapoo? In order to have a Calm and relaxed cockapoo it is important to include physical exercise and mental stimulation into their daily routines. Mental stimulation can include obedience, trick training, activity puzzles and Kong’s for example. Agility. Agility is an activity that uses mental and physical energy and is

Hyperactive Dog

2021-03-22T16:27:23+00:00January 31st, 2018|Dog Behaviour Challenges|

Boisterous behaviour can be one of the hardest problems to manage. Managing boisterous behaviour is one of the most common and likewise often one of the hardest problems out there to correct. A boisterous dog, whether with other dogs or people can end up being restricted to lead only walks, end up being heavily

Jumping up

2021-03-22T16:25:03+00:00January 31st, 2018|Dog Behaviour Challenges|

Jumping up is a natural greeting behaviour for dogs. Yet it is one of the most common behavioural issue that causes dog owners concern. JUMPING UP Jumping up can be a difficult behaviour to overcome as it does take strict and consistent handling with the dog. The easiest way to over-come jumping is to ignore