Working on developing calm Edited by Veterinary Surgeon and Animal Behaviourist Dr. Katia Galbiati, who uses an animal-human relationship based approach . She is also a lecturer, educator and SIUA dog trainer, and works with animal-human relationship based teaching methods. Among the primary needs of both man and dog, safety, […]

In her contribution to a workshop on greyhounds held in 2013, canine behaviourist Professor Galbiati shed some light on a fundamental but rather neglected aspect of greyhounds which deserves further thought: evolution and predatory motivation. What follows are my own personal reflections on the subject, which I hope may prove […]

Mobility Dog is a new, non-competitive type of training, open to and suitable for all dogs and their owners. Created in Switzerland in the nineties, it has been very successful and has spread rapidly to other countries. Given its characteristics, it is an excellent tool for improving a dog’s social skills, […]

For an Italian, the word ‘lurcher’ is a strange thing, as there’s no exact translation for it in our language. You could use the word crossbreed, but it would be completely inadequate. The precise origin of the name remains a mystery, but it is definitely linked to the hunting abilities […]

A Lurcher is not a specific dog breed; it is a type of dog. Lurchers were originally bred by intentionally crossing a sighthound with a herding breed. Historically, greyhounds and herding breeds such as Border collies were used simply because they were the most readily available to breed from. However, […]

Character I think I should tell you something about myself, because lots of people don’t know me and others think the wrong things about me. They say I’m a dog with a strong chase drive, but all hunting dogs are like that really, and not just them. But if people […]