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How to 'reboot' an older dog whose training has fallen by the wayside, by expert trainer Ben Randall
The saying 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' simply isn't true, explains Ben Randall.
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How to toilet train a dog who just doesn't get it, by award-winning trainer Ben Randall
Most dogs take to toilet training quite quickly, but for owners of dogs who don't, it can be an exhausting battle. Ben Randall shares his advice.
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'My dog is scared of loud noises — and now a building site has appeared next door. What can I do?' Expert trainer Ben Randall shares his advice
Award-winning dog trainer Ben Randall explains how to help your dog get used to loud noises.
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How a dog taught me an unbeatable technique for calming down a misbehaving dog, by A-list trainer Ben Randall
Ben Randall explains his simple technique for calming down an overexcited or nervous dog who has stopped responding to your training commands.
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How to stop a puppy biting when it gets excited
A dog that nips isn't youthful exuberance — it's also a sign that other things are going wrong in your training and relationship with your pet. Ben Randall explains.
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How to train a 250lb pooch who is a mountain dog in every sense
Ben Randall helps a reader who has unexpectedly ended up caring for 18 stone of Newfoundland dog.
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The seven greatest winners in the history of the Badminton Horse Trials
The Badminton Horse Trials, the oldest competition of its kind in the world, celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2024. Kate Green chooses seven heroic winners in its history.
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Everything you could ever want to know about Badminton, 'the most important and most typically English' eventing competition in the world
In the latest edition of The Legacy, we look at the 10th Duke of Beaufort who, so disgusted at Britain's eventing performance at the 1948 Olympics, decided to set up his own competition at his home at Badminton.
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How the Stevenson lighthouses saved the sailors of Scotland
The Stevenson family saved countless thousands of lives off the coast of Scotland with their network of hundreds of lighthouses — and their designs made life safer for sailors around the globe.
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14 things to book today to make the most of the 2024 Summer Season
Music, sport, gardens and more — here are some of the best events to attend this summer.
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Rough collies: The dogs made famous by Lassie that are hardy, clever, agile, and 'good for the soul'
With the initiative to rescue sheep and the daring to question its master, the rough collie not only lives up to its heroic reputation, but is always right, discovers Katy Birchall.
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Curious Questions: Was music's famous 'Lady of the Nightingales' nothing more than a hoaxer?
Beatrice Harrison, aka ‘The Lady of the Nightingales’, charmed King and country with her garden duets alongside the nightingales singing in a Surrey garden. One hundred years later, Julian Lloyd Webber examines whether her performances were fact or fiction.
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How to stop a puppy waking up at 5am, by award-winning dog trainer Ben Randall
What to do when your four-legged friend becomes a four-legged alarm clock.
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Curious Questions: Who wrote the Happy Birthday song?
There are few things less pleasurable than a tuneless public rendition of Happy Birthday To You, says Rob Crossan, a century after the little ditty came into being
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How to help a rescue dog with food issues and separation anxiety, by expert trainer Ben Randall
Saving a street dog from a harsh life is a noble thing to do, but often comes with issues. Expert trainer Ben Randall explains what to do.
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Why do we get so many April showers?
It's the time of year when a torrential downpour can come and go in minutes — or drench one side of the street while leaving the other side dry. It's all to the good for growing, says Lia Leendertz as she takes a look at the weather of April.
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Help for our four-legged heroes: the charity that looks after retired service animals
In 2016, the Countess of Bathurst set up the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals, which continues to look after blue-light families and their animals.
