September 13, 2023

Learning from puppies: Training is for life not just for Christmas

Labrador puppies on a lawn

Who doesn’t like puppies? That thought rolled through my head as I watched over the fence of the puppy therapy stand at the CIPD Festival of Work show in June. It reminded me of the phrase coined by the Dogs Trust over 40 years ago: ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’.

And that got me thinking about how we often ‘mistreat’ training events. Training is for life, not just for Christmas…

Agree? Read the full article here.

My best wishes, Paul

Paul Matthews

CEO and Founder of People Alchemy

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