Do they ignore every word you say? Have they started coming in at all hours? Are they wrecking your home? No, it’s not the nation’s teenagers – it’s our pets. Nearly five million homes in the UK own a dog - but who really calls the shots? With bad behaviour rife, it’s time to put the pets in their place - move over power nannies and parenting, this is Supernanny for pets!

In the major new Channel 10 series expert dog trainer Victoria Stilwell is parachuted into families where the resident pet is, literally as well as metaphorically, tearing the family apart. Through observation and interviews as well as secret filming with a ‘pet cam’, she assembles her evidence and diagnoses the problem. A clear, practical training programme follows. Will the pet – and more importantly the owners - be able to change the bad habits of a lifetime?

Based on the series, It’s Me or the Dog is a superb, practical manual for pet owners – whether faced with training a new puppy or with correcting the bad habits of an existing pet. Victoria explains how dogs learn and provides a timed, structured programme for both puppies and older dogs, along with a wealth of problem-solving advice – from stopping pets peeing to interaction with children.

Victoria Stilwell began her career in the theatre but in 1990 switched over to found a dog training company in London. In 1999 she moved to New York, where she set up her own training school. She is a certified animal behaviourist and trainer, lectures widely, and is an advisor for a number of rescue organisations.

It's Me Or The Dog screens Sunday nights at 1900 on Network Ten.

An interesting interview for anyone who has anything to do with dogs!

Interview by Stuart Beaton.