Are you or your dog stressed?
Life is tough for all of us at the moment, so having a dog that gives you anxiety and stress makes things worse. In person I can only help one owner and dog at a time
Life is tough for all of us at the moment, so having a dog that gives you anxiety and stress makes things worse. In person I can only help one owner and dog at a time
Why nagging your dog won’t work! If you find yourself saying “Fido, sit…sit…sit…sit..”, your dog will start to ignore you because the repeated words become background noise & you become boring
Teaching a great recall in real life is a challenge. At home, a primary school level recall is fine, but out and about you need a university degree level response. You need to take account of the big D – distractions
Do you know how to help your dog in a medical emergency? Could you deal with your dog bleeding or choking? Or being hurt in an accident? Accidents happen. Every dog owner should know what to do in an emergency
Dogs are all individuals, just like humans. Within each breed there is the whole array of personalities so a whole array of different training needs
What ONE thing would you change about your dog? Perhaps not jumping all over visitors? Maybe less fearless? Or calmer when you’re out and about? Or happier being groomed or seeing the vets? Let us know! So we can work out how to help with these issues
With a huge increase in dog thefts since the pandemic, we offer sensible advice about how to keep your dog safe
Many dogs love to lick faces. This behaviour starts in puppyhood. In the wild, canid puppies lick the mother’s face and mouth to encourage her to regurgitate food and this behaviour is still seen in our pet dogs. Though there might be a scent element to the behaviour too.
Want to know what the average life expectancy of your dog’s breed is