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Why you can’t afford to NOT train your puppy !!
Puppy classes are a staple of puppy ownership, and have been for decades. Despite this, there has been some confusion recently about the effectiveness of puppy classes on helping create a well socialised and trained dog. While not all puppy classes are perfect, the ones that are expertly run produce puppies that listen when cued, are confident in every environment, and are free of behaviour [...]
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG
I am sure that with everything that's happening at the moment we could all do with a distraction, so let me tell you something that you possibly don't know: it's International Pooper Scooper Week. This should be the time of the year that we get serious about dog poo. While you probably don't need a reminder to clean up after your dog, you may be interested [...]
Harvest Mites
Is your pet suddenly scratching a lot and flea treatment isn't working, it could possibly be Harvest Mites. The Harvest mites Life Cycle For those of you who have never heard of them. What are harvest mites? Harvest mites are part of the the spider family, they're tiny insects that attach and feed off warm-bodied animals like cats, dogs and rabbits. The larvae are very small, [...]
Autumn and Winter dog walks
Walking your dog safely at night It's that time of the year when trees shed their leaves, the chill factor sets in and days become shorter. Those long, summer holidays become a faint memory and evenings seem to get darker by the day but we still need to have dog walks. But as we say goodbye to picnics, sunbathing and swims in the sea , we [...]
Socialisation of Puppies
One of the main reasons for behavioural problems in adult dogs is them not being adequately socialised as puppies. The socialisation and experiences of puppies have a much greater impact on their behaviour as adults compared to their breed or their genes. What is socialisation? As puppies, or any other animals, grow up they need to experience different things at the right point and spend [...]
Early Signs of Stress and Aggression in Dogs
Humans don’t speak dog language and dogs don’t have a complex vocal language such as English. Both species do, however, communicate by having different body parts moving into different positions. Dogs Communicate By Changing Their Posture Around 93% of human body language is non-verbal whereas almost the entirety of dog language is through body language. This use of body language is one of the factors which [...]
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