Why do puppies snap at you when you least expect it? Puppies use their mouths for all sorts of things including eating, exploring, and playing. Puppies often nip at fingers, toes or trailing clothes, or even snap the air next to them, to try and initiate play. Since most puppy parents would rather they didn’t …
What is a Therapy Dog?
What is a therapy dog? Therapy dogs are animals used to support and reduce stress for hospital patients, university students, and children with special educational needs. Other roles include to improve communication skills, and to increase motivation, focus, and confidence. Anyone can train a therapy dog. But they most often work through official organisations. Therapy …
Why Are Dogs Reactive?
Why are dogs reactive? Dogs can have inappropriate, extreme, or out of proportion negative reactions to a wide range of trigger situations. Reactivity is a result of dogs forming a negative association with the thing they react to. Understanding the emotions underlying reactivity are the key to managing it, and changing a reactive dogs outbursts. …
Settling A Rescue Dog At Night
Settling a rescue dog at night is easier with a little advance preparation and expectation management. They will settle better if they feel safe, secure and confident in their new home. We have a few tips and tricks to make their first few nights at home easier. Settling a Rescue Dog At Night The day …
Why Do Puppies Scratch The Carpet?
Why do puppies scratch the carpet? Puppies may scratch the carpet for several reasons, including: as a natural part of behavior development as a means of exploring their environment to get attention or because they’re afraid. Sometimes it isn’t obvious which one applies, but luckily there are lots of ways to nip this destructive habit …
Why Do Puppies Growl?
Why do puppies growl, and is it something to worry about?! It is incredible how fierce even the tiniest puppy can sound when they growl. The sound is visceral. It hits you right in the cave-person depths of your soul. But that doesn’t mean it is something to worry about. Why do puppies growl? It’s …
Why Do Puppies Wake So Early In The Morning?
Why do puppies wake so early in the morning? Puppies often wake early in the morning because they need something, or something has disturbed them. They might also have learned a habit of expecting food very early in the day. Luckily there are lots of ways puppy owners can lay the groundwork for more civilized …
The Working Cocker Spaniel
English Cocker Spaniels are very popular dogs. There are two distinct types of Cocker Spaniel in the UK, and they are really quite different. People who are interested in field sports will be most familiar with the Working (Field) Cocker, but the Show (Bench) Cocker has his origins in the same place. From over a …
Force Free Dog Training
A lot of people ask me about force free dog training. Does it really work? Isn’t it just for softies? Don’t bribes stop working after a while? And seriously, how can it possibly work when dogs are chasing squirrels? What Is Force Free Training? Force-free dog trainers completely avoid all use of aversives. When we …
Why Do Puppies Cry At Night – How To Restore The Peace
Why do puppies cry at night? If your puppy cries at night, the cause could be anything from fear and separation anxiety to urgently needing the toilet. Crying at night can be stressful for your puppy. But, it can also lead to a frustrating lack of sleep for you, and some angry neighbours! So, it’s …
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