What do I feed my dog? As with any other science there will be polar views about what to feed your dog. The dog food industry is no different and is a minefield of widely varied opinions. After many years of listening, sampling (not me, the dogs), discussing and researching, here are some logical facts …
How do you stop your dog overeating? Many dogs gulp their food. Others could do with some mental stimulation during their day, especially at meal times and at other times when food is involved. Slo bowls or anti-gulp bowls are a quick and easy way to stop your dog gorging his food and to keep …
While there are no “quick fixes” for stopping a barking dog, some general rules for day to day management can get you to a place of better calm for you and your neighbours! Don’t leave the dog outside alone to practise barking while you are absent. Leave her in a crate or in a small …
THE ADVENTURES OF CHARLIE: So I’ve been writing my blog for a few months now and doing quite well, I thought. Then I received an email from the Hunter Region Business Enterprise Centre. They told me about a FREE service called One on One Digital Training for Business. You apply and they send out a great bloke called …
My name is Boston. I’m a 4 year old Labrador. Despite my sturdy size I don’t have a very sturdy constitution. I was attacked as a young adult dog while I was on the lead. Now when I go out on the lead I get very worried when I see other dogs. I also get very worried …
People often baulk at the prospect of putting their puppy or dog in a cage or a crate for dog. Believe me, there are far more reasons for doing this than not. To soften the concept of a crate being a cage, we need to first remember that dogs are den animals and typically will …
You’re walking your dog nicely, trying to teach him/her good manners on the leash. You’re practising your own nice, calm body language so that your dog will relax and respond to you in public. THEN …… a random, unknown dog approaches off-leash and disrupts everything. This can be particularly unnerving if your own leashed dog …
Having brought up two puppies in the last 18 months, after teaching puppy classes for nearly ten years, I’ve had to practise what I’ve been preaching: a very good lesson in persistence and consistency. Having said that, I can’t say I’ve been perfect but we have two pretty well-adjusted young dogs at home. This being …
My dogs have a number of these. They are very sturdy and really challenge them to think and work out how to release the food. Self-rewarding play as the toy delivers a treat each time they are successful. Just kibble is all I put in them and that is their morning feed, enrichment and brain …
So gratifying in the face of quite a challenging case to have the owner already thanking us for the reassurance we give them about turning their dogs and their lives around. Can’t wait to return to this house in a couple of weeks and move these two fearful pups forward a little further. “We can …