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BRAIN UNDER CONSTRUCTION The challenges of the teenage dog. There’s a saying that most parents of teenagers can relate to - "Parents of teenagers understand why some animals eat their young!" The changes that happen in the brain of a teenage dog are not that different to a human teenager. See more
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DISTRACTED DOG WALKERS The distracted dog walker is commonly seen chatting on their cell phone, wearing headphones or socializing with other people while oblivious to what their dog is doing, how their dog is feeling or what is going on in the environment. This may not sound like a problem, See more
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WHAT THE F? – Stress responses in dogs Fight or flight are well known reactions to fear or stress, but these other “F” words are also important to understand and be aware of as they may not always look obvious. Freeze, Fawn, Fidget and Fool around are also responses to See more
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Barking is one of the most challenging behaviours to resolve. Much of the time it is a self reinforcing behaviour, so depending on the type it will usually yield the desired (by the dog) result, making it more likely to be repeated. Also, the most important part is understanding the See more
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Not allowing our dogs to sniff is essentially like one of us going out and having our view significantly inhibited in some way.
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ARE YOU WORTH COMING BACK TO? I’m often horrified when I watch people trying to get their dogs to come back to them when they call. They call and call and get increasingly angry and frustrated as their dog keeps ignoring them. When their dog eventually comes back, or has See more
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SETTING THE TONE The tone of voice we use when speaking to a dog matters! When someone is talking to us or asking us to do something, are we more likely to respond and want to connect with them if they’re using a specific type of tone than if their See more
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WHOSE WALK IS IT ANYWAY? Imagine going on a long-anticipated walk, through new scenery and exciting smells after being cooped up in the same place all day, but you have been fitted with a blind fold and are being dragged or yanked along at a fast pace. I imagine that See more
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When I'm on my walks with my dog the general public are used to seeing Byron in this position and me rolling my eyes. Yes I do get exasperated, but I have to stop, take a breath and remember that every behaviour is communication. For Byron this is his pose See more
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WHEN SECONDS COUNT This post is not advocating that dogs meet every other dog, but about how to go about it, if and when it does happen, in a safer way. The 3 second rule for dogs meeting each other is used as a guideline to help foster positive introductions, See more
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