Tips for better lead handling for your dog
Often, once we have taught our dogs a command, the temptation to use the lead to implement it seems to become overwhelming. The lead becomes an encouragement, a reminder, [...]
Meeting people on walks with your dog
Meeting strangers on walks? How to keep your dog calm. Out on walks at the moment we are meeting so many new people (from a distance of [...]
Does my dog actually like being with me?
I saw a meme the other day about lockdown, saying that all the dogs are celebrating as we are meant to stay at home. However, I am still [...]
Symptoms of Separation Anxiety in Dogs
We all love dogs, and only a proud dog owner understands how it feels to live with a dog. They not only make our lives better but also become [...]
Simple Tips to Get Your Dog to Stop Barking
Dogs bark. It’s what they do. However, dogs can bark at the worst possible times – like in the middle of the night when we’re trying to sleep. [...]
Excessive Licking in Dogs
Excessive Licking: How Can I Deal with This Aspect If you are a dog owner or have friends with dogs, you probably went through the part in [...]
Practical Canine Behaviour For Veterinary Nurses and Technicians
An absolute must-have for every practitioner. Book review:Practical Canine Behaviour: For Veterinary Nurses and Technicians (CABI (www.cabi.org). At long last a book that we can use, not only in [...]
Guide and Control Your Pet Dog’s Behaviour – David Ryan
I was delighted to see a new book available by one of the most sensible and down-to-earth experts we have here in the UK: Guide & Control Your Pet [...]
Interview with Nicole Wilde: Separation anxiety
Well-respected trainer and prolific author, Nicole Wilde talks to Karen about her latest book 'Don't Leave Me' all about dogs with separation anxiety. Nicole shares her expert tips on how [...]
10 tips to prevent a dog bite
So often we hear that people got bitten by a dog 'out of the blue', 'so fast I didn't see it coming'. Unpredictable? Unpreventable? Personally I believe that all [...]