We hope you enjoy reading our selection of articles to better understand and care for your dog during all life stages.
Feeding Your Puppy
Puppies grow at a rapid rate and require a diet to aid their physical development. Three meals per day is recommended up to the age of around 4 months. Feeding at evenly spaced intervals will avoid over stretching their tiny tummies. Moving on to 2 meals a day...
Overcoming Car Sickness
You start the car, turn out of your driveway and before long you can hear those unrelenting groans from the back seat, your dog is nauseating. You start the car, turn out of your driveway and before long you can hear those unrelenting groans from the back seat, your...
Off-Leash Dog Parks
Off Leash Dog Parks can be very controversial, with behaviour, etiquette or incident, topping the list. Questions about off-leash dog parks... “How do I deal with an overly aggressive dog”? Engage with the owner to take control of their dog. Call your dog,...
Puppies & Children
Whether the new addition to your family is of the canine kind or the human kind, successful parenting is the key. Reward good behaviour always, engage in communication, discipline when necessary, be aware of body language from your dog, no puffed up chest, no flagging...
What Are Hackles?
All dogs have them, some more pronounced than others. A dog’s hackles run from the back of the neck to the base of the tail. Dogs have special muscles in their skin that are attached to their hair follicles, these muscles are capable of fluffing the coat by trapping...
Toileting In The Rain
It’s raining, you’re standing on your verandah, attempting to convince your dog to toilet in the rain! Is there any other adversary, then a dog that dislikes toileting in the rain or on wet dewy grass? Don’t think for a moment, upon opening the door, he’ll walk onto...
What’s In A Name?
Your Dog’s Name! Be respectful of your dog’s name. Building value and attention into your dog’s name will increase your bond and open up a line of communication. For training purposes, it helps if the name is short, your dog will be more responsive to a short sharp...
Hands On Puppy
Hands On Puppy All canines enjoy gentle hand contact. Your goal is to have your canine companion accept you touching him wherever and whenever. He should not object or become snarly when you approach this 'hands-on' exercise with him. If the association is a positive...
Feeding Fruit & Vegetables to Dogs
Feeding fresh vegetables and fruit is good for your canine companions teeth, coat, bones, eyesight, and overall health. Fruits and vegetables can provide your dog with essential vitamins and minerals in a natural form, rather than as a supplement. If your dog...
Outside Dogs/Inside Dogs
Deciding whether your dog will live inside or outside the house is a decision that will influence your dog's behaviour and attitude as an adult. This topic can be heavily debated, with the 'inside' group not understanding why you would have a dog and not have him part...
Crate Training
Crate Training is…......…..a positive, not a negative. Many clients view crate training as cruel, they see the crate as a cage, when in fact it’s somewhere a dog can go and relax, it’s his own space that provides security. With understanding, crate training your dog...
Separation Anxiety
We can unwittingly foster separation anxiety in our dogs by having them around us 24/7, this is definitely a disaster in the making. There are two areas that encourage separation anxiety, passivity and dominance. The passive dog becomes a velcro dog when the owners...
Benefits of Chew Toys
How many toys does your puppy have in his toy box? Does he know them all by name? Does he have a preference? Dogs of all ages like to engage and play with toys, whether it’s with you or with their canine buddy or on their own. All toys in your dog’s toy box should...
High Energy Dogs
Controlling a high energy, turbo charged dog can be a challenge, however these dogs have so much to give, we simply need structure and direction along with a consistent training program, to channel their energy into 'control'. This is mentally and physically testing...
Nipping
Puppies want to engage with us the same way they did when they were with their littermates. Pouncing, wrestling, mouthing and nipping. They don’t realize that we have skin and their littermates had fur…………… we all know those nips can be painful! Nipping is natural...
Canine Rivalry
Canine rivalry appears between dogs when there is instability in the hierarchy. The social position of each dog is not clear, or the social position is in contention. Social standing within the pack is VERY important to all dogs within the family unit. They need to...
Canine Adolescence
From around 5 months to 18 months approx. your puppy will begin his/her move into Canine Adolescence, you can’t stop it. This is the stage between puppy-hood and adulthood. Your once responsive puppy has gone deaf overnight! All of a sudden he won't come, won't sit,...
Puppy Socialisation
Experiences your puppy encounters between the ages of 6 and 16 weeks can have a significant influence on his temperament and behaviour as an adult dog. A puppy's long term development, relies on early socialisation. It’s just one of the many areas that requires 100%...
Who’s the Pack Leader in Your House?
Who’s the Pack Leader in Your House? You or Your Dog? He barks and scratches at the door, you make eye contact and let him in. He jumps on the bed, and you move over! 5 pm and he is wanting to know why you aren’t preparing his dinner! 6 am he is barking and cavorting...
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