Let’s talk about Puppy Training! Training Lifeskills, tricks, games and safety with your Puppy should be fun but can also be challenging. To be fair, it can be challenging with a Teenage, Adult or Senior Dog too – Puppy tips can work great for all ages of dogs including Rescue and […]
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When we took Ripley to our vet at the start of January we were thinking there was a particularly stubborn grass seed, ingrown hair or similar due to its position on her paw slightly between the middle toes. This is a very common place for lumps to form when the […]
Dog Fitness and Canine Conditioning is where we work with dogs and owners on specific exercises that we know help warm up, strengthen, aid recovery of injury, help with movement and function as well as cooling down correctly after activity too. The exercises are tailored for each dog’s needs and […]
Firstly, when looking at whether Puppies can learn a Settle cue, what do we mean by a settle? Settle, in this context, is asking our Puppy to go to a designated mat, bed or blanket and get comfy in any position they like and just switch off for a few […]
As we approach Christmas and the whole Festive Period there are lots of things we can consider to help everything run more smoothly when we have dogs or puppies. We have a free check list download with suggestions to include and here are more details on those suggestions. Not all […]
While some dogs can have a natural approach to being clumsy and are mostly paws, tail and ears, sometimes our dogs and puppies need more from us to help with not causing damage and destruction wherever they go! I was recently asked to provide some expert tips on dogs causing […]
Written by Joe Nutkins So how are dog crates and Christmas linked? Firstly, we need to understand when we talk about dog crates and crate training we are meaning in a positive way whereby dogs and puppies view the crate as a calm and safe space, not as a […]
Sitting on cue is one of the first things most people want to teach their dog; it’s handy for focus, can be part of the method to stop jumping up at people and is considered good manners for a puppy or adult dog to sit before a meal, crossing the […]