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- The possible fallout of old-age deafness on our dog
- You say your dog is ‘a member of the family’. But….
- Shades of grey between leadership and giving our dogs autonomy and choice.
- The most important thing for a dog to feel? Safe.
- Getting your deaf dog’s attention with a remote control
- Cryptorchidism? The Lost Ball
- Esperanto for Dogs?
- Anticipatory Barking
- Is your dog a chase junkie?
- Patience is a virtue and virtue is a grace…..
- “My Dog Won’t Listen”
- Stepping Stones to Calm and Confident Walks. A Chaining Game for Reconstructing Walks
- Silence is Golden
- Ten Proven Ways to Achieve Aggression in Your Dog
- A Behaviourist? What should that word really mean?
- You and Your Dog’s Uniqueness. (A word in the ear of first Time Dog Owners)
- “Are you a Cesar Millan or a Victoria Stilwell?”
- Mental Health and Wellbeing is for dogs too.
- Scared of the Car. Will he ‘just get used to it?’. Maybe. Maybe not.
- How do we ‘Socialise’ our puppies whilst either in lock-down or social distancing?
- TV – Do our dogs love it or do some merely have to endure it?
- Stress causes dogs to go grey too.
- ‘Me Too’ for Dogs?
- Shameless anthropomorphism – and why not?
- Distraction ain’t Counter-Conditioning
- Dog Behaviour Reality Check
- Old Person Young Dog
- If they don’t understand English – SHOUT
- Does ‘training’ alone really resolve unwanted behaviour?
- The ‘Uh-uh’ Tick
- A leftover from the dark ages of dog training?
- Old Owner, New Tricks?
- Say Hello Nicely.
- I’ve Hidden the Ball Thrower. A Cautionary Tale
- Your Choice – or is it?
- Cleanliness Next to Dogliness?
- GET ME OUT OF HERE!
- My Invisible Dog
- Forcing Square Pegs into Round Holes
- Always Look on the Bright Side Of Life…
- Pawing our Pets
- We Exhale, Our Dogs (and Cats) Become Smokers Too
- Sensory Overload – Dogs Also?
- “I Never Feed my Dog Human Food”
- ‘ Command Your Dog to Sit’
- Fear of Men – Why are some dogs more wary of men?
- Stubborn Dog? Dogged Dog?
- Working Wage for Dogs?
- Snakes and Ladders
- Practice? Liszt or Chopsticks
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
What have pigeons to do with a dog walking nicely?
A dog may walk nicely for a couple of steps – and then start pulling. He may sit down nicely – and then get straight up again. How can we increase duration – get him to continue the behaviour for … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, PAWS for Thought
Tagged 300 Peck method, duration, loose lead walking, stay
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Fireworks – What if your dog could go temporarily deaf around November 5th?
We talk of management in many behavioural situations, but apart from drawing the curtains and turning up the TV, management is rarely mentioned where noise phobias are concerned – particularly fireworks. There are desensitisation protocols, most especially Through a Dog’s … Continue reading
Posted in fear, PAWS for Thought
Tagged ear muffs, fear of bangs, fireworks, November 5th
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Optimist or Pessimist – Is your dog’s bowl half-full or half-empty?
An article in Science Daily suggests, based on materials provided by the University of Sydney, that some dogs can be more pessimistic than others. According to the research dogs with an optimistic personality expects more good things to happen and … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, PAWS for Thought
Tagged optimistic, pessimistic, separation issues
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Raining? I’m staying in!
Just as humans do not want to get wet neither do some dogs. They would rather hold it than go out and do their business. Barking Up The Right Tree blogs: ‘For many dogs going out in the rain is … Continue reading
Posted in fear, PAWS for Thought
Tagged dogs hearing, scared of rain, won't go out in rain
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Can your dog count?
As a responsible parent, would we leave our young child all alone for many hours? Would we punish him when he asks for some attention? Would we give him little exercise and no mental stimulation? Would we feed our child … Continue reading
Assitance Dog – How do you prevent a food-sniffing Labrador from eating the food!
If dogs can check for cannabis, paper money, explosives, cancer, diabetic insulin levels and to predict an imminent epileptic fit, then it seems a very small leap to get dogs to detect the presence of something in food. ICTS (UK) … Continue reading
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Tagged detection dog, gluten sniffer dog, peanut sniffer dog, service dog
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