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- Getting your deaf dog’s attention with a remote control
- Cryptorchidism? The Lost Ball
- Esperanto for Dogs?
- Anticipatory Barking
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- “My Dog Won’t Listen”
- Stepping Stones to Calm and Confident Walks. A Chaining Game for Reconstructing Walks
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- 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?
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- GET ME OUT OF HERE!
- My Invisible Dog
- Forcing Square Pegs into Round Holes
- Always Look on the Bright Side Of Life…
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- 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’
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Static Electricity – Ouch! What Was That?
I recently visited a timid dog who was just gathering sufficient courage to sniff my hand when I both heard and felt the static shock of electricity leaping from my hand to the poor dog’s nose. He recoiled and then … Continue reading
Posted in PAWS for Thought, Science & Health
Tagged dog nose, electricity, shock, spark, static, volts
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Why the Dots Above Rottie’s Eyes?
I have always wondered, from years ago when I had a Rottweiler, why it is that some dogs have brown dots above their eyes. Domestic dogs belong to Group A below and it must be another part of a dog’s … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, Science & Health
Tagged communicaiton, dog eyebrows, eye dots, eyebrow movement, eyebrows, eyes, rottie, rottweller, spots over eyes
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Inherited Fear – Did Dog’s Grandfather Fear Bangs?
An article in the Daily Telegraph of 16th February is titled: ‘Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors’. ‘Memories can be passed down to later generations through genetic switches that allow offspring to inherit the experience of … Continue reading
Posted in fear, Science & Health
Tagged DNA, fear, fear of bangs, fear passed from ancestors, inherited fear. fear hereditory, phobia
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Dogs’ Ears – Are They a Clue to Anything Else?
Dr. Becker of Mercola.com suggests that ‘lack of fear in humans started as a cell abnormality’. According to Adam Wilkins of Berlin’s Humboldt University: “When humans bred these animals for tameness, they may have inadvertently selected those with mild neural … Continue reading
Posted in Science & Health
Tagged adrenal glands, domestication, fear, floppy ears, genetic changes
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E-Collars – Would you deliberately electric shock your child?
No sane person would punish a child with an electric shock, but many people think it’s okay to use electric shock on their dog. Is terrorising a dog to stop it doing something acceptable? The risk of fallout is terrible … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, PAWS for Thought
Tagged e-collar, electric shock collar, positive, punishment, reward
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Unique Nose Print – No two dogs have the same nose print.
Dogs’ nose prints are as unique as a human’s fingerprints and can be used to accurately identify them. The Canadian Kennel Club has been accepting dog nose prints as proof of identity since 1938. ‘Just as humans can be identified … Continue reading
Posted in PAWS for Thought, Science & Health, Uncategorized
Tagged nose, nose print, noseprint, unique nose print
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Licking – Why do our dogs lick us?
Why do our dogs like to lick our faces? Is it because they love us? Is it because we taste good? Is it evolutionary to encourage regurgitation of food? Is it to pacify themselves or us? There seem to be … Continue reading
A Dog’s Collar – What Has it to Do With His Eyes?
We’d never knowingly harm our dogs, would we. Did you know that a tight collar or particularly a choke chain can cause not only eye problems but other unexpected problems also? Check or choke chains are still used in dog … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, PAWS for Thought, Science & Health
Tagged choke chain, eye damage, prong collar, spine damage, throat damage
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Bones – Are They Good For My Dog?
I gave my five dogs the ‘wrong’ sort of bones yesterday and they (and I) paid the price. I should have known better and it was all because I trusted the place I had bought them from. Which bones are … Continue reading
Posted in PAWS for Thought, Science & Health
Tagged blocked stomach, bones, cooked bones, raw bones, stones
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Corrie Dogs – Where are they All?
Can you spot a dog? The Barlows have Border Terrier Eccles and Maria has Black Labrador Ozzy, both seldom seen now. That’s all. Tina murdered in the street but no bedtime dog walkers about. There are no other dogs are … Continue reading
Posted in PAWS for Thought, Science & Health
Tagged Coronation Street, Corrie, dog numbers, statistics
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