Monthly Archives: March 2016

Quick Fix or Never Fix

My ‘Pawses’ are sometimes about something that is bugging me. Almost always when someone first calls me for help, they hope the matter will be resolved in a couple of weeks. They have tried everything they can think of for themselves, watched TV … Continue reading

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Chewing Gum Deadly to Dogs

Most people know of the danger to dogs of dark chocolate and grapes. I’m sure many people simply aren’t aware of the danger to their dogs of leaving chewing gum lying about. Do you chew… Source: Chewing Gum Deadly to … Continue reading

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Yes this Way, No Not That Way

I had always thought that a No Reward Marker was sometimes justified if used for information when a dog has choices (the use of No to reprimand a dog being a different thing). What about telling a … Source: Yes this Way, … Continue reading

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Choose Your Next Dog by Build and Gender?

I have been ploughing through a very learned (for me) article by Holly Stone, Melissa Starling, Paul McGreevy and Bjorn Forkman published a few weeks ago, on correlations between changes in morphol… Source: Choose Your Next Dog by Build and Gender?

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Choose Your Next Dog by Build and Gender?

I have been ploughing through a very learned (for me) article by Holly Stone, Melissa Starling, Paul McGreevy and Bjorn Forkman published a few weeks ago, on correlations between changes in morphology (the branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms) and behaviour. I … Continue reading

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Yes this Way, No Not That Way

I had always thought that a No Reward Marker was sometimes justified if used for information when a dog has choices (the use of No to reprimand a dog being a different thing). What about telling a dog ‘No’ when he’s ahead … Continue reading

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Chewing Gum Deadly to Dogs

Most people know of the danger to dogs of dark chocolate and grapes. I’m sure many people simply aren’t aware of the danger to their dogs of leaving chewing gum lying about. Do you chew gum? The Westie I went … Continue reading

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