Category: Dog Behaviour and Training

Dog Behaviour and Training

The Power of Positive Reinforcement

Positive reinforcement training is a popular method that involves rewarding your dog for good behaviour rather than punishing them for mistakes. This approach has gained

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Getting A Puppy: The Ultimate Guide for First Time Dog Owners
Dog Behaviour and Training

Getting a Puppy: The Ultimate Guide for First Time Dog Owners

Getting a little puppy is truly special and it will change your life forever. However, it is not without its challenges. There are a million things to consider to ensure that all your puppy’s needs are met. Whether you need help choosing food, age-appropriate treats, safeguarding your home, teaching essential commands, overcoming separation anxiety our ultimate puppy guide will have the answers you need.

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Dog Behaviour and Training

Dog Chewing – Health Benefits and Importance

Chewing is a completely natural and essential activity for dogs of all ages. It has wide-ranging health benefits, enjoyable and most of all keeps your vet bills low and protects your valuables. In this article, we tell you all you need to know about choosing safe dog chews.

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Destructive behaviour in dogs
Dog Behaviour and Training

Separation Anxiety in Dogs

Separation anxiety is a crippling behavioural disorder in dogs. Its characterized by a series of intense behaviours triggered by the departure of their owner. It can include anything from howling and barking, to defecating, self-mutilation, and the destruction of anything expensive. So what can we do?

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How to Toilet Train a Puppy
Dog Behaviour and Training

How to Toilet Train a Puppy?

House training (or toilet training) may be one of the most important things you do with your new puppy. The keys to teaching your puppy where to take potty breaks are regular outings, proper management, appropriate supervision and positive reinforcement.

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Surviving the First Night with a Puppy
Dog Behaviour and Training

Your Puppy’s First Night at Home

The first few nights can be very stressful for both puppy and human. Your puppy will feel lonely and will probably demonstrate this by whining. It’s important that you take the right steps to establish a good, healthy routine for both of you.

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Dog Behaviour and Training

Dogs and Fireworks

Fireworks can be terrifying for dogs but with our expert tips you can learn how you can help your furry best friend before and during fireworks

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Dog on dog aggression
Dog Behaviour and Training

Reactive Dogs

Have you got a reactive dog that barks and lunges as soon as other dogs are in sight? Do you struggle to understand what causes your dog to be like this? Would you like to help your dog overcome its fear? If so, read our expert tips to help you both.

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Dog Behaviour and Training

Dogs in heat

What are the signs of dogs being in heat? How long is a dog in season? What are the behavioural changes? Can you still walk her off-lead? What if an undesired mating takes place? This article has all the answers

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Help - my puppy is teething
Dog Behaviour and Training

Teething puppy tips

Teething can be one of the most sensitive and challenging times for both the owners and the puppy. here’s our guide to the different stages and what you can do to relieve the teething pain for your pup

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Dog Behaviour and Training

How to stop a puppy biting

When your puppy comes home with you and is living in a human family, they need to be taught that games with humans don’t include teeth! You don’t want puppy biting to be a continued behaviour into adulthood but you do want to teach them appropriate ways for you to play and have fun together.

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why do dogs eat poop
Dog Behaviour and Training

Why do dogs eat poop?

One of the most common issues for dogs is stool-eating, which is known as coprophagia. There are several reasons why a dog may eat poop, and they can all lead to this challenging habit. However, most reasons can be narrowed down to two categories: behaviour and nutrition/medical.

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