Behavioural Tip

Toilet Training your Puppy

Monthly Behavioural Tip – Toilet Training

Are you having trouble teaching your puppy to urinate outside? Or just not by the backdoor? Toilet training is not difficult, however it is time-consuming. Dogs are social animals and enjoy being part of your family. Before you get frustrated

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Monthly Behavioural Tip – Muzzles

Muzzles seem to have a bad reputation, labelling the dog wearing it as being mean, dangerous or untrained. The reality however, is that many dogs do not cope well being around strangers and are not going to show their ‘best

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Monthly Behaviour Tip: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

Teaching old dogs new tricks The phrase ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ is definitely not true!! Although set in their ways, old dogs are having to learn new tricks regularly as their health deteriorates and routines change.

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Monthly Behavioural Tip

Winter, with its cooler days and chilly nights, are particularly difficult for those suffering from arthritis. Your pet can suffer from arthritis in the same way as we do, even from a young age. It is tricky to tell if

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Monthly Behavioural Tip

Do you find yourself yelling at your dog for doing things you don’t want him/her to do? Does your dog test your patience? To help avoid certain unwanted behaviours continuing, aim to set your dog up to succeed, by providing

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Monthly Behaviour Tip: Pet Behaviour

Dog behaviour whether ‘good’ or ‘bad’ largely comes down to the way in which the dog has been communicated with. Correct communication is the best tool to strengthen your relationship with your dog. As humans, we often over complicate communication

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Monthly Behaviour Tip: Summer Survival! Ears!

Spring and summer, with the warm, dry weather may lead to your dog getting an ear infection, maybe from a grass seed, skin allergy or after going for a cooling swim. Dogs often do not enjoy having their ears examined

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