Remember, remember the 5th of November or in your dog’s case forget, forget the 5th of November!
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Do you find your dog trying to nuzzle in to you when it starts to thunder? The chances are that the same dog also vanishes behind the sofa when it pours with rain or hail. Now you may consider this behaviour to be sweet and quite endearing but the signs indicate that your canine companion is absolutely terrified of storms. (more…)

Every dog is an individual even within their own breed group they all have different characters and personalities, if someone was to mention that they owned Springer spaniels your thoughts would turn to a highly active and slightly mad dog. Not all Springer’s are like this though; believe it or not there are some relatively sane ones out there! (more…)

It can be a very worrying and anxious time for new parents when their dog is introduced to their new baby for the first time, total jealousy in dogs of a new baby is actually very rare despite the fears and concerns of the parents. (more…)

When your dog begins to lick its paws in an excessive manner it could be for a number of reasons. The first step is to establish whether it is due to an underlying medical problem or not and the best way to ascertain this is by visiting your dogs vet. (more…)

Before the comments begin to pour in I am not talking about ‘full-on’ agility with your puppy. A puppy’s muscles and bones have to be taken care of and it is advised that you do not begin agility properly with your puppy until he/she is a year old. The risk of structural damage to the puppy’s body is far too high and by the time they have reached a year of age their bones and muscles are fully developed and strong. (more…)

Your faithful companion can now complete all their obedience training on command and with lightning speed. The minute you ask your dog to ‘sit, wait, lie down or stand’ he/she does it instantaneously and you have to admit that it does look impressive to observers and it makes you feel proud. (more…)

Throughout history man and dog have been together in one way or another and the relationship has often been studied extensively to try and understand the way both ‘animals’ work in conjunction with each other. (more…)

It can be a nightmare if you own a dog which does not take kindly to other dogs just going for your normal walk can prove to be a very tense and problematic event. You cannot relax and you are always trying to plan routes where you will not bump into other dogs. (more…)

Many people consider adding a new puppy to their family when they already own a dog. This can be for a variety of reasons one of the main ones is people feel a young puppy in the house will coax the older dog to interact and ‘come back to life’. (more…)