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Category: Dog Science

The Pro’s and Con’s of dog neutering

May 7, 2025 admin 2 Comments

I’ll start this post with the major caveat that I can’t tell you whether you should neuter or spay your…

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Posted in: Dog Science, Dog Training Filed under: castration, dog behavioiur, dog behaviour, dog training, neutering

Working Group Dogs

May 7, 2024 admin 3 Comments

This week’s post is all about working group dogs. We’ll look at what the working group dogs were bred for,…

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Posted in: Dog Science, Dog Training, Puppy Training Filed under: dog behaviour, dog breeds, dog training, family dog, puppy, working group dogs

Gundog Breeds

April 17, 2024 admin 5 Comments

This week’s post is all about gundog breeds. Like our last post on herding breeds, we’ll look at what gundogs…

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Posted in: Dog Science, Dog Training, Puppy Training Filed under: dog behaviour, family dog, gundog breeds, gundogs, puppy

Meeting your dogs needs

March 19, 2024 admin 3 Comments

Providing appropriate outlets for your dogs breed specific behaviours is key to their wellbeing and to preventing frustration and related…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: dog behaviour, dog breed, dog science, dog training, dogs needs

Dogs need to socialise

March 12, 2024 admin 1 Comment

In this post, we’ll discuss why dogs need to socialise with other dogs and humans. A lack of interaction with…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: dog behaviour, dog training, puppy, puppy socialisation, reactive dog, social dog, socialisation

Reinforcement in dog training

March 5, 2024 admin 1 Comment

In this post, we’ll be discussing reinforcement in dog training. To understand how reinforcement in dog training works to change…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: dog behaviour, dog training, force free, positive reinforcement, puppy training, reward based, training methods

Aggressive Resource Guarding

February 22, 2024 admin 1 Comment

Dogs can become aggressive in different contexts for different reasons. One common reason that a dog may escalate their behaviour…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: aggressive dog, aggressive resource guarding, dog aggression, dog behaviour, dog training, resource guarding

Nature versus nurture

November 20, 2023 admin 1 Comment

The nature versus nurture debate has been an enduring one in our understanding of not just ourselves, but also of…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: dog behaviour, dog science, environment, genetics, learning, nature versus nurture

Fear in Dogs

November 14, 2023 admin 1 Comment

Fear is an emotion that all animals need to survive, but can lead to suffering when that fear is intense,…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: anxious dogs, dog behaviour, fear in dogs, nervous dog, reactive dog

Dogs Health and Behaviour

November 6, 2023 admin 1 Comment

In the past, physical health issues and behavioural issues affecting dogs were treated separately. There is now a wealth of…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: dog behaviour, dog health, dog training

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I was in a coffee shop today when I got chatting t I was in a coffee shop today when I got chatting to a mum and her 4 month old Vizsla puppy.

Four kids. A gorgeous, energetic pup. They wanted a great family dog, and he is! But, you guessed it, typical puppy problems, and everyone in the house could do with more training.

So I explained what my 3 month programme actually looks like. Week 1 isn’t tricks. It’s me in your living room for 90 minutes working out what’s really going on. What’s he doing, where, when, and how it’s affecting you.
Then we make a plan you can start the same day.

Here’s something you can try tonight. Think about your dogs day today- have they had enough of each of these things?

 🐾 Exercise
 🧠 Play - sniffing, chewing, playing etc
 💤 Sleep

Which one is running low? Top up that one. Just one!

Save this for the next time he’s driving you up the wall.
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Fireworks season is here, and so is the stress. “S Fireworks season is here, and so is the stress. “Should I comfort her? Will I make it worse?”

Here’s the good news. You can reinforce behaviour, but you can’t reinforce feelings. If your dog wants to snuggle in when the fireworks start, that's absolutely fine and absolutely will not make their fear worse. 

The rest is easy to set up before the bangs start:
🐾 Walk them early, before it gets dark
 🐾 Make a cosy den (a crate, a room without windows, or your old jumper on a blanket)
 🐾 Get a long-lasting chew or snuffle mat ready
 🐾 Close the curtains and get some background noise sorted. White noise, Classic FM or just turn the TV up. 
 🐾 Check their ID tag and microchip details are up to date
🐾 If your dog is pacing, panting or hiding or having really big feelings about fireworks, get yourself to the vets ahead of time. You don’t have to wing this alone. 💛

Save this post for the noisy nights and send it to someone whose dog hates this season!
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