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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

Herding Breeds

April 9, 2024 admin 6 Comments

This post on herding breeds will be the first in our new series on different types of dogs. We’ll discuss…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Puppy Training Filed under: dog behaviour, dog breeds, dog training, herding breeds, puppy

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

6 things I’ve learnt in 6 years with Duke Silver

February 20, 2024 admin 1 Comment

On the 1st February, our delightful, intense, ridiculous dog Duke Silver turned 6 years old. Before Duke, neither Dan or…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone, Puppy Training Filed under: dog behaviour, dog training, family dog, folkestone, puppy, puppy training

The Belyaev Fox Project

October 9, 2023 admin 1 Comment

In 1959, Russian geneticist Dmitry K. Belyaev set up an experiment on the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes). Belyaev hypothesised that…

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Posted in: Dog Science Filed under: dog behaviour, domestication, puppy

Puppy Timeline

October 2, 2023 admin 1 Comment

This Puppy Timeline will give you a month by month breakdown of what to expect in the first year with…

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Posted in: Puppy Training Filed under: puppy, puppy timeline, puppy training

Should I get a second dog?

July 17, 2023 admin

So you want to bring home a second dog. I hate to be the fun police, but you’ll want to…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone, Puppy Training Filed under: dog behaviour, dog life, dog training, family dog, multiple dogs, puppy, second dog

How do I stop my dog destroying stuff?

July 4, 2023 admin

Your dog destroying stuff can be stressful, frustrating and expensive! To solve this problem, you first need to look at…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone, Kids and Dogs, Puppy Training Filed under: destructive behaviour, destructive dog, dog behaviour, dog destroying stuff, dog training, family dog, puppy, puppy training

How do I stop my dog counter surfing?

July 3, 2023 admin

Why is my dog counter surfing? If they’ve not had any prior training not to do so, all dogs will…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone, Puppy Training Filed under: counter surfing, dog behaviour, dog counter surfing, dog training, family dog, puppy, stealing food

Teaching your dog to ignore other dogs

June 5, 2023 admin

In this post, we’ll be talking about looking at teaching your dog to ignore other dogs. This can be tricky…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone, Puppy Training Filed under: adolescent dog, dog behaviour, dog training, puppy, teenage dog

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No 1 will change your day, no 5 will change their No 1 will change your day, no 5 will change their life 🐶♥️
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.
Welcome, I've got coffee, the good snacks you sec Welcome, I've got coffee,  the good snacks you secretly eat when the kids aren't looking and the lowdown on how to get your puppy to quit eating your skirting boards. It's all going to be ok 🐶♥️
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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