With the current cold and snowy weather it is sometimes not as easy to give our dogs the same amount of exercise as they usually get. But dogs still need plenty of mental stimulation to keep them healthy and happy.
Click here for some useful tips from the APBC (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors) on how to keep your dog healthy and happy, and stave off boredom this winter.
Pain has a profound impact on a dog's behaviour, with D. Mills (a leading veterinary researcher) et al (2020) stating that at least 80% of behaviour cases that they see in clinic have undiagnosed pain. Why is this important? The International Association for the Study...
Although people refer to working through separation anxiety as "separation anxiety training", it absolutely does not fall into the remit of "training". When a dog displays anxiety about being home alone, that dog is having an emotional response to being alone - it is...
There is so much generic advice out there on the internet about separation anxiety and how to work on it, and it can't be THAT hard to teach your dog that its safe being home alone, right? Is it worth working with a separation anxiety specialist versus going it alone?...
