Chewing Do you have a serial chewer? Is your furniture looking like it’s been attacked by termites? Is there a certain fluffy little terrorist nibbling at your chair legs when you’re not looking? It’s fair to say that MOST Puppies in their lifetime will sample some part of your house that wasn’t even intended to […]
Crate Training is a fairly debated topic when it comes to dog training and like many things regarding training and settling our dogs it can be done well and it can be done not so well! First and foremost, we don’t want our crate to be a cage to our pups. As soon as it […]
Dog Friendly Pubs, Cafes & Retaurants in Sutton Coldfield It’s no secret that in England our attitude towards dogs being brought into pubs and the like is changing somewhat. More and more people want to spend more time with their dogs and take them out in their every day life. Sharing a meal (Sometimes literally!) […]
Tugging Playing tug with your dog is a perfect way of creating value in yourself for your dog. The dog can’t get this value unless they’re interacting with you! Like any game we need to make it fair. Both you and your dog should both be winners otherwise one of you will not want to […]
Exercise! Not sure how much exercise you should be giving your puppy? Too much? Too little? It’s a common problem people face and sometimes the wrong solution can have some potentially nasty and expensive results. It’s very important that whilst our puppies are growing we don’t over exercise them as we risk damaging very […]
Relationship It’s a big word with a lot of different meanings for different people – but it’s a very important part of getting results in any training with your dog. Remember, you and your dog are a team – and both teammates need to be happy (Cheesy right?) Building your relationship with your dog […]
15 minutes of stuffing for 6 hours of peace and quiet. Sounds good right? Damn right it’s good. I’ve stuffed all these kongs with a single Butternut Box pouch and a hefty dollop of peanut butter here and there. These will all get bunged in the freezer ready for when I need my dogs […]
Look at this! A very cool image of the blood vessels in a dog. Specifically look at the density around the nose. It’s clearly a super sensitive area and makes me wonder what damage and pain could we be causing with the use of equipment like Haltis, headcollars, figure of 8’s etc. This emphasises […]
The big S word! Getting this area right can really pay off for you and your puppy. The issue can often be the way that some new puppy owners go about it. Chucking your fluffy family member into a room of other dogs or excited people can be rather daunting for some dogs. This scorched […]