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Yes, many reactive dogs can be safely introduced to other dogs — but the goal is not to force a greeting. Start at a distance where both dogs can think, move in the same direction, watch their body language and only reduce that distance when both dogs are genuinely...
The Predatory Motor Pattern is something we don't often discuss for dogs - because it sounds pretty scary. But it's something I think is really important to understand - and it's nowhere near as scary as it sounds. Dogs, mainly back in the victorian era in the UK,...
So you have a dog who barks a lot, and heck, it’s draining some days! Barking and volume is one of the most complained about behaviours from our dogs, and understandably so! But, it’s really important that first, we understand that you have a dog, they’re going...
Understanding what your reactive dog might struggle with can be so confusing! It can feel like it's the world that's the problem, that there's no pattern, or that there might be a pattern, but seeing it sometimes can be really difficult. You know that some dogs...
Aggression in a puppy is something that causes pet parents to worry, understandably so! Afterall, it's not what you've imagined, is it? When you, as a new pet parents bring home their puppy for the first time, you likely imagine playtimes in the backyard, trips to the...
Displacement is one of those things that gets overlooked a lot in dog behavior, and yet, it's a really effective way of moderating our dogs! Displacement behaviors are something that anxious dogs will offer a lot more than the average dog, they're silent...
5 Ways to Stop Dog Fence Fighting Having a fenced backyard for your dog to run and play in is the dream of many pet parents, but that dream can quickly become trouble if you share a fence with another dog. Fence fighting can often be mistaken for playing, but it’s...
Anxiety is a burden in life for us humans, but is your anxiety affecting your dog too? "Fear and anxiety will travel down the lead to your dog"? Well, a lot of people as a consequence, believe that their anxiety is affecting their dog. We know that vice versa is true....
Socialisation is a huge thing within the life of a dog, and as a puppy it takes a lot of training, so what are the results of that, and where do they go? Well that would be the spectrum of Dog Sociability! It's not an easy thing to understand because 'normal' is a...