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Why does my dog run from the lead at the end of a walk?
Picture the scene…. you have just enjoyed a lovely walk with your friends and your dogs, you get near the end of the walk, and you need to put your dog back on lead but she won’t come close enough to allow you to clip it back on. You have watched your friends easily...
Why do our dogs eat grass?
Have you ever wondered why your dog eats grass in the garden or when out and about? You may find yourself standing around waiting for her to finish at nature’s buffet and bemused at why she seems to be sniffing out particular blades of grass? Here I hope to answer...
How can I prepare my dog for life with a new child?
There are lots of blogs and sources out there with information on how to introduce your dog to a baby or how to desensitise your dog to the arrival of a small, loud human, but I thought I would write a bit more about some of the long-term behaviours that will help you...
Is it safe for my dog to eat manure?
As dog guardians we have all experienced our dogs eating less than desirable things when out and about on our walks, amongst these things that we would rather our dog didn’t eat is horse and livestock manure. Ivermectin toxicity and is it as dangerous as we are led to...
Should I take my dog to the market?
Sometimes when we take our dogs out on what we think will be lovely days out, we fail to consider if the dogs really are enjoying themselves. I like to wander down to my local market on a Saturday and there are always lots of dogs accompanying their owners and what I...