by Jenni | Jan 9, 2021 | Psychological & Social Needs
Dominance in Dogs What is it, and why is it so controversial? “Dominance is often thought of as dogs’ attempt to obtain leadership, or an “alpha” role, over their “pack”.” Humping, jumping, pulling, barking…you might...
by Jenni | Dec 13, 2020 | Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
Let’s Talk About Stress, Baby Let’s talk about all the good things, and the bad things, that it brings… “You need to observe them and know them when they are well in order to recognise when something is amiss.” It might be easy to assume...
by Jenni | Nov 28, 2020 | Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
Trouble with Walking? Common challenges on dog walks. “You want the dog to learn that when the leash is loose we move, not before.” I’m going to start this post off with just a few key words: patience, contact, and distance. What’s so special...
by Jenni | Nov 1, 2020 | Psychological & Social Needs
Instincts Knowing and understanding dog instincts. “In the minds of dogs behaviour is not categorised as “good” or “bad”; they are just being dogs, acting on their instincts.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides the following...
by Jenni | Oct 18, 2020 | Body Language & Signals, Decisions & Freedom Of Thought, Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
The Secret Lives of Streeties What street dogs can teach us about our pet dogs. Street dogs. They break my heart. They break my heart because I would like every dog to live as part of a caring, loving family. Isn’t it funny though how we humans think that we are...
by Jenni | Oct 6, 2020 | Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
Walk This Way The art of dog walking. You wouldn’t think there would be any need for a blog post about walking dogs, but here I am writing one anyway. Dogs and walking are synonymous with each other; many people get a dog in the hopes that it will get them out...
by Jenni | Sep 27, 2020 | Body Language & Signals, Checklists & Forms, Decisions & Freedom Of Thought, Links & Resources, Other Inspiration, Psychological & Social Needs, Walks, Exercise, Activation, & Rest
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