Pawz & Play

30/10/2024

More Doggy Daycare Spam with today’s fur kids, Milo, Otis, Sunny, Mabel, Leo and Harper. Doggy kisses and cuddles are the best! 😍❤️🐶

24/10/2024

A huge congratulations to this round of gorgeous puppy school graduates, Felix, Gordon, Bonnie and Chilli! 😍🐶 🎓

21/10/2024

REUNITED - Thankyou everyone, she is back home. 😊🥰
This gorgeous girl was found by a friend in John Street Redcliffe (Duck Pond side). She is now at Peninsula Veterinary Surgery and has a microchip. If you own her and they are unable to contact you, please call 3284 5133.

21/10/2024

Last week at Peninsula Veterinary Surgery Puppy Preschool, the fur students learnt Place Training, Recalls and Wait for Food. Two of our less confident pups, Felix and Chilli had separate plays together. We introduced the pups to different objects as part of desensitisation.

17/10/2024

November Dog and Puppy training classes !

🐶Obedience
🐶Puppyschool
🐶Puppy Socialisation

Book online or reach out anytime.
www.dogbizness.com.au

01/10/2024

This!!!

DON’T FORCE ME TO BE SOCIAL!
It may be really disappointing and frustrating when our dogs are not the social beings we expected them to be.

Many believe dogs should just naturally get along with other dogs, after all they’re the same species.

Some believe the “unsociable” dog has a behaviour problem that needs to be “fixed”.

Early, appropriately timed and correct socialisation is vitally important, but sometimes despite all of this, some dogs are just not that sociable.

Sometimes this can be improved, especially if the cause is from a negative experience, but genetics, breed tendencies, individual personalities, health and age all contribute to tolerance and sociability, which also change throughout life.

If we, as a human species, don’t get along with everyone we meet, how can we expect our dogs to?

Do we label every person that has an argument, doesn’t make friends with everyone they meet, doesn’t like every other person, prefers not to socialise - as having a problem that needs to be fixed?

Why is it so easy to accept that every individual person is different than to accept that every individual dog is different?

When we have done what we can to improve our dogs’ social skills, we need to accept and acknowledge our dogs for the individuals they are, allow and respect their choice of whether to be sociable or not and never force interactions that a dog is not comfortable with.

25/09/2024

This can be a reason some people say a reaction was "Out of the blue" 💥
Anxious dog, reactive or stressed ❓
This needs to be taken into consideration as it can be affecting your dog.✅
This can be a contributing factor to a reaction to something (or someone) your dog has always been ok with before ...now suddenly something has changed.

If your dog is normally ok with cyclists going past them but today they maybe barked and lunged at a cyclist going past.
Did you notice the neighbours dog barking a few minutes before the cyclist?
Before that did you notice the gate slammed shut and your dog got a little spooked ?

Did you know they can actually be connected ?

Your dog does and individually these wouldn't be an issue but in a short space of time (or for some even longer) your dog has had their stress levels rise and and then "💥💥💥" your dog has a reaction to something they may have always been ok with.

Its not the end trigger that started this.
This started with the gate.

All we may "see" is the reaction to the cyclist but the whole chain of events started with the gate....this is trigger stacking.

Recognising this helps with everything !

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24/09/2024

A new Puppy Preschool class commenced tonight. Welcome Felix, Gordon and Dorito! Tonight we had some socialising to get to know each other and did Sits, Leave it and Focus.

23/09/2024

Dog Bizness Puppy socialisation classes are back! These classes are great for pups as extra play and socialising during an important learning phase of 8 to 14 wks of age. Multiple trainers will be on hand to monitor and guide the pups. So if you are getting a new pup soon and they are within the age bracket above by the 10th of November, see the photo below for booking details.

18/09/2024

Congratulations to these gorgeous Puppy Preschool Graduates, Izzy, Fleur, Simon, Bexley, Lola and Freddie! So proud of you all!

13/09/2024

So Ralphy the Staffy (bullfrog/nugget) had the pleasure of meeting sweet Mabel this morning before he left for school. I think it was love at first sight. 😍😍😍

13/09/2024

A very tired Ralph the Staffy says Happy Birthday Chester! 😁❤️🥰🎂

13/09/2024

It was another birthday party day today at Doggy Daycare. My little OG man, Chester turned 4 this week. Happy Birthday Chester! You, your Mum (Cheryl) and Jake are like family to me. ❤️❤️❤️🎂

12/09/2024

Ralphy waiting for his school bus.

11/09/2024

Week 3 Puppy Preschool at Peninsula Veterinary Surgery was loads of fun. The puppies (and Parents!) learnt how to wait for dinner and basic lead work. And of course a big play! 😁🐶🥰

10/09/2024

Hmmm the ‘experts’ would very much like that 😂🤣

10/09/2024

Very interesting!

THE INVOLUNTARY MOHAWK

Technically called Piloerection – when the fur on a dog’s back area stands on end.

Piloerection in dogs is an involuntary response – not within conscious control. It’s usually linked to feeling a strong emotion and could be compared to a person getting goosebumps.

It’s far easier to see in short haired dogs than those with a longer coat.

A breed like the Rhodesian Ridgeback has a clear distinctive ridge of fur on their back. This is formed by a selected gene mutation which causes that particular fur to grow in the opposite direction from the rest. This ridge is standard for this breed and is not related to an emotional state.

Piloerection is commonly thought only to be seen in reactive or aggressive dogs, but that’s not always the case.

Dogs that are feeling aroused, excited, fearful, startled, stimulated, conflicted or insecure in some way, also exhibit this.

As with all behaviour, it’s important to look at the context, in conjunction with other body language, the environment and specific situation in order to establish the cause and decide on the best way to intervene if necessary.

Dr Karen London - an ethologist and highly qualified behaviourist, trained in observing animals and behaviour, has made some very interesting observations about different patterns of raised fur being linked to different emotional states.

In Dr London’s professional opinion -
A thin patch of fur all along the back to the base of the tail is associated with a high level of confidence. These dogs are more likely to be on the offensive and react more aggressively.

A thick patch across shoulders to around ¼ way down the back is associated with a low level of confidence and is seen in dogs that are more fearful.

A patch of fur raised at the shoulders and another patch at the base of the tail – the fur in between is not raised, is associated with dogs that are conflicted and unsure of how to react. These dogs may be unpredictable and more likely to be reactive.

Dr London states that there are many exceptions, but in general, this applies to the majority of dogs that she observes.