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During warmer months, dogs often enjoy splashing in water, whether in a paddling pool or a lake. Swimming is a great for...
22/06/2025

During warmer months, dogs often enjoy splashing in water, whether in a paddling pool or a lake. Swimming is a great form of exercise for many dogs, especially on hot days. However, swallowing too much water quickly can lead to water intoxication, a rare but potentially fatal condition.

Water intoxication occurs when a dog consumes excessive amounts of water. Even water-based activities like playing in a river or using a garden hose can cause dogs to swallow too much water and become ill.

Swallowing excess water can dilute a dog’s sodium levels, leading to hyponatremia. This causes cells to absorb more water, swelling and increasing in size.

Over time, the kidneys can usually correct the sodium and water levels. However, if the brain cells swell, it can lead to irreversible brain damage before the dog can recover.

Symptoms of water intoxication in dogs include staggering, loss of coordination, tiredness, weakness, bloating, vomiting, passing large amounts of clear urine, dilated pupils or glazed eyes, excessive salivation, difficulty breathing, collapse, seizures, or coma in severe cases.

Prevention methods…

Limit their time in water to prevent them from swallowing too much.

Give them regular breaks to allow their body’s fluid balancing system to manage any excess intake.

Use floating toys to prevent your dog from diving under the water. Avoid tennis balls and other rounded toys; instead, opt for flat toys that allow your dog to close their mouth tighter, avoiding excessive water intake.

Consider training your dog to wear a flotation vest to keep them above water.

Never leave your dog unsupervised when in water.

Have fun out there but be careful!!! 💦 💧

21/06/2025

The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Tuesday 15th July at 5.15-6.15pm

Dates are below:
July 15th, 22nd, 29th
August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Sept 2nd

Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.

The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.

These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £125 for the course.

These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.

Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.

Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.

There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.

If you would like a place email on [email protected]
or message through the Bark to Basics FB page.
Nia🐾🐾.

21/06/2025

The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Tuesday 15th July at 5.15-6.15pm

Dates are below:
July 15th, 22nd, 29th
August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Sept 2nd

Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.

The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.

These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £125 for the course.

These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.

Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.

Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.

There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.

If you would like a place email on [email protected]
or message through the Bark to Basics FB page.
Nia🐾🐾.

So many of my clients now are viewing their dogs as their babies. We often see those that live with us and are dependen...
15/06/2025

So many of my clients now are viewing their dogs as their babies.
We often see those that live with us and are dependent on us in a manner that is one of parent and child.

I don’t have an issue with this, the part I do disagree with is the not doing anything dog related to satisfy and challenge the dog.

Almost no training, no rules, pretty much a free for all. Anyone would know that if you did the exact same thing with a child, you would have a total monster on your hands. This is the result I also see in the dogs. These ‘babies’ are unfulfilled dogs and are the ones running around like crazed adrenaline junkies when people arrive at the house, are pushy for attention with people and dogs. They have learnt to ignore requests simply because the owner usually fails to follow through when asking something of them etc etc.

These dogs are not only bored out of their brains but also not that much fun to be around.

By all means call them your children but as a very minimum hold them to the same standard of proper behavior (species-specific) that you would if you were raising a well-behaved child.

Also provide for their different needs as a dog in order to be happy, healthy, and fulfilled. This involves training of some kind or breed specific activities. Scenting, obedience, tricks, mantrailing,
the list is huge. His is how you show your dog how much you love them, by putting their needs first and not being a lazy owner.

Aloha!! Photo opportunity in the vet waiting room which I couldn’t resist 😂.Today I wanted to just point out that dogs ...
14/06/2025

Aloha!!
Photo opportunity in the vet waiting room which I couldn’t resist 😂.

Today I wanted to just point out that dogs won’t teach themselves to do the opposite of what you don’t want them doing. A client yesterday said to me ‘I guess at some point it’ll click with her and she’ll stop doing it’ (it being lunging at cars/bikes etc).

The not so surprising truth here is that if you keep doing what you are doing in those moments, your dog will continue to do that action which forges it as a more ingrained reaction to the stimulus.

So, no, your dog won’t just lose interest and ‘click’ without you taking the reins so to speak. You are your dogs teacher and guide. You have to step up and show them another way. Having sufficient repetitions of doing the new behaviour will slowly enable their brain to override the temptation of doing the old habit.

Nothing comes without effort guys!! 😁🐾🐾
Feel free to get in touch if you are wanting help with anything dog related.

Barking is a very common issue that many owners suffer for overly long periods of time with.Once the root cause is under...
08/06/2025

Barking is a very common issue that many owners suffer for overly long periods of time with.

Once the root cause is understood it can then be relatively straight forward to work through.

With this little lady we had barking at the people passing the window, when out in the garden as well as at other dogs on walks to plan out a strategy for.

Some of this session required some ways of alleviating boredom to allow her to not seek out her usual adrenaline rush from barking. We also worked on how to begin teaching the desired behaviours when in the trigger moment to create new neurological pathways in the brain to forge that as a new habitual behaviour.

These things take a bit of repetition and sometimes setting up the scenarios to be able to get in sufficient reps to be able to see the changes quicker.

Great session and lovely pooch and owner.
Feel free to get in touch if you would like help with this or anything else dog related.

As with most things, it can be making the start that’s daunting. We often think there’s no point as we have so much to ...
07/06/2025

As with most things, it can be making the start that’s daunting.
We often think there’s no point as we have so much to do before we would feel it’s worthwhile.

In reality everything is based on small steps. It’s always unpolished and haphazard at the beginning of learning.

Whether you are needing to do some work with your dog in terms of behavioural issues or just general training and obedience, this sentence is a perfect mantra.
Take the first step and see what happens from there. Enjoy the journey without putting undue pressure on yourself or your dog. ♥️🥰🐾🐾

01/06/2025

**Sold out**

The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Monday 7th July at 5.15-6.15pm

Dates are below:
July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
August 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.

The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.

These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £125 for the course.

These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.

Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.

Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.

There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.

If you would like a place email on [email protected]
or message through the Bark to Basics FB page.
Nia🐾🐾.

31/05/2025

There are two choices.

* You’ll do the work to train your dog.
* You’ll do the work to cope and put management strategies in place to deal with your dogs issues.

Owning a dog will always demand effort of some form from an owners. One choice is a preemptive strike (training), accepting that you are putting time in to get a future goal/s that will take work.

The other is one that is chaotic and reactive to problems that you are encountering due to the lack of the above choice being selected. It’s a far less enjoyable choice and one that takes more time ultimately than the first.

The funny thing is that often owners will not want to put themselves out to apply the time and effort to ‘training’. This is done naïvely believing that this will be their easiest choice 🤣🙈.

The lifetime ahead of managing the issues of reactive behaviour, counter surfing, chewing, separation anxiety and all of the costly damage that may come with these issues isn’t even considered.

So I say it again, you will do the work and effort one way or another.
Which will you choose as an owner?

Feel free to get in touch if you would like assistance with any dog related behaviour
🐾🐾.

It was fabulous to receive this feedback froma recent client updating me on their progress. They had two adorable dogs ...
25/05/2025

It was fabulous to receive this feedback from
a recent client updating me on their progress.
They had two adorable dogs and how I didn’t leave with at least one of them
smuggled in my jacket I don’t know as they were too darn cute!!!

Their issues ranged from barking at noises heard outside the house, random toileting indoors and chewing things inside the house.

As usual we started with the ‘let’s dissect this’ chat. This is where I glean all the relevant information through a casual chit chat. The family don’t often realise that’s what I’m doing but through talking informally and slipping in a few loaded questions I get the exact reasons behind the issues.

Then we get to work. We address the issues directly with a ‘how to’ for when they occur as well as a means of working on them indirectly. This entails better and more suitable mental stimulation for the individual dog. I’m a firm believer in improving the dogs daily life through increasing mental challenge. This will almost always help to leave the dog satiated and less likely to chew, dog, bark etc. aside from the functional reasons, hell it’s fun!! It’s the best thing ever to have the same ‘hobby’ as your dog so that you bond through mutual interest.

Great session and I was delighted to hear that the results have been so good for the family ♥️🐾.

Fell free to get in touch if you need assistance with a dog related issue 🐾🐾.

Everything impressive takes work to attain.* A high powered job.* A sculpted body.* Playing an instrument.* Perfecting a...
24/05/2025

Everything impressive takes work to attain.

* A high powered job.
* A sculpted body.
* Playing an instrument.
* Perfecting a sport. Etc

Not only that but once you’ve reached that enviable standard, it won’t remain unless it’s constantly maintained.

This is no different to training your dog.
Reaching a reliable standard takes time, patience and plenty oh! plenty of repetition.
Doing it daily, even when you are not really in the mood, are tired, have other things that are also demanding your attention.

Showing up regularly and even when you get to a level that you are happy with, you then need to keep doing it!
Most owners reach a tiny, almost pointless level of training and then stop. Even after doing only the bare minimum, they expect the maximum from their dogs when they need it.

Imagine not even being able to recall your dog from sniffing a bit of grass but still expecting them to come to you when mid play with another dog.

If you want perfection, sorry to point out the obvious but you can’t cheat your way there.
You have to put the work in!
🐾🐾

17/05/2025

**Sold out**
The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Tuesday 10th June at 6.20-7.20pm

Dates are below:
June 10th, 17th, 24th
July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
August 5th

Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.

The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.

These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £125 for the course.

These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.

Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.

Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.

There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.

If you would like a place email on [email protected]
or message through the Bark to Basics FB page.
Nia🐾🐾.

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