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Spring is around the corner and many dogs seem to enjoy springtime.
The milder weather, blooming flowers, and fresh scents make outdoor adventures delightful. Plus, the longer daylight hours mean more playtime!
What season dose your dog prefer?
Puppies have a fear period during growth.
During growth a puppy goes through several fear periods, which are for normal development.
Each fear stage lasts around two to three weeks. During these times it is valuable for dog guardians/breeders to be knowledgeable and mindful of this.
The first fear stage is between eight and eleven weeks old, the second fear stage is between six and fourteen months (depending on breed).
Small dogs tend to reach the fear stage earlier than large dogs, and in alignment with their natural maturity.
In brief, during these fear stages – our dogs are learning what to be fearful of, and this provides them with their flight or fight instincts.
Puppies usually pass through the initial fear stage (eight to eleven weeks) unnoticed, but it is still important to not overwhelm the puppy. We should create situations where they can explore meeting new people and new experiences without being forced to, where they feel safe and secure.
During the adolescent fear stage however, this is when most dog guardians will notice a behaviour change.
For example, a confident and playful dog can become withdrawn, nervous, hesitant, and bark a lot (even whine). It is during this stage that we need to be their rock, their security, their safe haven, so we can prevent long-lasting issues with behaviour.
We must set them up to succeed – do not push them into a fearful situation and think that they will overcome it – remove them away from the trigger and get their attention onto something that is fun and comfortable for them.
Praise your dog for looking at you for guidance. Allow your dog in his own time to control how close he wants to get to the thing that has scared him, do not force them into approaching the scary thing. Praise them for any positive curiosities towards it. Try to make it fun with lots of praise and rewards.
It is essential not to make a big deal of the scary thing but do try to incorporate it into training session at a safe s
Welcome to 2024
I will be posting a few tips based on my new canine mobility home clinics.
The first one is 'PAIN'
Pain is a huge area of interest to me. It is so fundamental to what I do.
Today I would just like to spark your interest in the effect we can have on pain through improving positive emotions in the dogs we treat. Its evidence based.
Our treatment should not just be about the physical therapy we provide.
Changing lifestyle factors has the most potential of all to change the dysfunctional state of a dog.
🐾The Neurobiological pathway🐾
In simple terms, emotions share the same pathway as pain processing and the emotional state of a dog can change the sensitivity of pain receptors.
It is well documented that positive emotions inhibit pain responses and negative emotions worsen them.
🐾Enrichment🐾
What I am saying is….
If I just treat my clients without looking to optimise their environment and lifestyle factors then I am only doing half (or less) of a job.
If I believe a client is in an oversensitive pain state, I often advise the owner how to make enrichment changes for their dog, so they feel more relaxed, feel safer and feel happier?
This WILL have an actual pain reducing effect.
There are lots of enrichment techniques that you can use for dogs, below are a few simple ideas that I often advise owners to implement: -
• Provide some of the daily feed in a game of hide and seek. Allow the dog to snuffle around and search out food. They can have fun without having to run around.
• Dogs with mobility issues still need to go out and see the world every day. They don’t need to go for long walks but take them to the wood and let them sniff around. Take them to the park to sit and watch the world go by. Just because they can’t walk far does not mean they need to stay inside.
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Happy Christmas everyone, thank you for supporting me 🙏 May this Christmas be filled with bright hopes for the future and happy memories of the days gone by 🐾🕊️
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Christmas time is here
Moments sometimes not so sweet
Bailey I miss you so (2016)
In my heart forever you grow
Christmas time is here
Reflecting on my memories
Sometimes they bring me to my knees
Lots of challenges with laughs and tears
Christmas time is here
The season I hold so dear
Family and friends live on
Past, present and future
Christmas time is here
Cheers to all
And to all
Cherish those memories - hold on tight ❤️
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Jeremy Irons said the below -
We all have our time machines
Some take us back
They're called memories
Some take us forward
They're called dreams
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This is so very true -
I've learned that people will forget what you've said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. By Maya Angelou ❤️
Be the best version of yourself - always 🙏
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