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Today’s advent post is about the yummies that dogs can enjoy! Thanks Green Paw Dog Training

07/12/2024

Christmas yummies that could be toxic for canine tummies ⚠️☠️🤢

06/12/2024

Brilliant post from So Help Me Dog

Safe spaces for our dogs are so important. We can retreat to a bathroom or bedroom for some peace and they need an option too!

05/12/2024

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04/12/2024

Anyone feeling festive stress yet? Or festive excitement?

Do you know how to spot signs of stress ( either good or negative) in your dog?

✨🎄ADVENT DAY 4 🎄✨

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙤𝙜𝙨 - 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙤𝙜 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚:

𝐴𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠, 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑠. 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑-𝑢𝑝. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒. 𝐼𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠.

𝐷𝑜𝑔𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑒:
🐶 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝘋𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭.
🐶 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺.
🐶 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒓: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺.
🐶 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯.
🐶 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴.
🐶 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.
🐶 𝒀𝒂𝒘𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.
🐶 𝑫𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒔: 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘴.
🐶 𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕: 𝘋𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥.

𝑇𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠:
👌𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔: 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑒𝑡, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑑. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑦𝑠.
👌𝑷𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑡 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦.
👌𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚: 𝐾𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑛
𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠.
👌𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒎 𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: 𝐾𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠.
👌𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆: 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑏𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡-𝑢𝑝 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦. 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑧𝑧𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑦𝑠, 𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑠, 𝑘𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔'𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦.
👌𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝐴 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑔.
👌𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒎 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄: 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒.

We hope this helps you to spot the signs of stress in your dog this Christmas 🎄✨

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03/12/2024

Ding d**g!

Top tips on how to manage those doorbell dramas

02/12/2024

I’m sure all our scent detection clients agree with this- so many clients find that their dogs cope with crazy human life much better after scent detection sessions.

Plus it’s huge amounts of fun!

Did you know that training scentwork can have multiple benefits for your dog? 👃

Scent is such a HUGE part of your dog's life, with their 300 million olfactory receptors to our mere 6 million, and the part of their brain dedicated to scent being 40 times larger than our own. So it isn't surprising that scentwork can have a impact on our dogs behaviour.

It has previously been stated scentwork is calming for dogs, and helps create a positive bias (boosting confidence), but this latest study done at Aberystwyth University has shown it can also increase inhibitory control (self-control) and persistance in repeating rewarded behaviour!

So how can you put a little extra scentwork into your dogs life? Here are a few ideas...

🔸 Let your dog sniff whilst out on walks! This is your dog's equivalent to reading the newspaper, or even going on social media, and the only way they can find out what is going on in the outside world. Although sniffing every two steps may be a bit excessive, do make sure you aren't dragging them along past their favourite sniffing spots and maybe even point out some sniffing spots you think could be particularly good.

🔸 Use a snuffle mat or scatter feed their food! Sniffing is an inherently calming activity for most dogs AND dogs are natural foragers, so sniffing-out their food amongst long grass, or in a snuffle mat, is a great outlet for this behaviour that can even help calm more excitable dogs. You can also add a cue to this behaviour, like with any, so that they are only looking for food on the ground when you say it will be there.

🔸 Play 'Find it' games! You can hide treats, toys and even people for your dog to sniff out, which could come in handy later down-the-line when your keys go missing!

🔸 Create a 'scent-box'! If you go out somewhere, either with or without your dog, try and pick-up different objects from your time out. You can then offer up these objects to your dog later to sniff, so they can either re-live their adventure, or learn about your day.

Let us know what fun ways you incorporate scent into your dog's life!

You can check out the study mentioned in the graphic for yourself here: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/3/428

02/12/2024

Advent Day 2
Health and safety tips

DOGGIE ADVENT DAY 2

🎄🐾 Keeping Your Dog Safe This Christmas! 🐾🎄

As we dive into the festive season, it’s essential to keep our four-legged family members safe amidst the holiday magic! Christmas brings a world of new sights, smells, and, yes, hazards that can be tempting for curious pups. Here are some tips to ensure your dog has a safe and merry Christmas:

Foodie Temptations Under the Tree 🍫🥧 We often place delicious treats under the tree as gifts, but keep in mind that chocolate, mince pies, and other festive goodies can be toxic to dogs! Consider keeping food presents out of paw’s reach or saving them for the big day.

The Tree Itself 🌲 A Christmas tree can be a novelty for dogs, but it can also be dangerous. Avoid low-hanging decorations, tinsel or edible ornaments that might look like toys or treats. A sturdy pen around the tree is a great way to keep it safely out of reach while still letting your dog enjoy the holiday spirit.

Plants to Watch Out For 🌺 Poinsettias, mistletoe, and holly add a lovely touch but are toxic to dogs if ingested. Place holiday plants on high shelves or out of your dog’s reach entirely.

Electrical Cords 🔌 With more lights and decorations, there are usually more cords around. Try to hide or secure them, as chewing on electrical cords can lead to serious injuries.

Keeping these precautions in mind will ensure a safe, joyful Christmas for both you and your dog. Wishing you a season full of joy, warmth, and wagging tails! 🐕❤️

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29/11/2024

Nearly there. It’s been a long long year!!

Final hurdle on Monday.

28/11/2024

We have taught puppy classes for years and years.

We like our curriculum to reflect more of our actual lives with our dogs.

So this week, in addition to loose lead walking and recall and a hand target, we looked at how to give medication to our dogs.

We did it in a way to ensure they will not become suspicious and also to familiarise them to the sensation of us hand feeding something hard surrounded by something soft.

We also explored using scratch boards for a self nail filing dog! No surprise that the working line working cocker picked it up super quickly and was filing both paws in a few minutes!!

28/11/2024

Is this relatable? Hands up if you know what we are doing…..😆😆

28/11/2024

Happy birthday to our best study buddy Sarah, over at The Canine & Co Classroom

We’ve been studying together for our level 5 canine behaviour course throughout 2024 and we are nearly done - 5 days to go!!

Picture of her boy Ted, as I know she would prefer that 😆

24/11/2024

Mind blowing weekend, jam packed full of such fascinating information delivered by really impressive movers and shakers in the canine industry.

Met Sarah Fisher 24 years after first meeting her at a workshop at Battersea dog’s home and this meeting was even more special as she remembered one of the dogs I was fostering at the time.

Looking forward to next year already.

22/11/2024

Very excited to be off for a weekend of learning at Animal Behaviour Kent.

So excited in fact that I nearly went wearing my whistle even though there won’t be any dogs there!!

Being spoilt by my lovely study buddy The Canine & Co Classroom

19/11/2024

Puppy class tonight. The puppies got to “meet” each other by sniffing each other’s beds during a well orchestrated toilet break.

Far less exciting ( mind blowing) than a nose to nose meet and still a lovely way to process information about their classmates.

We had the pleasure of the most chilled BMD sat between a WCS and a cockerpoo.

There was talk of wishing to swap puppies (😆) but that just demonstrates how they all have things they find easier and some they find harder, when compared to each other.

We thought they were all PERFECT

13/11/2024

What does your favourite season look like, sound like, smell like?

This is mine.

I wonder if it’s Pongo’s too?

Not too hot, not too cold, fresh smells of the early morning daybreak.

09/11/2024

Practising what I preach 😆😆😆😆😆😆