Di's Dogs - Pop in and Walking Service

Di's Dogs - Pop in and Walking Service IMDT Certificated dog walker. BCCS Accredited Level 4 Advanced Canine Behaviour Diploma. Canine First Aid Certificate
Fully insured.

DBS checked
Member of PDWA and DWSA professional bodies and listed on Yappily. Solo walks/2 from same house and popins!

30/06/2025

*Be heat aware*
It's not just the high temperatures that can cause heat related illness in dogs, it's humidity too. So when it's 19 degrees and humid, that's also dangerous for dogs. Just be aware, the sun doesn't always need to be out.


Fabulous campervan for sale!  No, it's not mine (I wish!)  Please see link attached and contact seller direct via Brilli...
30/06/2025

Fabulous campervan for sale! No, it's not mine (I wish!) Please see link attached and contact seller direct via Brilliant Family Dog, thank you 😊

The campervan is two berth. There is lighting in the bed space. This camper is usable in summer and winter with a really effective Webasto diesel heater.

30/06/2025

Blue green algae alert ⚠️ πŸ‘‡

(This is Norfolk, UK, but with the hot weather, will most likely be elsewhere in the country too)

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30/06/2025

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According to a 2022 study from Kyoto University , female dogs are more critical than their male counterparts. More so, they care about competence β€” they evaluate people and respond accordingly.

I think i could confirm the findings 🀣

(Picture of my lovely girl Lea)

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29/06/2025

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27/06/2025

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24/06/2025
I think many people have lost the skill of interpreting human body language these days.  Be aware and stay away if in an...
24/06/2025

I think many people have lost the skill of interpreting human body language these days. Be aware and stay away if in any doubt! πŸ‘‡

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24/06/2025

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Kindness isn’t a rewardβ€”it’s a way of being, in every interaction with a dog.

Great post on finding a good dog walker.  There's a lot of us about!
23/06/2025

Great post on finding a good dog walker. There's a lot of us about!

I am asked for dog walker recommendations a lot. There’s a lot of dog walkers around, with so many new ones popping up regularly. I thought it would be more useful for me to share my dog walker & #8…

We have adders in the dunes around here so this info could help a dog in need.  Hopefully you will never need it but you...
21/06/2025

We have adders in the dunes around here so this info could help a dog in need. Hopefully you will never need it but you never know. πŸ‘‡πŸΎ

Stay safe

Some helpful advice from our local vets 🐍. Stay safe everyone! Woofs Marmite

About time dominance theory was put to bed and forgotten about.  Dogs do not live in packs.There is no alpha.For anyone ...
21/06/2025

About time dominance theory was put to bed and forgotten about.

Dogs do not live in packs.

There is no alpha.

For anyone still believing in this outdated theory, read this post which breaks it all down, how dominance theory came about and what is wrong with it. We are no more their pack leaders than I am Mary Poppins.

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DOGS DO NOT NEED A 'PACK LEADER!'

This is me with a wolf in 2009. The photo was taken at Wolf Park in Indiana when I attended a dog behavior seminar presented by the late Dr. Ray Coppinger. I have also attended educational programs and volunteered at the International Wolf Center (IWC) in Ely, Minnesota.

The IWC was founded by wildlife biologist and wolf researcher, Dr. L. David Mech. I completed a graduate level course in wolf ethology at St. Thomas University in Minnesota with a practicum at the IWC, so have had experience with wolves as well as formal and information education about their behavior.

For the past 15 years, since being on Facebook, I have been trying to educate people about the difference between wolf and dog behavior. Finally, it seems the outdated idea that dogs are 'pack animals' that need an 'alpha' and a 'pack leader' is fading.

But, not entirely! Recently, I have heard several people refer to that old myth as if it were truth. So disappointing. We live in the Information Age, and yet there seems to be a problem with getting people updated.

I get weary of revisiting this, but here goes. Dogs are not 'pack animals.' They are scavengers, foragers, and opportunists. Although dogs and wolves share a common ancestor, dogs are ethologically different from their wolf cousins.

Only wolves can be described as true 'pack animals.' There is more that goes into the definition of 'pack' than simply hanging out in a group. For example, adult male wolves regurgitate for pups that are part of their pack, and the whole pack of wolves works as a team - in hunting and survival in general.

So, while it's true that wolves are pack animals, they do not have an 'alpha,' except in captive, unrelated groups of wolves. Non-captive wolves are comprised of a family unit with the parent wolves being what we call the breeding or mating pair. They are not 'alphas.'

In captive packs of wolves, which are usually comprised of unrelated wolves, a hierarchy needs to be worked out, so an alpha female and an alpha male will emerge.

The idea of dogs being pack animals originated with studies on captive wolves in a Swiss Zoo. Rudolph Schenkel studied wolves in a zoo in the 1930s and 1940s - almost 100 years ago, in an attempt to define the social behavior of wolves.

In 1947, he published a paper, β€œExpressions Studies on Wolves," in which he drew parallels between dogs and wolves, in discussions about how wolves vie for dominance within the pack.

The problem is, he was observing CAPTIVE wolves, an entirely different scenario than a non-captive pack.

I have seen this behavior firsthand, how captive wolves work out a pack structure, and how that structure can change any time there is a change in the pack membership or the health status of any one member.

The problem with parroting this old meme, that dogs are 'pack animals' who need a 'pack leader,' and to train a dog you need to be the 'alpha,' is that it is all based on bad science. The best we had at the time, but we know better now.

In the name of being the 'alpha' or 'pack leader,' horrendous methods and tools have been used to train and modify behavior in dogs. For example, the infamous, 'alpha roll.' People still do this! If I had a nickel for every dog with aggression someone has told me they alpha rolled to gain dominance, I could retire today!

When wolves and dogs roll on their back they are displaying deference to the animal in front of them or standing over them. The animal is not being actively rolled! We can get ourselves into a lot of trouble when we try to act like canines! Dogs are smarter than that, and all we do when trying to act like the 'alpha' is frighten and confuse the animal. Worse case scenario, the dog becomes more aggressive.

Let me be clear, I do not deny the existence of dominance in the animal world. Dominance exists. It can appropriately be used to describe the relationship between any two animals. The animal that maintains ownership of preferred resources is said to be dominant over the one who does not.

For example, my late dog Ginger, was definitely dominant over my larger dog, Opal.

It is improper to describe any dog as dominant because dominance is only correctly used to describe a relationship, not a personality. A dog who is dominant over another may not be dominant in another dog-dog relationship.

Dog training is based on science, and science is important because it requires that we continually re-evaluate our beliefs to see if what we think we know and understand, is still valid. Science asks questions, and as dog owners and trainers, we should do the same.

Please let go of the outdated idea that dogs are pack animals that need to be dominated. Training based in behavior science gets far better results without harming your dog or your relationship with your dog.

Cindy Ludwig, Canine Connection LLC
Voted Best Springfield Missouri Dog Trainer

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