Pawsability

16/06/2024

Promises to be a fun day.

10/06/2024

https://www.tail-talk.co.uk/puppy-classes

09/06/2024

Do not be tempted to acquire a puppy if you are unable to meet the puppy’s parents. Parental temperament and behaviour can give you an indication of your puppy’s future behaviour.

15/04/2024

Love this… fun-damental :)

The next block of classes for older puppies/adolescents starts on Saturday the 4th of May at 10.30 am in Bridge of Don. These are suitable for puppies who may have missed out on puppy classes, adolescent rescue dogs, or people who feel they may need a little bit of support with their dog.

These are small classes, so I can give everyone plenty of attention and keep distractions to a minimum. A very relaxed, informal class with lots of fresh ideas on how to get your dog to engage with you when you are out and about on walks. I will go over basic skills and throw in a few new ones, which will help give you more control over your dog's behaviour around social distractions but also motivate your dog to want to work with you!

Contact me on WhatsApp- 07551374106. Erinn :)

13/11/2023

29/09/2023

Have you ever thought about fostering? Would you like to find out more?
Please call in and talk to us and Cats Protection Caithness Branch on Saturday 7 October at the Pentland Hotel in Thurso between 11 and 2.30.
With the very kind permission of Andrew we are joining together with our colleagues to explain what we are doing to try to support owners and help dogs and cats in need of a new home. Our main focus will be to encourage more people to foster at this particularly difficult time but we are happy to meet with you and chat about dogs or cats.
Do come along. Many people say they couldn’t foster for a variety of reasons but you might find it’s not as difficult as you think. We hope to see you there.

29/09/2023

**OCTOBER 7TH PUPPY CLASSES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON STILL SOME SPACES LEFT** https://www.tail-talk.co.uk/puppy-classes

03/07/2023

Great wee vid from Megan for puppy fun, building bonds, skills and preventing future probs , thanks Megan x

13/06/2023

03/03/2023

03/03/2023

19/01/2023

We're looking for owners of Labradors to help with our research!
Please fill out this short questionnaire and learn how food-motivated your dog is:
https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3LhnheAFODwkMzX

For Labradors, who fulfil certain criteria, we will ask if you are interested in getting involved with some long-term studies with tests to be completed from the convenience of your home! Just select YES within the questionnaire to participate.

If you have any questions, please check out our website https://www.godogs.org.uk/can-your-dog-help/labrador-studies/ or send us a dm

09/06/2021

Just in case you've wondered. It's very exciting that more and more are getting to grips with canine emotions :)

The COAPE Difference.

08/03/2021

Hiya all, this talk is primarily for folks in the Highlands, but all welcome.
Hi, Anyone interested in Pain & Behaviour and how Acupuncture can help, please have a look here. Event is primarily for those living in the Highlands, but all here welcome. Thanks.
Tickets £10, on line event.
Sat 20th March at 11am.

Full Details here - https://pawsability.co.uk/workshop/workshop/acupunture.html

06/10/2020

Seems I'm having some problem with emails - please just PM me here if you're having problems. Thanks

14/06/2020

Change of lifestyle after covid? Perhaps time for a Spaniel? http://springerrescuescotland.org/index.php?

Springer Rescue for Scotland rescues and re-homes Springer Spaniels across Scotland

04/06/2020

20/05/2020

Just in case folks don't know, I am doing video consults just now for training and behaviour. Maybe seems strange, but behaviour therapy is about understanding the problem and thinking about things differently - and of course then, changing your behaviours and setting things up for your dog to change behaviours too.
The cost structure has changed too. More info on "phone" / video consults here https://pawsability.co.uk/dogbehaviour/doghelpbyphone.html

13/05/2020

Anyone stopped to think about coronavirus and dogs and puppies - https://pawsabilityuk.blogspot.com/2020/05/coronavirus-problems-dogs-puppies.html

Whilst we're all struggling with the Covid shut down, what's happening with our dogs and puppies? Help for dogs and puppies during the ...

23/03/2020

Hi, would anyone be interested in a coffee club? An on line general doggy chat group? Thinking perhaps £10 membership and weekly chat group?

14/03/2020

Hahaha

28/02/2020

Online survey BOS

16/02/2020

Har de har 😄

..dog world problems

16/01/2020

I'm kind of presuming that everyone's heard of this by now, but - please do what you can to stop this guy coming to scotland - he hits hard - shocks - and chokes. Please don't watch the video - this dog is being hit hard for simply sitting nicely!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scotland-jeff-gellmans-dog-training-seminar-tickets-80067346589?fbclid=IwAR06RFHvXDX2jUqYSbrMWqOct7bSooUmHDKc40sughjUaOc_5VFa2G3Sqww

11/01/2020

We met the world’s first domesticated foxes

Interesting video explaining the difference between domestication and taming. After 60 years of breeding foxes for friendliness to humans - only 70% are people friendly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dwjS_eI-lQ&fbclid=IwAR03GJrywEyrrnNgu7iztWBDo_xlqkmjFBH5FX9vUB0JbH2Uu8MMRv7fU-0

We met the very cute and very bizarre result of an almost 60-year-long experiment: they’re foxes that have been specially bred for their dog-like friendlines...

08/01/2020

Very useful summary.

This is a great infographic that explains how stress affects an animal's ability to learn. Courtesy of The Academy of Pet Careers.

03/01/2020

Dog Behaviour help by phone-for remote living or making a start

Remember if you're needing help just now but can't afford a full consult, then phone help is available to get you started. Many many folks have been helped over the phone. Thinking of the problem differently and changing a couple of aspects in your dogs life can help tremendously.

https://pawsability.co.uk/dogbehaviour/doghelpbyphone.html

Phone help for dog behaviour problems. Helpful for remote living. Cost effective starting point. Reassurance that your helping your dog the right way.

24/12/2019

Puppy Training Classes - January - Ardgay (IV24)
If anyone would like puppy training classes - for puppies up to 6 months. Please get in touch. If there are enough folks I'll get something organised.
www.pawsability.co.uk

21/12/2019

i am working on my jokes and dog jokes always work so...

An image tagged bad pun dog

14/12/2019

Kommetjie Canine College

Management. Step 1 of any behaviour plan when working with a complex set of issues - a stress holiday.

This is a really important topic. I cannot count the number of dogs we see regularly with signs of chronic stress. It is so important to understand that exposing your dog repeatedly and regularly to stressful or anxiety-causing events (such as walking past dogs going nuts behind neighbourhood fences every day), will put your dog in a physiological and emotional place where he can no longer cope with normal stimuli appropriately and where he will overreact to seemingly minor situations. A dog with chronic stress cannot learn. A dog with chronic stress will have compromised health. To prevent your dog ending up in a state of chronic stress, pay attention to their emotional state and look for signs of discomfort. Try to avoid exposure to acutely stressful events completely and avoid repetition of less acute, but still clearly stressful situations as much as possible.