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POSITIVE TRAINER

03/08/2026
26/07/2026

ΑΣΦΑΛΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑ ΓΑΤΑΣ 🐱

Μικρές κινήσεις που μπορούν να σώσουν τη ζωή της.

✔️ Επιλέξτε και προετοιμάστε σωστά το κλουβί:
•Επιλέξτε κλουβί με σκληρό πλαστικό και μεταλλική πόρτα
•Αρκετά μεγάλο και αεριζόμενο ώστε η γάτα να μπορεί γυρίζει και να ξαπλώνει.
• Βάλτε μέσα αντιολισθητική πάνα.
•Καλύψτε το κλουβί με σεντόνι που αφήνει χώρο για αερισμό. Μειώνονται τα οπτικά ερεθίσματα και η γάτα αισθάνεται μεγαλύτερη ασφάλεια.
• Αν η γάτα φοβάται το κλουβί, αφήστε το με ανοιχτή πόρτα στο χώρο της αρκετές μέρες πριν την μεταφορά βάζοντας μέσα λιχουδιές, ώστε να νιώσει οικειότητα. Ψεκάστε με κάποιο σπρέι που μειώνει το άγχος της γάτας.

✔️ Ασφαλίστε την πόρτα
•Δέστε πόρτα και κλουβί με tie wraps(δεματικά) ώστε να μην μπορεί να ανοίξει σε περίπτωση πανικού ή ατυχήματος.

✔️ Πώς κρατώ το κλουβί
•Και με τα δύο χέρια.
•Ιδανικά η είσοδος του κλουβιού να είναι στραμμένη προς τα εμάς.

✔️ Στο αυτοκίνητο
• το κλουβί πρέπει να είναι σταθερό στο πάτωμα ή δεμένο με τη ζώνη ασφαλείας.
• οδηγούμε ήρεμα και αποφεύγουμε τα απότομα φρεναρίσματα.
• αποφεύγουμε τη δυνατή μουσική.

❌ ΤΙ ΑΠΟΦΕΥΓΟΥΜΕ
•γάτα ελεύθερη στο αυτοκίνητο, ακόμη κι αν φορά στηθόλουρο.
•Μαλακιά/υφασμάτινη γατοφόρος--> μπορεί να ανοίξουν, να σκιστούν από τα νύχια ή να οδηγήσουν σε δαγκώματα κατά τη διαχείριση μιας τρομαγμένης γάτας.
•σακίδια πλάτης για γάτες-->προσφέρουν περιορισμένο χώρο, αφήνουν τη γάτα εκτεθειμένη στα ερεθίσματα του περιβάλλοντος, συχνά έχουν ανεπαρκή αερισμό.

👍Θυμηθείτε
Η ασφάλεια της γάτας ξεκινά πριν ακόμη ξεκινήσει το ταξίδι.

24/07/2026

Πέντε πολύ απλές, καθημερινές, συνήθειες μπορεί να αποβούν μοιραίες για την υγεία/επιβίωση του ζώου μας!!! Η Dr. Carly Fox, Veterinarian in Emergency and Urgent Care, επισημαίνει τους κινδύνους...

14/07/2026

You’ll see the turning point👀

Their chasing is harder, faster.
The play has more energy.
It’s even starting to look more frantic.

The intensity is starting to shift.
The fun and playful back and forth energy has gone.
This has quickly turned into something else entirely.

While excitement is one reason for conflict between dogs, it’s not the only one.

Not choosing play partners carefully can also go right at the top of the list.
And that can be us not selecting well too.

We may be drawn to dogs we want ours to meet and play with.
Those words were said.
“He’s friendly.”
It’s easy to take them at face value.

It’s also a comforting trap we can fall into too.

“Friendly” doesn’t mean “good match for my dog.”
Energy levels matter.
Play styles matter.
The ability to read each others social cues matters.

Your job isn’t to make your dog like every dog.
Your job is to protect their right to say no.

Ask yourself before the lead comes off.

Does my dog actually want to play, or am I deciding for them?
Do these two dogs have the same speed, style, and off-switch?
If this goes pear-shaped, am I prepared to step in fast?
Is the excitement already at a level when good decisions may be difficult?

Sometimes two good dogs were just a bad match, fueled by excitement we didn’t manage or even recognise.

Play is much more involved than just playing.

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27/06/2026

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The Philtrum – A Small Groove with a Big Job 🐶👃

Have you ever noticed the vertical groove running from your dog’s nose to their upper lip? It’s called the philtrum, and although it’s often overlooked, it plays an important supporting role in one of a dog’s greatest superpowers - their incredible sense of smell.

Many people assume the philtrum is a scent detecting organ, but it isn’t. Instead, it helps your dog’s nose work more efficiently.

💧 Its primary role is to channel moisture.

A dog’s nose is naturally kept moist by secretions from specialised glands and by frequent nose licking. The philtrum helps direct this moisture from the nose towards the upper lip and then back across the nose when the dog licks it.

🤔 Why does this matter?

A moist nose captures airborne scent molecules much more effectively than a dry one. Odour molecules dissolve into this thin layer of moisture, allowing them to be detected more efficiently by the millions of scent receptors inside the nose.

The philtrum also helps distribute and recycle that moisture, ensuring the nose remains in optimal condition for gathering scent information.

👀But where does smell actually happen?

The real work is performed much deeper inside the nose by:

🔹 The olfactory epithelium - a specialised tissue packed with hundreds of millions of scent receptors (far more than humans).

🔹 The complex airflow system - dogs separate breathing air from scent sampling air, allowing odours to remain inside the nasal cavity for longer while fresh air continues to move through.

🔹 Jacobson’s (vomeronasal) organ - a specialised sensory organ that detects pheromones and certain chemical signals, providing information about other animals, reproduction and social communication.

🔺Evolution designed dogs to smell.

The prominent philtrum seen in dogs, wolves, foxes and many other carnivores is believed to be an adaptation that helps keep the nose moist and functioning at peak performance. Better scent detection meant better tracking, locating food, avoiding danger and communicating with other animals ➡️ advantages that increased survival.

So, while the philtrum may seem like a tiny anatomical feature, it quietly supports one of the most remarkable sensory systems in the animal kingdom.

Sometimes, the smallest structures play some of the biggest roles.

🐾 Every sniff tells a story, and the philtrum helps make sure your dog doesn’t miss a single.

08/06/2026

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