Darleeka Dachshunds

09/08/2024

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19/07/2024

15/07/2024

Ellie craics me up, I think she's heading to Australia!! 😂

28/05/2024

Many people do not understand that the official term of “behaviourist” is reserved for us individuals who have completed specific advanced academic programmes from QUALIFIED educational institutions, and that “certified dog trainer” applies to a range of practitioners who might follow any number of pathways to training proficiency. When paying money for an "expert" its in your best interests to make sure they have the proper qualifications (dont be afraid to ask to see them) or they will probably make the problems worse!

16/04/2024

Some puppy cuteness for Tuesday. Have a great day!

09/04/2024

I'd love to hear from members of the litter groups what you all thought of this arrangement? Hope you're all doing great!! 😃

09/04/2024

Puppy fun earlier today 🥰😍🤗

03/04/2024

Ice and Mischak babies 2024 (orange collar) 😍

03/04/2024

Ice and Mischak 2024 🤗

02/04/2024

We don't sit in cafes or visit busy places with our dogs, because they don't like it. We wouldn't train them to like it - because that wouldn't be fair. We don't force them to like it because that would be nasty.

NICE values ethics. NICE values dogs.

Talk to us about joining.

29/03/2024

Every so often I get asked if I have an adult dog available for adoption, if you are one such person please pm me as an 8yr old I bred is being rehomed.

20/03/2024

One of the babies 😍🤗🤩💝🥰

18/03/2024

Calling all Darleeka Daxie owners!! 😁 Please share photos of you're brown nosed daxies. Pics of them as puppies and adults even better, thank you! 💕😍

10/03/2024

04/03/2024

Confirmation that I made the right decision about a potential buyer. People always eventually show their true colours lol

28/02/2024

JUST BECAUSE WE *CAN* DO SOMETHING, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE *SHOULD*.

I've been seeing an increasing number of posts recently which have really concerned me, with guardians sharing photographs of their dogs in very uncomfortable, stressful situations, openly mocking and ridiculing their dog for their reactions and obvious discomfort. A particular scenario which seems popular right now is the use of a grooming sling to suspend dogs in the air to immobilise them while their nails are clipped. In many of the images shared, the dog's look petrified while they are handled, unable to do a thing to protect themselves or make themselves understood. This is flooding, and places them at a real risk of emotional shutdown.

Whatever it is that we are setting out to achieve, there are always alternative ways of doing things. Instead of using a grooming sling in this way, why not train your dog to use a scratch board? It is easy to use, simple to teach, and gives the dog an interactive way to shorten his nails, rather than forcing him to accept it by rendering him powerless. Another option is to condition a nail file or a dremel, if it is the clippers rather than the handling element which he dislikes. Working through a programme of cooperative care gives your dog the power to signal when he is ready for you to proceed and when he needs you to stop. Equipment as well as handling can be slowly conditioned to help him feel safe and comfortable with the whole process in systematic, sub-threshold steps.

I know that we just have to get things done sometimes, but we need to consider what the best option is for our dog, what the most ethical route is, and what he will cope with, rather than what is most convenient for us. Despite what we now know about sentience in animals, there remains a real disregard for emotional welfare amongst many, and a persistent focus on achieving behaviours. When issues arise, we need to identify the root cause and try to understand why they might be occurring, rather than jumping in head first with a quick fix, without any real thought or regard for physical and emotional safety.

Advice is often given with the focus on how something can be fixed and what is easiest for the human. However, we should be advocating for a more empathetic approach - alternatives which do not compromise the dog's physical and emotional welfare, do not fail to meet the five freedoms, and do not result in flooding.

Just because we CAN do something, it doesn't mean that we SHOULD.

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22/02/2024

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04/02/2024

04/02/2024

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