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31/12/2024

Fascinating Ways to Manage New Year Eve's Fireworks 🎆

The big fireworks booms are coming. But new research has revealed fascinating new ways to manage New Year’s Eve fireworks. And one has been sitting right under our noses…Fireworks seemingly rank right up there with thunderstorms and vacuum cleaners as the most feared dogs phobia drool treats cal...

31/12/2024

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀!

We know the excitement of the new year can be overwhelming for our furbabies. Let's keep our pets safe and sound during the New Year's Eve! Here are some tips to remember:

🐾 Keep pets indoors.
🐾 Provide a quiet place for them to hide.
🐾 Give them distractions: provide treats, toys, and soothing music.
🐾 In case of an emergency, take your pet to the nearest veterinarian immediately.

Let's make this New Year's Eve a happy and safe one for all!

25/12/2024

🐾HAPPY PAWLIDAYS🐾 ❤🎄♥️🎄

25/12/2024

🔔🎶🎊🎉🎁🥳💝🎄✨️

19/12/2024

17/12/2024

Stopping or suppressing behaviours may seem like it will achieve everything we want but that truth is that it will not.

Behaviour happens for a rea*on. It is communication. It is telling us that there is something occurring that makes the dog feel they need to show that behaviour in that moment.

Stopping the behaviour might initially stop our 'problem' but it doesn't address that why, the underlying cause and how the dog is feeling. That is what we need to understand before attempting to change (not just stop) behaviour.

Is something scaring the dog?

Are they uncomfortable or in pain?

Are they hungry or thirsty?

Are they able to carry out natural and normal behaviours regularly?

Is their communication and body language observed and respected, so they don't feel the need to escalate their signalling?

Are they bored and need more stimulation in their environment?

Are they over-stimulated and need to learn how to switch off and rest?

These are a (non-exhaustive) points to consider when our dogs do something we find problematic - the why of behaviour is always the first thing we must think about.

27/11/2024