The Dog’s Joy

04/08/2025

04/04/2025

Pretty boy Newton has been learning and making a lot of progress thanks to his mom’s hard work and dedication 🌟

04/04/2025

Canine Behavior Meds 💊 save lives.

04/04/2025

Learning to use her nose 🐽 to search 🐾

04/04/2025

Giving a terrier a job! 🎉

01/07/2025

Small dogs often face challenges in having their space respected, as their size can make them appear approachable or less intimidating. However, they deserve the same consideration as larger dogs.

Signs like backing away, barking, growling, or a tucked tail often indicate they’re asking for space.

It’s important not to crowd or pick them up without their consent, as this can increase their stress. Allow them to approach on their terms and respect their comfort levels with people and other dogs.

Teaching others to recognise these cues helps create a safer, more respectful environment for small dogs to feel secure.

01/07/2025

Fight, flight, freeze, faint or fidget are the 5 main responses to fear.
We only have to look at our own behaviour to know different personalities have different reactions and so do our dogs.
So when it comes to observing behaviour, we need to keep our individuals in mind and stay curious as we do so.

For more body language videos and handouts, check out the body language bundle. (Link in stories and bio)

How does your dog show fear?

01/07/2025

We have played with the predatory sequence in our dogs to make certain parts more or less prominent, so they could perform certain jobs for us.
When we look at breed traits and which part of this sequence our dogs like to perform best, we can then look at ways to better fulfil them.

Full video of this just released in the comic membership. Find the link and special offer in my stories and bio.

01/07/2025

Here’s our Luca boy in his “robe” after his bath today 😇🐾🛁💚.

12/26/2024

Accepting our dogs for who they are is one of the steps I believe creates a more harmonious relationship with our dogs.