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17/08/2024

The homeless animals crisis is one that requires action from everyone. Today, won't you take a moment to help us spread awareness of the severity of homeless pets and how folks can help?
Ways you can help:
1. Share our post in your feed.
2. Pick a recommendation here: https://www.urbanpethospital.com/blog/post/7-Ways-to-Celebrate-International-Homeless-Animals-Day

10/08/2024

Okay spill it... how are you spoiling your pup today? New toys? Treats? Adopted fur brother?

01/08/2024

Are you ready to celebrate your dog for FOUR whole weeks?? We're taking very seriously with extra playtime, walkies, and maybe even a few DIY pup treat adventures in the kitchen - every dog's fav place! Tell us what you're doing to celebrate your furry best friend!

31/07/2024

Did you know today is National Mutt Day? If you’ve got ‘em, show ‘em – let’s turn social media into Muttsville today with the best pics of your beautiful mixed breed doggos! Use the hashtag and let the world know how much you love your mutt!

28/07/2024

Do you consider yourself a pet parent? A dog mom or dog dad? A cat lady? A feline fella? What do you call your pets - do you have a fur baby and pupster or a little monkey? Do you show complete strangers photos of your pet for no reason?

Well, you’ll be happy to know today is Parent’s Day, so you have every excuse to be awkwardly ‘my dog is smarter than your honor student’ bumper-sticker-level proud. To all the parents of human and fur kiddos we say - well done!

28/07/2024

We all want to feel safe.

I NEED TO FEEL SAFE!

Like all living creatures, including us, dogs just want to feel safe – it’s a basic survival need.

When we think about feeling safe it’s natural to just think about not being harmed or being in danger, but it’s not just about physical safety - feeling emotionally or psychologically safe is just as important.

While physical safety may be obvious and simpler to address, emotional safety is far more complex and not always easy to recognise or identify.

The same applies to our dogs – they are sentient beings whose behaviour is triggered and driven by emotions.

So many behaviour problems that we see in dogs stem from the brain saying– “this is not safe!”

A dog that lunges and barks or behaves aggressively with another dog or person is probably doing so because they feel unsafe. They are trying to make the scary thing go away.

A dog that is guarding resources is doing so because they are afraid that the resource will be taken away – they don’t feel safe when another animal or person approaches that resource.

A dog that is reacting to fireworks or thunderstorms or other noises is doing so because they don’t feel safe. The same can be said for separation distress – the feelings of panic when left alone – “I am not safe!”.

Some dogs may never get over a specific fear, but doing all we can to help dogs feel safe in our world is one of the most important gifts we can give them.

Our first responsibility should not be about training, obedience or trying to change behaviour, but to focus first and foremost on building trust, self-confidence, resilience, creating a safe and secure base and being the person that our dogs can rely on and trust.

In the words of Dr. Gabor Maté - "Feeling safe is the treatment and creating safety is the work".

In my words (as it pertains to dogs) – It is our responsibility to put in the work to enable our dogs to feel safe and when they feel safe, this will be part of the treatment or the solution to the problem.

26/07/2024

A mid-morning walk at the park after nose work class. We are loving the slightly cooler temperatures!

Share what you’ve been doing with your pups.

26/07/2024

Morning nose work class with Max

26/07/2024

A beautiful sunset walk with my girl. ❤️

04/07/2024

Today is a day for bonfires, hot dogs, sparklers and rosy cheeks covered in watermelon juice. But for lots of pets, 4th of July celebrations are a bit of a waking nightmare. How are your pets with fireworks? My dog, Loca, developed noise sensitivity around age 3.
Fireworks are so scary for her that she needs the help of medication to get through it. Gabriel can get through it with the help of a Thundershirt. I also make sure to have some type of noise on in the house during this time as it can help to muffle the sounds of the fireworks a bit. Things like dog calming music, white noise, or the tv is on in the evening. I wish my neighbors could understand and set their fireworks off at one time (if they feel they need to at all), instead of setting them off at random times for days.

What have you found that works to conquer anxiety of fireworks? Let’s share below to help keep more critters safe and comfy this year 👇👇👇

01/07/2024

Did you know!?

The American Humane Association reports that 1 out of 3 pets become lost at some point in their lifetime.

EEK!

It’s Lost Pet Prevention Month so it’s the right time to brush up on a few smart habits to keep your pup safe:
● Always use a leash
● Ensure your doggo’s microchip info is up-to-date
● Practice and reward that recall
● Keep your pup inside while fireworks are happening so they don't run away from being scared

21/06/2024

It may not be possible every day, but is a great one to celebrate all the benefits pets can bring to the work environment - like lowering blood pressure, and increasing job satisfaction. Do you need some data to bring to your boss? Print this article out and anonymously slip it in their mailbox. We won’t tell. ;-)
https://appliedpsychologydegree.usc.edu/blog/the-benefits-of-pets-in-the-office/

21/06/2024

Check the fur, find the right light, and then flood my news feed with a post of your pet’s best selfie! 📷😍

17/06/2024

It’s National Take Your Pet to Work Week! Ummmmmmm, so like every week? Do our amazing clients count?

Maybe I’ll try to orchestrate a group photo this week and ask for the best caption of my crazy crew… 🤭

16/06/2024

Fathers come in all shapes and sizes: Dog dads, cat dads, human dads, foster dads, adoptive dads, stay-at-home dads, step-dads, chosen-family dads, granddads, great-uncles-who-act-like-dads… and it goes on.

No matter what you call the in your life, make sure you show them just how much you love and appreciate them today!

Happy Father’s Day!!

10/06/2024

Enjoying this gorgeous day! The pups are enjoying some scatter-feeding to wind down after ball chasing for Max and frisbee chasing for Loca.

How are you enjoying the beautiful weather?

08/06/2024

Ok, this MIGHT have been intended for humans, but it’s pretty obvious how and why this day is just perfect for our furry friends.

What are you doing with your best friend today? I’ll be getting in some extra walking, with my besties, at the park.

02/06/2024

Fast fact: Microchipping your dog is mandatory in the UK, and soon will be for cats, too. Other cities and provinces around the world have picked up the torch as well. In fact, a few require your pet to be microchipped even if you’re visiting.
Find out where here https://www.pettravel.com/passports_microchip_countries.cfm

01/06/2024

Fostering a pet is a rewarding experience that comes with plenty of advantages for the foster and pet. Fostering animals opens space for animal shelters and rescues to take in more pets so they can save more lives.

If you’re not ready to serve as a foster for pets, you can still help out! You can volunteer or donate to your local shelter to help keep operations running smoothly. Even sharing adoptable pets or telling your stories about successful rescues on your own social media will help bring awareness and inspiration to others who may decide to foster a pet and save a life while brightening their own!

01/06/2024

Hurricane season + National Pet Preparedness Month go together.

Being prepared before dangerous weather, or any other emergency, is an important part of responsible pet care. Help me sprinkle friendly tips on pet safety and pet preparedness to help more … Click share and add your best tip!

I'll start 👉I always keep a few different brain games and a challenging food puzzle in my dogs emergency bag. They tend to feed off the stress of emergency situations so we load them up on the mental stimulation!

30/05/2024

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BARRIERS TO LEARNING – WHY SOME DOGS STRUGGLE TO LEARN

“My dog is stubborn, doesn’t listen to me, a slow learner, not the smartest, tries to be in control, will only do it at home, will only behave sometimes, is uncontrollable……” – these are comments that are often heard.

Just like us, dogs need the right kind of conditions to either be able to learn something new or to bring about a change in behaviour.

Dogs are not robots that can be programmed by a set of specific inputs that guarantee consistent results. They are individual, sentient beings that need to be understood.

If we’re feeling stressed, anxious, tired, over excited, too distracted, not feeling well, have no motivation etc. we will find it really difficult, if not impossible to learn something new, change our behaviour or change a habit. The same applies to dogs.

A dog’s emotional state, the surrounding environment, motivation, age (pups, adolescents, seniors) or any health issues all have a significant impact on their ability to learn.

If your dog is having a hard time learning something, look at these factors and see if there is a reason that may be preventing progress.

Maybe your dog is just having an “off” day, just like we do.

Try again tomorrow or next week and set your dog up for success by having realistic expectations.

Learning or changing behaviour takes time, patience, consistency, understanding and the right conditions.

27/05/2024

While many brave individuals have defended our country, countless animals have also served us in a variety of ways. Today, let’s honor those who died in the line of duty as well as the sacrifices made by a surprising array of animals.

Learn more about some of these courageous working dogs at https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/Four-Legged-Fighters/.

20/05/2024

They say it takes around three months for rescue dogs to become fully settled into their new home. For me, that was not the case! My boy, Gabe, was very shut down when he came to my home. It took him a long time to just feel safe. He's been with us over two years now and we still see new things from him (and he's 7 years old!) So, it might have taken long to become part of the family, but regardless, the rescue was worth it. ❤️

Happy ! 🐶

15/05/2024

Great post from ABC Dogs NZ!

If you need help with your reactive dog (dogs with big feelings), reach out. I’d love to chat with you about your pup!

If a fear reactive dog is in the height of a reaction your dog is beyond learning anything. They are in their flight, fright or fight state and correcting this does absolutely nothing to teach your dog how to not be reactive.

When a dog is reacting it means that the dog has lost control of logic and their brain is flooded with stress hormones. This makes reasoned thought or learning impossible.

Your dog cannot learn in a reactive state.

Counterconditioning and desensitisation, while keeping your dog under threshold is a proven, effective way to lessen reactivity.
The best thing to do if your dog goes over its threshold and reacts is to walk away in the opposite direction.....keep going until your dog stops and do a U turn to reengage at a better distance.

If you do not reengage your dog will begin to think their reaction worked (it created distance between themselves and the fearful stimuli)....and you can have a cyclical reaction.

Always work under your own dogs threshold .

Celebrate the wins and remind yourself this is a process.

15/05/2024

A warm welcome to a new, local business ... Tumble Fierce!

14/05/2024

Did you know that **p is, in fact, NOT a natural fertilizer? While dog p**p CAN be composted, it’s likely to burn any grass it lands on before going through the composting process. 😲 But have no fear! As long as you do your doo-diligence in picking up after your pets you won’t have 💩 burns all over your grass!

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12/05/2024

For all the hard-working pet (& human) moms out there, today is for YOU! How are you celebrating? Champagne at brunch? Taking mom to dinner at that fancy restaurant in town?

However you’re celebrating, have a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! ❤

08/05/2024

No one gets a pass when it comes to natural disasters, not even our adorably innocent furry family members. Have you updated your pet’s disaster preparedness kit since this time last year? 🤔 Think about the basics for survival (food, water, first aid, collar/leash, medical records) and don’t forget to double check the expiration date on all your meds!

Those that are prepared beforehand encounter less stress when disaster hits. 🐾

06/05/2024

The difference between the occasional bout of doggie fear versus full-blown can be subtle. Anxiety in dogs can include whining and chewing, trembling, aggression, accidents, destructive behavior, and clinginess, etc. Some of the most common causes of anxiety in dogs are…

🔊 Noise anxiety from fireworks, thunderstorms, or sirens
🏡 Anxiety due to change in residence
👪 Anxiety due to an introduction of a new baby, pet, or other family member
😨 Fear about new or strange people or new/different animals

Your dog doesn’t have to deal with all the anxiousness, though! If you are interested in more information on how to treat dog anxiety or fear, please reach out at https://getconnectedcanine.com/.