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18/01/2025

Thursday and Fridays gang

16/01/2025

Do you let your dog sniff?

The start of a new year is traditionally seen as a time to begin new habits, and this is definitely something we can look at in our lives with our dogs. And if you are going to pick one habit to develop, let it be giving them as much time as possible to investigate their world in the way that works best for them - with their noses.

One of my favourite things to see is when people give their dogs as much time as they want to sniff. Smell is the primary sense our dogs use to navigate, interpret, and make sense of their world. They can tell who has passed by and how long ago, and update themselves on their canine version of social media picking up the messages left by other dogs who have been there earlier.

The part of the dog's brain that is dedicated to analysing scent information is a huge proportion of their brain compared to ours (around 40 times the size), and they have up to 300 million scent receptors while humans have around 6 million. These facts alone highlight the importance of olfactory information and sniffing for our dogs.

Sniffing is one of the most instinctive and natural behaviours our dogs possess and giving them time to sniff is a free and incredibly easy way to add enrichment into their lives. Sniffing is also great brainwork as they hunt out and interpret the differents scents they encounter.

A 20 minute period spent out of the house sniffing and interpreting the scents they discover (a sniffy walk or 'sniffari') can often tire a dog out as much as an hour's 'normal' walk, and is also really good for younger dogs (post-vaccination or in safe areas where dogs of unknown vaccination and health status don't go) and senior dogs who aren't quite as mobile and fit as they used to be.

The more time I spend watching my dogs investigating and interpreting their world through their noses the more fascinated I become by observing them, and the more clearly I can see how much enjoyment and pleasure they get from having time to carry out this most doggy of behaviours.

So let them sniff - they will appreciate you even more for giving them the time and opportunity.

16/01/2025

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13/01/2025

January is "National Walk Your Dog Month." It is celebrated to promote regular exercise and outdoor activity for dogs. It's a time to strengthen the bond between dogs and their owners.

Fur Fluff's Sake Pet Services and Products and Langdon Community Pet Co. have teamed up to offer 15% off of collar and leash sets or harnesses and leash sets made by Fur Fluff's Sake.

This deal will be on until January 31st 2025.

Get your walk on with waterproof, odor-proof, durable, and locally made products.

09/01/2025

After the fireworks hit our house Christmas Eve I figured it was time to see if I could learn anything new regarding noise phobias.

Living with Sweet Pea and a severe noise phobia for a decade taught me a lot, but there is always something more you can learn.

Frankenstein did not recover the way I had hoped from the fireworks hitting our house so it's time to put a bit more work into it.