Jenny's Dogs

08/05/2024

20/03/2024

I this was my page, either stick to dog talk of close the site down.

20/03/2024

The beach is a marvelous place! Juno and I walk there together nearly every morning.

But this morning my heart broke a little.

First, we passed a few very frustrated dogs who were barking incessantly at their humans. They had a stick or ball and they wanted to play while their person ignored them the entire walk (from what I could see).

Second, we saw more than one dog whose human only engaged with them when they did something their human didn't want them to do. And thus, the only engagement they had with their human was "getting told off."

🐾 Dogs are social animals. They want to engage, and play, and be heard. You cannot expect them to just go off and entertain themselves. That's a completely unrealistic expectation in most situations.

🐶 If you are worried about too much fetch having an impact on their joints, okay! I get it! However, some fetch isn't detrimental to most dogs. Have a little play and teach a cue to signal when you are done and move on to something else that is also fun. If the beach is too difficult of an environment for that, try walking somewhere else!

🙈Don't ignore your dog when they are trying to communicate. Acknowledge them, validate their feelings, and give them some viable alternatives!

🐾 Alternatives? Yes! Alternative behaviour options for alternative ways to engage with you and alterative ways to gain some reinforcement! Up on stumps, spin, touch, search, dig for treats, weave through your legs, whatever they like to do with you!

🐶 Think about it, why would they ever engage with you at your request when it's so unpleasant? Make sure you have fun together

🐩 Bored dogs will seek boredom busting behaviours. If you give them some (public) appropriate activities to do, they won't make up their own activities that end up in you grumbling at them! Can you imagine always getting in trouble for things you didn't know were inappropriate to begin with?

**This does not mean they have to stay focused on you the entire walk! If they want to stop and smell the poo, roll in dead things, dig a hole, or run some zoomies, let them be! Maybe they want to amble along or stop to watch the seagulls bicker. Maybe they are busy enjoying sniffing the sniffs. There are lots of different things to do on a walk together.

And, everyone is different. Some dogs prefer doing their own thing for the most part (just make sure it's not because you are no fun). Some prefer social interactions. They will all have their own preferences about how they would choose to spend their time given the opportunity.

Here are some fun things to do to stay engaged with your dog:

1. Urban parkour: Up, through, under, and around various obstacles.

2. Play with them! Juno loves a good game of chase or tug (though I am not nearly fast enough).

3. Stop and have a snuggle. We often will stop at a bench or log on the beach, and have a little scratchy time. Sometimes she wants to snuffle around the sand and do her own thing. Provided she isn't raiding someone's picnic, go for it!

4. Play in the waves

5. Investigate new things together. "Hey, look at this weird giant barnacle, Juno!"

6. Let them ask for treats. If Juno is so inclined, she may come up and bop her nose on the back of my leg and I toss a couple of treats for her to sniff out.

7. Treat scatters in the grass

8. Communication. Me: "Want to go this way?" or "Which way from here?" Juno: stops and turns in the direction she would like to go (with or without me asking). We go that way. Usually. If it's not a good option, I just say, "not today!"

9. Stop and meet up with some dog friends!

10. Go for a coffee and play "spot the people." Every person she sees walk in wins her a treat (she usually gets bored of that game after a while).

11. And one important one, stop and wait when they stop to smell or roll or say hello to another dog. Even off lead. I might not stand and hover quite the way I would when they are on lead, but I don't just walk kilometers away staring at my phone, either.

My point is, walks are about the two of you spending time together as much as they are about sniffing, peeing, pooping, decompressing, exercising, watching, and learning. Being on my phone and ignoring them isn't what I would do when walking with any friend, dog or human.

20/03/2024

I started this page years ago to talk about DOGs. I've tried to close it, but you know FB :-(
But please, people keep to talking about dogs, and talking nicely about dogs

The beach is a marvelous place! Juno and I walk there together nearly every morning.

But this morning my heart broke a little.

First, we passed a few very frustrated dogs who were barking incessantly at their humans. They had a stick or ball and they wanted to play while their person ignored them the entire walk (from what I could see).

Second, we saw more than one dog whose human only engaged with them when they did something their human didn't want them to do. And thus, the only engagement they had with their human was "getting told off."

🐾 Dogs are social animals. They want to engage, and play, and be heard. You cannot expect them to just go off and entertain themselves. That's a completely unrealistic expectation in most situations.

🐶 If you are worried about too much fetch having an impact on their joints, okay! I get it! However, some fetch isn't detrimental to most dogs. Have a little play and teach a cue to signal when you are done and move on to something else that is also fun. If the beach is too difficult of an environment for that, try walking somewhere else!

🙈Don't ignore your dog when they are trying to communicate. Acknowledge them, validate their feelings, and give them some viable alternatives!

🐾 Alternatives? Yes! Alternative behaviour options for alternative ways to engage with you and alterative ways to gain some reinforcement! Up on stumps, spin, touch, search, dig for treats, weave through your legs, whatever they like to do with you!

🐶 Think about it, why would they ever engage with you at your request when it's so unpleasant? Make sure you have fun together

🐩 Bored dogs will seek boredom busting behaviours. If you give them some (public) appropriate activities to do, they won't make up their own activities that end up in you grumbling at them! Can you imagine always getting in trouble for things you didn't know were inappropriate to begin with?

**This does not mean they have to stay focused on you the entire walk! If they want to stop and smell the poo, roll in dead things, dig a hole, or run some zoomies, let them be! Maybe they want to amble along or stop to watch the seagulls bicker. Maybe they are busy enjoying sniffing the sniffs. There are lots of different things to do on a walk together.

And, everyone is different. Some dogs prefer doing their own thing for the most part (just make sure it's not because you are no fun). Some prefer social interactions. They will all have their own preferences about how they would choose to spend their time given the opportunity.

Here are some fun things to do to stay engaged with your dog:

1. Urban parkour: Up, through, under, and around various obstacles.

2. Play with them! Juno loves a good game of chase or tug (though I am not nearly fast enough).

3. Stop and have a snuggle. We often will stop at a bench or log on the beach, and have a little scratchy time. Sometimes she wants to snuffle around the sand and do her own thing. Provided she isn't raiding someone's picnic, go for it!

4. Play in the waves

5. Investigate new things together. "Hey, look at this weird giant barnacle, Juno!"

6. Let them ask for treats. If Juno is so inclined, she may come up and bop her nose on the back of my leg and I toss a couple of treats for her to sniff out.

7. Treat scatters in the grass

8. Communication. Me: "Want to go this way?" or "Which way from here?" Juno: stops and turns in the direction she would like to go (with or without me asking). We go that way. Usually. If it's not a good option, I just say, "not today!"

9. Stop and meet up with some dog friends!

10. Go for a coffee and play "spot the people." Every person she sees walk in wins her a treat (she usually gets bored of that game after a while).

11. And one important one, stop and wait when they stop to smell or roll or say hello to another dog. Even off lead. I might not stand and hover quite the way I would when they are on lead, but I don't just walk kilometers away staring at my phone, either.

My point is, walks are about the two of you spending time together as much as they are about sniffing, peeing, pooping, decompressing, exercising, watching, and learning. Being on my phone and ignoring them isn't what I would do when walking with any friend, dog or human.

20/08/2023

This is a difficult subject. It’s difficult to write or speak about it without upsetting a lot of people on either side of the debate. It’s difficult because humans often think in absolutes, all or…

08/04/2023

Mother Nature knows Easter is around the corner…

08/04/2023

Please. Jenny's Dogs is defunct!

25/02/2023

How do I delete this account??
Please.

23/02/2023

Green Roses are real and they are very special, and very old

23/02/2023

If you asked any mother of a boy how her parenting journey has been, she is likely to say that raising a boy has its...

23/02/2023

Fleurot Parker🦋🌼🍨🤗
☯Image Credit for Respective owners.

23/02/2023

Computers are sneaky creatures

23/02/2023

Despite the societal stereotype of those who curse being ignorant, a recent study has found that swearing is a sign of intelligence. Furthermore, those who...

29/10/2022

Excerpted from Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet by Steve Brown

Most modern dog foods come up short in comparison to the canine ancestral diet in three major ways:

1. Not enough protein.
2. Unbalanced and incomplete fats.
3. Can’t be completely nutritionally balanced without some fresh foods.

Not enough protein – Protein provided 49% of the calories in the dog’s ancestral diet, our gold standard. Modern dogs eating typical dry foods get about half as much protein (25% of calories) and seven times the amount of carbohydrate (43% of calories) as their ancestral diet provided.
Unbalanced, incomplete, and, at times, rancid fats – The scientific evidence is overwhelming – dogs who eat the proper amounts of balanced fats, with a complete range of fatty acids, are healthier and happier. These dogs: learn faster; remember more; see and hear better; have fewer skin, coat and other inflammatory problems; are more coordinated; are less likely to be obese; and will probably live longer than dogs who do not consume a proper balance of fats.

Can’t be complete without some fresh foods – Dogs, like people, need some fresh whole foods. In the past ten years, many long-term studies have shown that vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from whole foods are more nutritious than the synthesized or refined forms found in most dog foods.

For additional information on commercial foods and ways to bring the benefits of the canine ancestral diet to your dog, get Steve Brown’s Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet.

Whole Dog Journal offers well-researched, in-depth articles about all aspects of dog care and training.

22/10/2022

I don't know what is happening in FB. They keep on asking me to up-date or add something.
I started this page to post interesting doggy stuff that family and not doggy family friends would find boring
I would love it if people would make comments or even add stuff, too.

22/10/2022

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359650371_Attachment_towards_the_Owner_Is_Associated_with_Spontaneous_Sleep_EEG_Parameters_in_Family_Dogs

24/09/2022

https://iaabcjournal.org/shy-dog-class/

An IAABC Foundation Publication

03/09/2022

I know I basically only post other people's articles here, but they are ones which I agree with (or want to comment on),

03/09/2022

https://files.constantcontact.com/1f52062f001/7ae2e966-3c8c-4d5e-bb8a-f27f8e68ac23.pdf?rdr=true

02/09/2022

Training your dog requires decent observation skills, timing, and some physical coordination. And of course, practice.

29/08/2022

These dog breeds were well-proportioned, generally healthy, and physically active hundred years ago, but now, the once-healthy breeds turned into deformed dogs.