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Stop your dog escaping

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Dashing through the door? Not any more.

I am going to let you all into a little secret. One year at our house, carol singers came to the door and my ancient, nearly-blind terrier decided to join Santa’s plastic reindeer as they travelled along the road on Santa’s special charity procession. See, no-one is perfect even if they are a trainer and at least you know I’m honest!

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Anyway, I make no apology for the clearly promotional tone of today’s blog. Why? It’s not often that I come across a really brilliant idea to help improve our lives with our dogs. Enter the Dog Stop Security Gate.

My dogs are always trained not to run out of the door, but this has taken a lot of time and patience. We also have guest dogs staying here regularly, and I am always worried that one day an unwitting visitor will leave the door open. We also have children’s pals coming and going, and elderly visitors that are not as quick as the dogs are. [Read more…] about Stop your dog escaping

Top Ten Tips for Dogs and Fireworks

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Tips to help your dog cope with fireworks, from our top dog behaviourist Karen Wild and Pickles the big-eared, big-hearted, tiny terrierist, who works with scared dogs helping them feel better:

1) Listen to a specially-recorded calming bedtime story at settled times regularly before the fireworks begin

Play the story (or read it yourself!) plenty of times when your dog is relaxed. A good choice might be when he is eating his favourite dinner, or settling for a nap. Your dog needs to learn that the story is associated with a calm, pleasant atmosphere where nothing will upset or disturb him. Even though a doggy bedtime story is designed to increase your dog’s feelings of calm through use of special words, tone and pace, you need to give him a chance to learn this, too. Keep playing the story but make sure you follow all of the advice below as well for maximum success. [Read more…] about Top Ten Tips for Dogs and Fireworks