To achieve peace, he needs opportunity to let off steam.

In their efforts to get some peace and to calm their one-year-old Border Collie Paddy, they have done the very opposite to what I would do myself.

Like many people do when troubled by their dog, the lovely young couple have cast about, trying all different things. None work.

Misguidedly, they have taken away from him the very things he needs to vent his arousal. He needs much more to do, not less.

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Working dog with no employment.

Bonnie is a working dog without a job.

She is a thirteen-month-old beautiful fox red Labrador.

I alwWorking dog gun dogays ask my clients what their aim in having me would be if I had a magic wand. Which of course I don’t!

Bonnie’s owners said simply, ‘Happy walks with a happy dog’.

One would think that Bonnie had everything in life a dog could ask for. However, the most important thing, apart from food and keeping safe, is missing.

A job. (more…)

Independent. Learn to be alone. Separation anxiety. Panic

Why aren’t puppies, right from the start, taught to be independent – to be alone for short periods?

85% of dogs!

This seems a no-brainer considering the statistics. The TV series Dogs, Their Secret Lives on Channel 4 in 2013, discovered that a huge 85% of dogs show signs of not coping to some extent when left alone. In many cases their owners aren’t even aware of it.

Why isn’t independence given the same priority in preparing puppy for the world as socialisation and toilet training? (more…)