Peace of Mind for Pet Parents
Hello, again, you lovely Pet Parents, you! As you’ll all know by now, we love hearing from our Pet Parents. Hearing their joys and successes and praise for our treats but their problems and issues that they’re experiencing too, so we can try and help. After all, we’re Pet Parents too, and it’s not always …
Hello Pet Parents! I hope that you and your four-legged friend are well. In case you haven’t seen my previous post about Positive Reinforcement, check that out here before coming back to this post. Being a Pet Parent Now, I know some people wonder why Darren and myself are so open to talking about our …
As Pet Parents, sometimes it can be easy to lose our patience while training our dogs, especially when they refuse to follow commands you know that they clearly understand. Maybe it’s the language barrier, or our dogs just deciding they’d rather not do what we’d like them to do at that moment. Either way, sometimes …
As we come out of lockdown here in the UK, it’s a time of hope and excitement. After a long winter, it’s an opportunity for us to reunite with friends and family, whether in our gardens or local parks. It’s also a time of excitement as it brings the opportunity to finally meet the furry …
Oooh, so you think your dog is ready for Level Two? You got big dreams? Well, being awesome at Playing Catch costs and right here’s where you start paying… in sweat! I hope you kept scrolling because I may have got a bit over-excited there and accidentally quoted the Eighties’ superhit TV show ‘Fame’. It’s …
Such a lot of fun from such a simple game. This focus game is called ‘Playing Catch’ because it doesn’t really matter if your dog catches the treats or not – it’s really just playing the game that’s important. Why is that? That’s because whether they catch or not, what we’re doing is grabbing their …
We need to earn our dog’s focus now – so we can ask for it when we need it. How do you know when your dog is focused on you? When they’re looking, you bang in the eyes – the eyes have it! via GIPHY If you haven’t tried out The Eyes Have It Part …
John Bercow became worldwide famous during the Brexit debates. Whatever you thought about him, he was ALWAYS right about one thing (although his spelling was off …) via GIPHY In terms of relationship and training, one of the most important things our dogs can give us is their focus. How do you know if your …
In the last post, Our Role as Pet Parents Part 2, we looked at our dog’s needs and how Nigel Reed, author of The Dog Guardian, adapted Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to canines. In this post, let’s have a quick look at Nigel’s view on how wolf pack leaders meet those needs and how we …
“The natural canine environment of the wilderness has drastically changed… dogs still have the same needs, but fulfilling those needs now requires different actions. Wolf pups look to pack leaders to fulfil their needs, and dogs look to us.”~ from The Dog Guardian by Nigel Reed In Part 1 of our ‘Role as Pet Parent’ …