Dog Sporting Activity – What is Hoopers?

Think about the pace and excitement of agility – but with a gentler flowing course that doesn’t involve any jumping – and that’s Hoopers! The courses consist of a series of hoops, barrels and tunnels. There are no tight turns or high-impact...

All About Scent Detection for Every Dog

  All dog’s thrive when using their incredible noses. Dogs can smell 100,000 times better than humans, these superpower noses can sniff out a teaspoon of sugar in two Olympic sized swimming pools, medical detection dogs can alert to the scent of low sugar levels...

15 Myths Surrounding Separation Anxiety in Dogs

There are many myths amongst owners and professionals around why dogs suffer with clinical separation anxiety and isolation distress, none of which have been scientifically proven and in fact researched case studies has now bought to light many of pre-thought notions...

Lack of Choice – The Effect on Behaviour

During the last two years the pandemic has put many restrictions on our day to day lives and has taken an element of choice away from us that we previously may have taken for granted. Everything changed and limitations were put upon our lifestyle and there was an...

‘Why the Sit?’ By Bobby the Border Collie

  A few weeks after arriving at my new home and settling in with my human parents they took me to Puppy School. This place was much larger than my home and there were other puppies there too. To begin with it all felt very strange but as the weeks went by I got...

My Bin Analogy for Dog Behaviour Change

Within my behaviour consultations I will use analogies to help the care giver relate to their dog’s emotional experience. Analogies can often lead the guardians to having light bulb moments enabling them to understand their dog better and to have more patience and...