The theory of Zoopharmacognosy is that the dog won’t just choose delicious smells or flavours - they are responding to chemical signals sent by the brain, which prompt them to eat particular plants to help them to balance their systems.

With everything else to think about at Christmas time, our dogs might not be a priority. Here are our top tips to help ypu and your pet have a good holiday season!

There are many foods we eat that are actually poisonous to oir pets. How many are you aware of?

It’s been a week of adolescent challenges! So many people have contacted me to say their one year old dog is turning deaf and behaving dreadfully. My 13 month old Japanese Spitz is just as bad. Is it the weather or is something else going on?

How can you help your dog to cope with the noises and sights of bonfire night?

Separation issues are increasingly common amongst both puppies and older dogs, especially since the COVID lockdowns kept families isolated from the world. Understand how to avoid your dog ever feeling abandoned and learn how to help your anxious dog to feel comfortable alone.

How a traumatised puppy farm puppy was given a new life and hope for the future

Does your dog pull on the lead when you are out and about? Owners often find this one of the hardest things to teach, but here at FIDO we have developed a method that really does work!

As puppies grow up, they go through a period of adolescence, just like human children do. What things do you need to consider to deal with this frustrating stage of your dog’s life?

One of the biggest concerns owners have about their new puppy is how to house-train her quickly and effectively. There are several approaches you can take to house-training a puppy and this method is one I have used successfully for many years.

Management is a word that you may not be familiar with in dog training but it is so valuable! In essence, management means setting up the environment that your dog lives and plays in to prevent them from practising things you don’t want them to do. It’s an especially useful and important technique, particularly when rearing balanced puppies and throughout adolescence. It has an important role in welcoming a rescue dog too, to support them in creating new habits.

Barking is not really the problem in domesticated dogs. It’s stopping problem barking when you’ve had enough that causes the headaches!
Barking is natural for dogs. It’s a signal to the rest of the world and they often enjoy doing it. They use it to communicate with other dogs and with people …

It’s firework season again!
Diwali, November 5th and the New Year will all bring plenty of bangs, whizzes and crashes to light up our skies.  This is the time of year when thousands of our household pets will be cowering in terror or running away in fear from all these noises and lights that they just don’t understand.

As the owner of a Westie who had to undergo several periods of enforced crate rest because of spinal surgery, I know how hard it is for dogs to accept this kind of confinement. When you are not allowed to move except to relieve yourself, life is VERY boring and I had to wrack my brains for lots of ways to keep my little Arthur sane, entertained and safe during his long weeks of rehabilitation.

According to several sources I have checked out recently, more than 50% of dog owners have never taken their dog to any kind of formal dog training event. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the remainder of them are completely untrained, but it certainly made me think…