When a new baby is coming, there is so much to think about, and your dog may be the last thing on your mind. Take some time to consider the changes that are coming, from your dog’s point of view, and plan in advance to make the growth of your family as stress free and […]
Last year I wrote an article about Merlin, the troubled young Golden Retriever whom I brought home to rehabilitate. After six months with me and my pack, and a lot of patience, he relaxed from a bundle of frenetic nerves into an obedient, balanced, lively and happy dog. Although my dogs got on well with […]
I don’t know about you but I find in the run up to Christmas that it is easy to spend less time than I should considering my dogs, with so much going on. As December approaches I thought I would remind myself and you of some of the dangers of Christmas for dogs so that […]
My first sight of Thunder was when I entered his owners’ house in response to their reques for behavioural advice. he stood as far away as possible from me in the main room, barking loudly. I had been told that he was approximately one year old and was destructive when left alone. He was clearly […]
How do you make one of the hardest decisions of all for your dog? When is the right time to say goodbye? The more you love your dog the more you want her to be with you but maybe that’s what’s best for me and not for her. Pixel has been failing rapidly over the […]
In the modern Western world we believe ourselves to be educated and enlightened. We understand how fortunate we are and that we have a responsibility towards our pets to treat them well and to try to understand their needs. We pride ourselves on being aware of those needs and the psychology of our dogs. So […]
In my home three new kittens crept into our lives just a few weeks ago. I lost my beautiful black hunting cat Lea not long ago and the local rats moved in with a vengeance to terrorise my poor chickens to the point of paralysis. There were only supposed to be two new kittens, but […]
Well it’s very different here and I miss cuddling up with and fighting the others, but it’s good. They give me lots of love and play and they are showing me what I’m supposed to do here. The food is fab too, when I finally get it! I don’t have anyone else trying to eat […]