Whether you have just adopted an older dog or brought a new puppy home, you might need to introduce your new pet to a leash. It’s not only good dog etiquette to have your dog on a leash when you’re outdoors, but you could face legal consequences in Australia for […]
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Crate Training Your Puppy – The Why And How
Crate training is the process of teaching your dog (in this case your pup) that their crate is their own special place associated with good things; where they can go to hide out when they feel uneasy or to relax when they need to. Being den animals, like their wild […]
Read moreHow To Keep Your Male Dog Calm When A Nearby Female Dog Is In Heat
If you have at least two dogs living under one roof, then you know that sometimes keeping your pair of furry friends under control can get quite hectic. It’s during a female dog’s heat cycle, however, that things get crazy as the male and female stir each other up in […]
Read moreHow Do You Stop A Dog From Biting While Playing?
While the biting game that puppies play can be fun when your dog is small, it is not so fun when baby teeth disappear and adult teeth come in. Mouthing is a natural behaviour of puppies but adult teeth are far more damaging than puppy teeth. Adult dogs that nip […]
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How do you discipline a dog?
Dogs need to understand what type of behaviour is acceptable to their humans and what is not. Plenty of people worry about how to and if they should discipline their dog. Your dog does not instinctively know right from wrong, similarly to toddlers. The earlier you start teaching these lessons, […]
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How do I get my dog to stop running away?
If you experience the issue of having your dog run away, chase things, escape, roam and not return when you call him, you are not alone. This is a common issue and is a natural instinct of dogs. The issue is that it is not acceptable and can be dangerous […]
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How can you calm down a hyper dog?
So many people turn in dogs to an animal shelter because the dog has developed behavioural issues due to hyperactivity. Shelters are jammed with dogs who chewed everything they could find, dug holes in the yard and barked too much. Dogs that are full of energy and have no outlet […]
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