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The impact of pre-adolescent dog training on behaviour
A new study by Dinwoodie et al. (2021) has looked the age at which dogs were trained as puppies and whether there were advantages of training puppies before 4 months of age, or between 5 and 6 months. This…
Maternal stress & puppies
I worked out the other week that since the pandemic started, I’ve trained with well over 300 puppies with this…
Self-awareness in animals
The most common test of self-awareness is the ‘mirror test’ developed by Gallup in 1970, originally using chimpanzees. The…
Cat stress, health & behaviour
Data suggests even stoic cats can have elevated levels of adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, and other stress hormones, and that chronically…
Watching baby animals is good for you!
It would take a hardened heart or perhaps an aversion to pets to not feel some sort of warm feeling…
Pet grief – it hurts
Pet-keeping is one of the closest forms of human-animal interaction in Western society. Although owner-pet relationships may stem from genetically…
Christmas – A pet owner’s survival guide
The countdown to Christmas has begun. Our homes are typically filled by now with Christmas trees, baubles, gift wrap, interesting…
VIDEO: 10th anniversary of Playing With Your Dog
This year has without a doubt been a strange and troubling one for many. However, for me it also brings…
PODCAST: Hanne’s interview on babies and dog-owner relationships
I was delighted to recently speak with friend & trainer Oli Juste from Channel 4’s Puppy School. Oli has a…
The Big Picture – tackling unwanted behaviour positively & successfully
This week my summer puppies course kicked off and the usual issues were raised, such as tackling play biting and…
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