Tips & Advice

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A Happy Trip To The Vets

Play the Games! Play easy training games at the Vets. You’ll both have lots of...

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How To Start Your Dog Training

We show you how to put a training plan together for your dog....

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What’s The Perfect Puppy Play Date?

Puppy Play Date – Not What You May Think A lot of people love to...

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Post Vaccination – Introducing Your Puppy To The World

We’re one week in after the second and final vaccination – Rocket (our 14 week...

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Pre-Vaccination Puppy Socialisation & Training

That Long Checklist! A lot of emphasis is put onto new puppy owners to take...

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Getting Your Dog Ready For Fireworks!

Firework season is coming up and it can be the most difficult time for our...

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“I’ll Be There For You” – How To Prevent Separation Anxiety

We’ve been re-watching “Friends” lately, and its theme song by The Rembrandts is quite fitting...

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The Puppy’s Gone Crazy! Week Two, Biting & Toilet Training

Mouthing / Biting – Giving the Puppy something they CAN chew on Rocket is a...

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Why You Should Be A (Puppy) Party Pooper

Puppy Parties for socialisation For many owners when they bring their puppy home one of...

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Getting your dog to enjoy a Kong

Persuading your dog to play with a Kong can be tricky - that is, if...

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Why does my dog bark in the garden?

With the warmer weather comes all sorts of odd and novel sounds in the garden....

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Top Tips To Keep Your Dog Calm During Fireworks!

Follow these top tips to keep your dog calm during fireworks. OPTIMISM PRIMING Create an...

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Growing calmness in our dogs

When it comes to our dogs, sometimes calmness isn’t usually a trait we see all...

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5 Tips for dogs that run off with stolen item

5 Tips for dogs that run off with stolen items: Tip 1: Don’t chase them...