In my previous blog I talked about how mental stimulation helps your dog to become a calmer dog. Here are some more ways that you can enrich your dogs life to make them happier and calmer. Scatter Feeding Rather than giving your dog food in a bowl you could use some of your dog's food and scatter it about the grass and let your dog go to find it. You’ve probably seen how Cinderella feeds the chickens, harness your inner Cinderella and scatter some of your dog's breakfast or dinner in the grass or patio for your dog. Just make…
We all have been told that a "tired dog is a good dog" and many people think that their dog will only be tired if they go for a long off lead walk where they can have a good run. This may work but you may also find that your dog needs a longer and longer walk to achieve this as their fitness increases. The best way to have a "tired dog" or as I prefer to call them a "calm dog" is to encourage them to use their brain and their senses through short brain games to mentally tire…
Does your dog lack focus when you are out and about. They will do a training exercise at home but seem to forget when out? Do you think that your dog is being stubborn? Well that’s not exactly the case. Most likely that your dog is distracted and the training exercise is incomplete. With all my clients I tell them to practice the training techniques in at least 20 different locations or as many as possible reminding them to go back to basics in each new location. Why? This is because dogs do not learn the same as us. With…
