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Do you have a reactive dog towards other dogs and your out at work in the day and worry about having your dog walked out in real life situations by a dog walker?   I will collect your dog and drive them to my private property, walk them, play with them and give them enrichment while you are at work.       Dogs s can become trigger stacked when they have to many stressful encounters in a short space of time and then become over threshold and react, other dogs can be very reactive and react at the first […]

1.0 Introduction It is important that dogs receive a balanced diet appropriate to their life stage and, if applicable, workload (Wynn, 2013). There are various manufactured brands of tinned and dried feed, all of which claim to be nutritionally balanced (Pavia, 2015). It is not uncommon to find products aimed at specific life stages (Pavia, 2015). Regardless of choice, it is vital that the dog receives a balance of key nutrients and energy sources necessary for its life stage (Straus, 2006). 2.0 Canine nutrition Protein Amino Acids Amino acids are central to a dog’s health and fitness (Aspca, 2014). These […]

Dog & Puppy Training Classes Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit certain desired behaviours in specific circumstances. Some examples are: * Teaching a dog basic obedience commands (part of obedience training) * Teaching a dog to perform tricks casually or for circus acts * Teaching a guide dog to lead the blind * Teaching a rescue dog to find victims of a disaster * Helping a hunting dog learn to perform its instinctive behaviors at appropriate times The specific behaviors taught in each case are different, but the underlying principles are similar. The basics to […]

Trigger Stacking When working with a reactive dog it is beneficial to be aware of the triggers; this is where the dog switches from one emotional response to another (Stewart, 2012). Bob’s triggers are: dogs, scooters, cars and people. It can be difficult to keep a dog with multiple triggers under the threshold, because then trigger staking begins. Figure 1 shows Bob’s walks and triggers over a four day period. He managed to keep under the threshold on day one when he saw dogs and scooters, and on days two and three when he saw cars and scooters. However, on […]

Contents Introduction 3 Evolution and domestication  4 The likely ancestor of the dog 4 The two main theories of domestication 8 How the dog developed into early breed types 9 Hierarchy systems 10 Conclusion 13 References 14 List of tables Table 1: Canid species, their distribution and chromosome number      6 List of figures Figure 1: Relationship tree of carnivores based on differences in single-copy DNA sequences5 (DTmR) (Wayne, no date).                                  7   Introduction It is widely believed that every canine today can be traced back to the origins of Miacis, a small weasel type animal that existed around […]