Category Archives: Becoming Dog Savvy

Articles written to help people have a greater awareness of dogs’ and how to interact with them for a more successful relationship.

Dog Sports

There are so many sports available to dogs and their owners these days. You and your dog will probably do best at the sports that use your dogs’ natural bred talents, the best part of this is that your dog … Continue reading

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Is Your Dog Playing or Fighting?

When dogs play they are engaging in mock combat and there are certain behaviours that dogs use to tell each other that what they are doing should not be taken seriously. Dogs are usually aware of these signals but we … Continue reading

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Canine Body Language Video: Nervous/Curious

Our dogs have to become comfortable with a lot of objects that often do not make sense to them. At some point you will come across something that ‘spooks’ your dog or puppy, the best way of helping your dog … Continue reading

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Christmas And Dogs

I have just come back from the shops where I have picked up the last little things before Christmas. Of course these last little things were presents and essentials for Nemo (and Spencer the cat) during the holidays. I bought … Continue reading

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Building A Strong Dog

Having a strong dog means having a dog that you can take in to most situations with confidence that their behaviour is going to be friendly controllable. It also means having a dog who can take the hard knocks in … Continue reading

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