Category Archives: Walking Your Dog

Skills you and your dog should know for having an enjoyable time out and about.

Shops And Cafés With Our Dogs Part II

Posted on April 14, 2013 by katarina

In part one of this series I focused on the fact that some dogs do not enjoy visits to the café and being tied in front of shops, in these cases such activities often only serve to perpetuate poor behaviours … Continue reading →

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Shops And Cafés With Our Dogs Part I

Posted on April 1, 2013 by katarina

Our dogs love us so it stands to reason that they would want to engage in as many activities with us as possible right? Wrong. Many dogs struggle with the expectations we place on them by taking them to certain … Continue reading →

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Is Your Dog Playing or Fighting?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by katarina

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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On Lead Risk Assessments

Posted on March 3, 2013 by katarina

A few months ago I wrote about off lead risk assessments and the role it plays in keeping your dog and others safe while off lead. Risk assessments should also be done for on lead greetings too. On lead greetings … Continue reading →

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Dog Park Etiquette

Posted on October 6, 2011 by katarina

Most dog owners are aware of dog ownership laws when out and about with a dog. There are the obvious rules such as picking up after your dog and walking off lead in off lead areas etc. What I want … Continue reading →

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