How to help your pet settle into a new home If you’ve recently had to relocate following Cyclone Gabrielle and the earlier floods, firstly – I am so sorry for what you’re going through. It is so tough to have your life uprooted, I hope you have all the support...
Bond Gaze How to teach your pup to look up to for direction Your bond with your pup is so important. This is the attachment relationship between you and your pup and is essential in creating safety and security for your pup. When you have a strong bond, your pup looks...
HANDLING THE KARAKA BERRY SEASON Training techniques to help protect your dog from deadly karaka berries Karaka trees fruit from January to April, and the ripe berries are highly toxic to dogs, and can easily be fatal. This is especially important information for new...
WHY IS MY DOG BARKING? The top reasons your dog barks…then read on for how to stop it. Is your dog driving you barking mad with their constant vocalisations? Are you worried the neighbour’s might complain about the noise? Or is your dog not being as polite when...
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH MY TEENAGE PUP?! One of the most interesting things that differentiates a pup (0-5 months) from a teenage pup (5-18 months) is that, just like human teenagers, a teenage puppy brain does a big update and reconfigure as it transitions into...
A CLEVER NEW TOOL TO HELP TREAT SEPARATION ANXIETY Separation distress can be seriously distressing, for you and your dog! Typically you would see your dog getting anxious when you leave, barking, howling, destroying or even soiling the house as symptoms of this...
