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Greeting other dogs when on the lead: good or bad idea?
Blog post about on-lead greetings, by Laure-Anne Visele (MSc, dog behaviourist), on 3 June 2020 I got this really cute picture from a puppy student of mine, showing how well socialisation to other pups was going with her adorable girl. My initial instinct as a behaviourist I directly checked the photo for signs of tension […]
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Pexion: a drug to help your pet through Dutch New Year’s Eve
A study recently came out (September 2019) testing the effect of Pexion on fireworks phobia in dogs. The results are extremely promising. http://bit.ly/3207Cr1 Pexion is a drug that is normally used to treat a form of epilepsy in dogs. In recent years, though, its anxiety- and fear-reducing effects have been tested on dogs with a […]
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Help! My Labrador puppy bites!
This little guy, despite his uber-cute face, doesn’t just have the puppy crazy five minutes. He gets the full-blown crazy 24 hours. Why they booked a dog behaviour advice visit His owners were getting conflicting advice from trainers, other dog owners, neighbours, etc. and none of the ‘commonsense’ stuff worked. They wanted an evidence-based […]
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Dog behaviour therapy behind the scenes: chasing the cat and dog-dog aggression
Allow me to lift the veil on behaviour therapy and share a typical progress report. This is one I’ve received this week. These reports illustrate the peaks and troughs of behaviour therapy: rare are the quick solutions and smooth sailing cases. It also illustrates how much we rely on management, particularly at the beginning, when […]
