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‘Agility for fun’ classes are up and running
For more information go to our Facebook pages. (Link is top right of the Home page). Or join our ‘Agility for fun’ Facebook group directly via this link
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We have been making more Liver cake treats.
High value rewards can be really useful to help reinforce behaviours in high distraction environments, for example when free running.
If you need me to bring some with me when we meet up, get in touch. You can also place a special order at anytime, we have a little helper only too keen to quality check!
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We recently brushed up on our Canine first aid skills and are again accredited to carry out first aid on dogs.
Although this is something we never want to have to use, it is good to have the information you need.
If you would be interested in attending a course yourself let us know and we can arrange a special event in conjunction with
Wider news - Doggy facts
Research shows that enrolling a puppy into a puppy class before they are 6 months of age, reduces the likelihood of adult behaviour problems such as aggression, excessive barking and destructive behaviour .. ref Stanley Coren 2024.
Dogs noses are amazing. They are equipped with 300 million receptors (compared to our 6 million) which helps them detect odour concentration of nearly 100 million times lower than ourselves…. Imagine what the world smells like to them!
In addition dogs can breath in and out at the same time, they have a unique nose print (like our fingerprint), their nostrils move independently of each other and they can sense sources of heat and thermal radiation, hence their ability to detect illness, animal remains and a host of undetectable items for us.
A dog's hearing is an impressive biological feat that has helped them be successful for thousands of years.
According to Petful, a dog can hear a sound up to four times further away than humans. Dogs have the ability to use their ears independently and change the direction for which they are listening, which helps them zero in on the sound they are listening for as a result of 18 muscles in their ears (three times as many in the human ear).
Dogs also have the ability to hear different frequencies, which is why it appears that dogs are listening even when we can hear nothing.
Lastly, dogs also have the ability to practice selective hearing, being able to filter out meaningless sounds is important, so make sure your cues and voice does not become meaningless!
