Do Animals have a 6th Sense?
The five senses – taste, touch, hearing, sight, smell are well documented in two and four legged humans but do animals have a 6th sense. The 6th sense being defined…
Relocating puppies helped by using BAT
Readers of my blog may have seen posts recently about a litter of miniature poodle puppies I have been involved with.Sadly the time had come when these lovely puppies had…
Lifting the lid on traumatic dog grooming methods
NOTE: This is not aimed at any groomer in particular and is written as a general article from years of research and work as a groomer. Once I become a…
Are dogs being groomed aggressive or just scared out of their wits?
Grooming dogs as a professional is not an easy task. It is a physically demanding job that frequently involves working with dogs considered aggressive. Society labels any dog that is…
Do dogs get PTSD?
I have been writing lately about fearful versus aggressive dogs and also about how the grooming process can flood dogs and set up unwanted aggressive behaviors It is not uncommon in a grooming salon to…
Confessions of a cross-over trainer
I first started training dogs 50+ years ago with a very patient black Labrador named Lisa and a check chain. Poor Lisa she was drilled every walk and I used…
Training the rarest of the rare- a Tibetan Mastiff
Last week in Australia the media was full of the story of a Tibetan Mastiff puppy that sold for the incredible figure of over $100 k US. In one of those strange six…
