Training a puppy often brings to mind images of a trainer standing in a hall, issuing commands while puppies obediently follow. But puppy classes offer far more than just teaching your furry friend to sit, stay, or come. Classes should provide a foundation for your puppy’s social skills, emotional development, and lifelong behavior. Understanding the full scope of what puppy classes can offer will transform how you approach training and deepen the bond with your new companion

Ageing is NOT a disease and while many dogs experience pain and disease early in life, this is often the result of genetics or misunderstanding of the nature of the dogs we choose to live with. Older dogs deserve our attention even if we experience anticipatory grief. I know I had a recent discussion around whether dogs understand death -I think they do-but that is just my opinion -and this is due to the deep sadness I saw in my greyhounds eyes last year during her last few w

I know that many of us have hounds of one type or another in this group but there are things I see every day that impact on dogs of all ages, and breeds This group promotes and champions canine wellbeing in all its forms and asks people to consider many aspects of living with dogs that we love I looked at a really well written post last night it detailed so many negatives around dogs constantly running, braking, jumping and landing in pursuit of balls When I wrote about this