Reactivity-there is a part of the story that is often missed Often the story includes a dog that is fearful of being outside -the environment that we think of as normal can be a challenge for many dogs There are dogs of all ages that find outdoor environments extremely challenging-whether you have a puppy or an older dog We have learnt to filter out sounds and have acclimatised to much of the noise and this signals this allows our attention to be elsewhere -if we weren't able

Day 6 Exercise / walking I won't apologise for my choice of pictures when I am discussing the early days that a rescue dog should experience The more you try to cram experiences in the more likely it is for a newly rehomed dog to become more anxious. Pushing too hard is not beneficial and will not help a dog to enjoy the world Please forget the advice you are invariably going to be given by friends and family and do not submerge your dog into busy places that are teeming with

Day 5 How do we build social skills? Answer-WITH CARE! If you are puzzled by this response please read the last 4 posts which you can find if you scroll back to last week. Everything we do with a new dog in the home should be slow. I always say to my clients -whether they have horses or dogs-you are unlikely to run into difficulties if you take things slowly, and if you are cautious. There really is no problem with taking time. Things have a habit of going wrong when we don’t