CALM DOWN DAWG

We did our research with Murphy and if you’ve read Dukes story in my blogs, you’ll know why. We wanted a crossbreed because of all the health issues that pedigrees have these days, especially Bulldogs. We didn’t want to give any money to a puppy farm and found a lovely family who had just had a litter of Bulldogs cross Old Thyme English Bulldogs. By now because everyone that we knew saw the results that we got with Dukes, I became the unofficial ‘Dog Whisperer’. I helped load

Hello. My name is Dukes and unknowingly my owners, Laura and Will bought me from a puppy farm in 2009. I had 2 brothers however; because my breeder had so many other bigger litters at the time that we were born and wasn’t there to save my siblings, my mum rolled over and suffocated my brothers before they were even a few weeks old. Although I survived, I was taken away from my mum at just 3 weeks old and given to a Shit Zu to be my surrogate mother. We didn’t get on, so I end

The honest answer - It depends on what you want to achieve! A Dog Trainers Strengths If you want your dog to do certain things such as attend dog shows, obedience or agility competitions, then you're best off looking for a local Dog Trainer. Dog Trainers can get some fantastic results! Well trained dogs can still have behavioural issues however. For example, a dog at Crufts following their owners’ commands could still suffer from separation anxiety, be aggressive or display o

Aggressive dogs seem pretty calm and balanced most of the time right? Fight, flight, freeze or flirt Dogs have four options in situations that they don't like: - 1. Fight - To bite, nip, dominate, bark, growl, lunge and become aggressive. 2. Flight - To run away from the situation. 3. Freeze - To freeze or submit to the situation. Dogs who choose this option often roll over and show their belly, or they just stand there shaking. 4. Flirt – To show appeasement gestures towards