Teach your dog to shake hands

This actively works your dog’s body and brain, can be done on or off lead, and requires no specialist equipment or knowledge. Setting up a course doesn’t take long and after 15 minutes of this activit

For the clients I work with who live with pet dogs, I have a bug bear about the traditional heel position. A lot of the time it can be hard for dogs, and their people, to achieve. This can cause frust

Puppies explore the world with their mouths. Chewing, mouthing, and gentle biting are completely natural behaviours, especially in young dogs who are learning about their environment and coping with t

Could you give an older dog a second chance, asks Carolyn Menteith

A s we edge closer to spring, I find myself daydreaming about morning walks that no longer require five carefully chosen layers just to stay warm. That said, I’m far less confident that a change in se

Found on the inside of the front legs, the name dew claw is thought to refer to a tendency to brush dew away from the grass. An old superstition holds that a dog who still has dew claws will be immune