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Don't Pet The Dog I think it is so important that children are taught from a young age to respect dogs and be aware that they might not like to be petted. When I am out walking with my rescue mini dachshund children are immediately attracted to the funny 'sausage dog' and come running towards... Continue Reading →
A 10-Month-Old Chihuahua (What To Expect) It's been a while since I posted an update on our Chihuahua puppy Ripley. As some of you may know we lost our older dog recently and for a few weeks before Holly died I was very preoccupied with monitoring how she was feeling. It's still early days but... Continue Reading →
Humanising Dogs - Are You Guilty Of It Too? This was just going to be a little catch up with some photos of the Waggy Tales family. However, a conversation with my daughter really got me thinking about humanising dogs and if we are going too far? My daughter has been having some work done... Continue Reading →
Help With An Emotionally Shut Down Dog The dog rescue world often comes across dogs who have emotionally shut down. It is hard to observe and takes time and patience to get these poor dogs to start interacting again. Here we will take a look at why this happens and how to get a dog who... Continue Reading →
Irresponsible Dog Owners This post shows many examples of irresponsible dog owners behaviour. However, in my opinion, the majority of people are responsible dog owners but there is definitely a minority who are giving us all a bad name. The people who take their dogs to training classes, buy decent food and get their dogs... Continue Reading →
Eye Contact In Dogs How Important Is it? Have you noticed that some dogs are happy to make eye contact with their owner, whilst others are extremely wary of it? I noticed that my rescue dog, who is extremely anxious is always reluctant to look at me, even when I spoke to him extremely softly.... Continue Reading →
Benefits of A Daily Routine For Your Dog Have you noticed that dogs are creatures of habit? They have inner clocks which tell them when it is time to be fed, walked or it's time for bed. Any owner who accidentally lapses from this daily routine will be met by the infamous fixed stare of... Continue Reading →
What To Do When Dogs Don't Get Along In this post, I write about some of the reasons why sometimes two dogs who belong to the same household don't get along. In addition, there are helpful tips to try if the situation arises. I also describe actual situations that have occurred in my family regarding... Continue Reading →
Safely Stop A Dog Fight 5 Lifesaving Tips This week something happened which made me wonder "How Do You Actually Stop A Dog Fight?" Here is what happened : This week there has been a really distressing experience for a dog walker close to where I live. She was out walking her dog on a... Continue Reading →
