Is My Dog Bored? Signs of Boredom and Lack of Stimulation

Is My Dog Bored? Signs of Boredom and Lack of Stimulation

Is your dog bored? Good socialising, regular exercise and daily mental stimulation are the ingredients for avoiding boredom. Displays of unwanted behaviours, such as destructive chewing, digging holes in the garden, and pulling washing off the line, can often be...
Trouble-Free Car Travel With Your Dog 

Trouble-Free Car Travel With Your Dog 

Trouble-Free Car Travel With Your Dog  By Mary Jane Gallagher Your four-legged friend is part of the family. The days when South Africans merely saw dogs as an effective deterrant to burglars are long gone. In fact, far from leaving the dog at home on guard when we go...
MAKE YOUR RENTAL MORE DOG-FRIENDLY

MAKE YOUR RENTAL MORE DOG-FRIENDLY

Easy Ways To Make Your Rental More Dog-Friendly By Mary Jane Gallagher Pets, especially dogs, give people unconditional love, and in return, they’re treated like family members, and most pet owners invest a significant amount of money for their dogs’ health,...
Come – Sit – Down – Stay

Come – Sit – Down – Stay

Reprinted by www.dogstardaily.com with permission of Dr. Ian Dunbar and James & Kenneth Publishers Click here to download the information about “Come-Sit-Down-Stay” as a PDF. Leashless-training methods are essential for pet dogs, because they are...
Fear of People

Fear of People

Reprinted by www.dogstardaily.com with permission of Dr. Ian Dunbar and James & Kenneth Publishers Click here to download the information about Fear of People as a PDF. Socializing a puppy to people is the easiest and most enjoyable aspect of raising a dog. On a...
Fighting with Dogs

Fighting with Dogs

Reprinted by www.dogstardaily.com with permission of Dr. Ian Dunbar and James & Kenneth Publishers Click here to download the information about Fighting with Dogs as a PDF. Many people have unrealistic expectations about dog-dog social behavior. Dogs are expected...