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Top Tips for New Puppy Owners
Here are 10 Top Tips for new puppy owners: Get your puppy chippedBy law, your pet should be microchipped with your current address and phone number. It is also the law to have a dog tag that includes your surname, contact number and address. Decide the rulesMake sure everyone in the house is on the…
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Working Dogs as Pets
I have been seeing lots of owners recently who require help regarding recall for their working dog. They find their dog gets distracted on walks, doesn’t listen to them, chases things or busy themselves with much more interesting things than their owners until they decide to come back! The problem (or sometimes not a problem)…
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Keep your Dog safe in the Garden
Here is a guide for keeping your dog safe and happy in the garden and be aware of potential dangers hiding in your garden. Escape RoutesDogs are inquisitive by nature so check any potential escape routes around the garden that they might be able to venture through. A fence panel blown out by the winter…
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Dog Walking Etiquette
Whatever the weather, dog walkers are always looking for more exciting areas to help their pet burn off some of their energy. Country parks and countryside walks are great locations for a family day out, but these peaceful walks can be tarnished by ill-trained dogs and their owners.To get the very best of your dog…
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Practice Makes Perfect
Dog training is a physical skill, like learning to drive and it takes time to get used to this. We all go through the stages of learning skills; unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetent, conscious competence, unconscious competence. For dog trainers who have been teaching behaviours for years, we tend to lie in the unconsciously competent stage…
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Dogs Around Kids
I thought I would tell you about something that happened to us last night. We went to the local pub for a meal with the dogs. My dogs are used to going out with us and after having a sniff around (to collect crumbs from the floor) settled down and lay on the floor to…
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Christmas is coming – foods that are poisonous and harmful to dogs
As Christmas approaches, please be aware of the many poisonous and harmful foods to dogs. Make sure food is locked away safely and not left out on surfaces and tables for your dog to eat during the festivities. The last thing you want over the Christmas break is a trip to the vet! Some food…
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Kids Around Dogs
Ringwood Dogs is proud to be an accredited and registered KAD (Kids Around Dogs) Trainer. This means I specialise in safety around dogs, fear of dogs, families with functional needs children, young handlers, school dogs and family dogs. As an approved KAD Trainer, I help children to understand how dogs communicate and how they can…
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