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Adopting a Dog: How To Start Off On The Right Foot
When dogs come into our home suffering from a lot of stress, is not simple to take care of all of their needs. Building life skills to be able to cope with the world around you takes a lot of time and patience in some cases.
Observing is Learning
When we give our dogs time to observe and notice things that are happening around them, they make sense of the environment, they process all the information that the senses provide, and they are able to learn from the experience.
Muddy Walks Are Important
Read about how many senses are being stimulated in a muddy walk and why is this so important?
Layka is enjoying this walk a lot. A walk full of sensory information that it is not only fun but a very important part of the dogs' sensory life..
Finding Interesting Things
Letting our dogs explore new findings like objects, animals, and new places, is a great way to offer mental stimulation. Many things that we don’t see as interesting are a source of new odours and capture our dogs attention.
Really Seeing Your Dog
It is not necessary to give a name and an explanation for every dog behaviour. Trying to maintain a positive relationship with our dogs comes from not translating our own feelings and understanding their motivation and the meaning for those behaviours.
It’s OK to skip a walk
Walks are an important part of a dog's life but it is not necessary to take a walk every single day. Many of us may feel like we are failing our dogs if we skip a daily walk, but it may be just the opposite. Find out more.
Walk Slowly and Keep the Leash Smiling
To make the dog even more comfortable during the walk, we want the leash to smile and stay off the ground. Have a look at this video of Pepin exploring and investigating to see what slowing during the walks looks like.
Social Walks
Dogs are highly social - but how can we help them have quality time with other dogs and ensure the experience is enjoyable?
Unrealistic Expectations
When we hear that our dog must not pull on the leash, and should walk next to us at all times, we should question if this is right or if it is something often perceived as desired behaviour for our dogs.
Wearing a coat on Smiling Leash walks
Do you know if your dog needs a coat in cold weather? If you are unsure you can find some guidelines in the following article.
Why do you take walks with your dog?
Walking your dog is just something you do ... or is it? A walk can and should fullfill many different needs we might not always think about.
A quality walk does not mean a long distance walk
Watch Heidi enjoy a quality walk in this video. Quality walks are not equivalent to lengthy walks.
Of all the senses, vision comes first
Dogs are amazing at spotting moving things. Learn why and a few tips to help them in these situations.
Enriched environments
Do you know how an enriched environment can help your dog? Explore with us this activity and its effects on the brain and the self confidence of the individual.
What is a sensory trail?
Sensory trails are a very good way to engage all the senses for our dogs. Read more to learn about them and how you can enrich your dog’s life.