by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Feb 12, 2025 | General
More people need to learn more about dog communication. Our dogs communicate most by using body language rather than vocally. That includes them trying to communicate with their humans as well as with other dogs. BLINKING If your dog slowly blinks at you, it is...
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Mar 1, 2024 | General
I see a lot of dogs every week, as you’d imagine, and I see a huge number of dogs with collars that are way too slack. So I often have conversations about how snug or tight a dog’s collar should be. Generally the ‘two-finger rule’ applies, this means that your dog’s...
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Feb 12, 2024 | Anxious dogs
It can cause or aggravate aggression /reactivity I know from experience that aggressive interactions between dogs on lead can be because dogs are pulling hard into a harness. It changes the body language of your dog, it makes them look more aggressive to the other...
by Kerry, The Fairydogmother | Nov 11, 2023 | Puppy Articles
If you have a puppy DO NOT take your dog’s food bowl away – once you have given it to him it is his. Instead, while he is eating, occasionally approach and drop tasty goodies into his bowl and then leave him to it. You want happy anticipation and a tail wag when you...
