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Wednesday Wisdom
Adoption is an exciting and daunting time for both pet owner and pet. Did you know that our pets go through an x adjustment period to...
jopetnerd8
Nov 20, 20241 min read


Wednesday Wisdom 6/11/24
Things I wish I knew before I parented my first dog… 1. It is ok to be nice to your dog! Dogs are very different to humans, we show...
jopetnerd8
Nov 6, 20242 min read
Wednesday Wisdom 30/10/24
Why do they hang out around the highchair?! Pavlov? That name rings a bell… Ivan Pavlov, a Russian Scientist developed a theory of...
jopetnerd8
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Wednesday Wisdom 23/10/24
Wednesday Wisdom 23/10/24 Food as a motivational tool All dogs are food-motivated! If they weren’t, they would die! If your dog isn’t...
jopetnerd8
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Wednesday Wisdom 16/10/24
How to stop your dog barking (or at least reduce it). Barking can be involuntary for some dogs and I think it’s up to us to help them...
jopetnerd8
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Wednesday Wisdom 9/10/24
Cue unpopular opinion: Dogs don’t like hugs! I’ve been naive enough to try it, and it’s a constant struggle to hold back my urge to show...
jopetnerd8
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Wednesday Wisdom 2/10/24
Anthropomorphism is the process of human understanding being applied to an animal’s behaviour in such a way that it (mostly) incorrectly...
jopetnerd8
Oct 2, 20241 min read


Wednesday Wisdom 25/9/24
Kids and pets I am passionate about child and dog safety. I have to admit, as a dog trainer and parent, many kid/ dog interactions I see...
jopetnerd8
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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