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  • Toy review: K9 Connectibles

    Toy review: K9 Connectibles

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  • Thinking about choice

    Thinking about choice

    I’m a fan of giving dogs choice and have previously not quite understood nor agreed with people who say their dogs can’t handle choices. Reading this article, I understand a little better – or to be more accurate, I have a better grasp of the concept and vocabulary of choice, and where it is appropriate.… Read more

  • “Why did you get a second busy dog?”

    “Why did you get a second busy dog?”

    A couple of days ago we bumped into a dog physiotherapist who used to treat Nell and she me why we decided to get a second busy dog. The question took me slightly by surprise and I didn’t have a good answer for her on the spot, but her question stuck with me so I… Read more

  • Toy tip: going beyond classic Kong for frozen food toys

    This morning I did my weekly ritual for the second time since Grace arrived in family: filled a dozen toys and froze them. While it is common advice to new puppy owners to use Kongs and especially frozen ones, in the first two weeks I was too much in a haze to be that organised… Read more

  • The things we do for our dogs

    Last night, we made a sandbox. Both dogs, especially Nell, have a deep love of digging – pun intended, because the first thing she did when we moved here in November was to dig huge craters in the garden. So, in the interests of keeping our new garden (once it is ready) safe from the… Read more

  • How my heart dog has changed my life

    Some months ago I read about the term ‘heart dog’ – the dog who “comes along once in a lifetime and grabs your heart so tightly he changes the way you live life”  and who is “forever a part of our emotional existence — a part of what made us who we are”. Even thinking… Read more