23 Jul
Check out this article by John Pope at Go Petition written to support the national campaign I’m heading up.
It’s great to see press interest increasing in the campaign: check out the website for more details and to keep up to date with regular updates…. and DON’T FORGET TO SIGN THE PETITION!
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21 Jul
I use Twitter quite a lot but a lot of my clients don’t - they are intrigued by it though, plus I get a few emails asking what it is and why I Twitter - so here’s my guide to Twitter with everything you need to know to get you started!
What is Twitter?
Imagine a Victorian street of houses in the 1940′s, all with back gardens with low fences. On a nice sunny day, all over the city, women would be lent on their fence have a natter about anything and everything. You know those films from days gone by when there was no rush and stressful bustle and people stopped and chatted? Well, imagine you collected all of those mini bits of chitter chatter in one place.
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16 Jul
So, the howling, screaming, ear-piercingly high-pitched yapping and yet more howling went on. And on and on and on. He really had no confidence being alone.
When Marley had just turned 18 weeks, having been with us for 3 weeks, he began to seriously terrorise my older labrador, Zeus. Largely because Marley had little to no socialisation with other dogs; he had not learnt key canine behaviour rules: how to approach other dogs, how to behave around other dogs and especially less tolerant older dogs. He required almost round-the-clock supervision. The screams, yelps and sound of the scurrying escape of Zeus fleeing from Marley’s sharp little teeth made my days unproductive.
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14 Jul
…is my two front teeth.
Poor little Marley had an accident on Sunday - we heard it but didn’t see it. He knocked his two front incisors on something solid (I think Zeus’ head) causing one to snap out leaving a small bit of tooth still in the gum and cracking its neighbouring tooth.
So an early trip to the vets this morning to have the remaining fragments removed under general anaesthetic and I’m now sat with a very wobbly-legged 10-month old labrador… who is more space cadet than the pioneering space-dog he thinks he is, exploring and conquering everything in his path.
He’s now laid at my feet, looking up at me with those eyes and if he could speak, I’m sure he’d say: “all I want for Christmas…”
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14 Jul
I’m a big fan of Pets As Therapy, the national charity which is unique in that it provides temperament assessed/vaccinated PAT Dogs and PAT Cats with registered volunteers to hospitals, hospices, residential care homes, day centres, special needs schools and many other establishments. There are approximately 4,500 PAT Dogs and 108 PAT Cats providing comfort, companionship and therapy, bringing benefit to more than 130,000 people of all ages every single week throughout the UK.
23,830 P.A.T. dogs have been registered since 1983.
Pets As Therapy now benefit over 130,000 people each week.
Since April 2009, 4,995 application packs have been sent out.
1,490 new volunteers were accepted in 2009.
Pets As Therapy have 360 trained Assessors.
101 Area Coordinators support the volunteers.
P.A.T. dogs and cats regularly.
Take a look at their website.
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13 Jul
Sir John Madejski, entrepreneur, owner of Reading Football Club and founder of AutoTrader has today shown his support for the National Responsible Dog Owners Campaign, along with Natures Menu.
Have you shown your support yet? Click along to the website and sign the petition.
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12 Jul
Celebrity vet Joe Inglis, star of Vets in Practice and The One Show’s resident vet, has today shown support for the national Responsible Dog Owners Campaign.
Joe has developed and launched a range of natural pet food. Click on over to Pets Kitchen to take a look and don’t forget to keep checking the campaign website as we update the list of celebrities and organisations showing their support.
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12 Jul
Dog fouling is a major issue for many of our towns and cities. It is the most offensive type of litter on our streets and it is consistently raised as a public concern - but what exactly is being done about it?
In 2008 the UK dog population was estimated to be 7.3 million, with dogs producing approximately 1,000 tonnes of excrement each day.
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9 Jul
Almost daily I receive dog behaviour training emails asking: “how so I stop my puppy from biting?” or “my puppy cries all night” or asking how to stop their puppy from whining, barking or chewing.
Puppies bite for a number of reasons: because they are teething, because it’s fun, because it gets a reaction (and puppies love attention) and because they’re bored. The best thing you can do is to invest in a puppy chew toy and stuff it with their food; perhaps even put a little water in with their food and put in the freezer overnight to create a highly chewable frozen food toy. Each time your puppy bites you, say “ow!” as if they really hurt you, and walk off away from them. Completely ignore them - don’t talk to them or look at them. If you can, walk out of the room and leave them for 10 seconds. Repeat this every time your puppy bites you and they’ll quickly learn that biting loses their playmate. Get them addicted to their chew toy and show them that biting you hurts and ends all the fun and they won’t have any need to bite you. It’s critical to teach your puppy bite inhibition so that they learn to have gentle jaws - when puppy grows into a dog, their jaws are much more powerful and will do a lot of unintentional damage if this isn’t taught early in its life.
Click Puppy Biting to download a free guide on how to teach bite inhibition and stop your puppy biting.
If you have, have just got or are about to get - or know someone who has - a puppy, download my puppy tips and a free copy of Dr. Ian Dunbar’s book After You Get Your Puppy which answers all of these common questions and more.
If you’re having training or behaviour problems with your puppy, get in touchto arrange a puppy visit or to enrol on a puppy training class.
a helpful mobile guide about correcting this behaviour and more are available on my iPhone app, Dog Trainer Pro, available free from the appstore.
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9 Jul
The National Responsible Dog Owners Campaign was established by Jez in 2010 to actively reduce the number of dog attacks and neglected dog fouling by educating owners. The Campaign recognises that Breed Standard Legislation does not work and penalising dogs and owners after the incident is not effective. Education is the key.
Stop dog attacks and stop dog fouling by supporting the National Responsible Dog Owners Campaign. Supported by The One Show’s celebrity vet Joe Inglis, Dr. Ian Dunbar, Sir John Madejski, the Wolf Man Shaun Ellis and many companies including the KONG Company UK.
Add your name by simply clicking here.
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Please share the link to help promote the Campaign: the more people who support, the more impact it will have and the greater chance that the Government will take appropriate action. There are many campaigns presented to Number 10 - we need this one to stand out.
Thank you all for your support - please keep spreading the word.
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