Surviving the Fireworks
🎇🎆Now starts the two weeks that bonfire night seems to have become! 🎇🎆 Here is our guide to helping your dog through what can be a...
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Tamsin at DTD
Oct 204 min read
How to Prepare Your Dog in the Weeks Leading Up to Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night can be a stressful time for dogs due to the loud noises and flashing lights of fireworks. The sudden bursts of sound can...
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Tamsin at DTD
Oct 164 min read
How to avoid a real fright!
How to Help Your Dog Through Halloween Safely: Our Top Twelve Tips for a Stress-Free Spooky Time! Halloween is a fun and festive time...
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Tamsin at DTD
May 275 min read
Some days, I don’t like my dog, and that’s my superpower!
Having a dog isn’t always the picture-perfect scene we imagine—strolling through the countryside with your dog running off-leash,...
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Tamsin at DTD
Apr 234 min read
My dogs made me unpopular
Something struck me when out walking my younger dog faith earlier. She has inadvertently made me unpopular with some of the other dog...
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Tamsin at DTD
May 31, 20233 min read
Is your dog drowning and are you the one making them?
First of all what on earth am I talking about? Well, flooding is a training technique often used by balanced trainers. When I say...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jan 30, 20211 min read
Enrichment Guide.......Number Twenty Eight
Living in England we often get a fair amount of rain but this doesn’t have to stop you getting out and about and entertaining those dogs....
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Tamsin at DTD
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Enrichment Guide.......Number Twenty Seven
Confidence courses are great for puppies but also adult dogs. It’s important that we teach our dogs to accept new things. This may be...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Enrichment Guide.......Number Twenty Six
Paddling pools aren’t just for putting water in! Creating a ball pool for your pooch is a great form of enrichment. Not only does it help...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jan 23, 20211 min read
Enrichment Guide........Number Twenty Five
Presents aren’t just for Christmas and birthdays! Wrapped items are great enrichment for dogs, especially those dogs whose natural drive...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Enrichment Guide........Number Twenty Four
If you don’t live close to the beach or live in a climate where snow is a possibility don’t worry! Simply taking your dog somewhere new...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Enrichment Guide Number Twenty Two
The beach is a fantastic place to go to explore with your pooch. Pebbles, sand, rocky outcrops and sand dunes all add a variety of...
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Tamsin at DTD
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide......Number Twenty One
If you have ever owned a dog you'll know they are pretty good at jumping up and putting their paws on things. Whether that be on you, on...
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Tamsin at DTD
Aug 24, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide.....Number Twenty
Most people leave dog toys laying around the house. They then wonder why dogs steal shoes and other items we don't want them to and have...
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Tamsin at DTD
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide.......Number Nineteen
Great hot weather fun for you and your pooch! All you need is a paddling pool, some water and some tasty treats. Fill the pool up,...
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Tamsin at DTD
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide....Number Eighteen
Great for warmer days and for dogs that enjoy balls and splashing around. They don't have to be brave enough to swim, just paddling is...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide.....Number Seventeen
Once again an easy way of providing your dog with some enrichment with an object that otherwise would go in the bin. Plus, it saves me...
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Tamsin at DTD
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide.....Number Sixteen
Taking scatter feeding to the next level and reusing items that you have around the house. Recycling is something we all do, but before...
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Tamsin at DTD
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide.....Number Fifteen!
The easiest of all the enrichment ideas. Scatter feeding. No prep, nothing to clear up after. Incredibly quick and easy. It uses your...
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Tamsin at DTD
Feb 11, 20201 min read
Enrichment Guide.....Number Fourteen
Another item that we tend to discard without thinking. Cardboard envelopes! Dead Easy. 1) Open 2) Fill with kibble of treats 3) fold the...
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