Dog Handling - Tag - puppy behaviour2019-04-29T04:07:32+12:00urn:md5:a6407b570be288920034c4868ce30b5aDotclearDealings With Dogsurn:md5:f29a22bcb66726bd636eb0a37a79bddd2013-09-10T04:55:00+01:002013-12-29T18:15:05+00:00Raewyn SavilleDog Handlingdog behaviourpack behaviourpuppy behaviour <p>Living with other species is something that, in my opinion, most human beings don't do very well. The first thing they do is give the furry or feathery thing a nice human name and then stamp upon it their idea of what a person of that name is like and how it will behave and what it will believe etc.
When things go wrong in the relationship they... <a href="http://dogsplay.co.nz/dotcl/index.php?post/2013/09/10/Dealings-With-Dogs"><em>Read</em> Dealings With Dogs</a></p>Good Dog Training Newsletter - September 2013urn:md5:0f86c30df7fbe80166b54b20183cbc8c2013-09-09T04:28:00+01:002013-09-09T04:33:43+01:00Raewyn SavilleNewslettersdog behaviourdog handlingPitbull Terrierspuppy behaviour <p>PITBULL TERRIERS - my opinion
Every now and again it pays to step outside your comfort zone and say words and be involved in actions which may not please all of the people all of the time. Pitbull Terriers seem to bring out the worst in people just by mention of the words Pitbull Terrier.
Ever since I was first introduced to the look and style... <a href="http://dogsplay.co.nz/dotcl/index.php?post/2013/09/09/Pitbull-Terriers-my-opinion"><em>Read</em> Good Dog Training Newsletter - September 2013</a></p>Biting Circumstances - the hard yardsurn:md5:7ef22118c2f0ab97cfa184c8a79372202012-09-20T13:57:00+01:002012-12-13T19:01:46+00:00Raewyn SavilleDog Handlingbitingpuppy behaviour <p>Why does my dog bite?
Almost every week some delightful person with the best endeavours for their dog at heart, rings me with a sad tale of their dog, threatening, menacing or actually biting another dog, human being or other creature.
So what do we make of this? Reality check folks, dogs have a massive set of teeth, they are not ornamental,... <a href="http://dogsplay.co.nz/dotcl/index.php?post/2012/09/20/Biting-Circumstances-the-hard-yards"><em>Read</em> Biting Circumstances - the hard yards</a></p>Dog Games to playurn:md5:2ae523d458eed78ec3f0f5e1a0ee93d22012-09-11T22:07:00+01:002012-11-15T09:07:52+00:00Raewyn SavilleDog Handlingdog behaviourgamesplaying tugpuppy behaviour <p>Some Games I have dreamt up that dogs love to play.
In this modern world the work that Dogs used to do has pretty much vanished from our day to day business of living. I think even in Alaska they prefer motorised sleds these days. Hunting is a waning sport for many and varied reasons, not the least of which are that City Dwelling Modern... <a href="http://dogsplay.co.nz/dotcl/index.php?post/2012/09/11/Dog-Games-to-play"><em>Read</em> Dog Games to play</a></p>Sorting Home Problems Part 5urn:md5:bef351ca098f9afeef5b878fdcdbfd8c2012-08-28T21:43:00+01:002012-12-17T19:46:21+00:00Raewyn SavilleDog Handlingdog trainingpuppy behaviourpuppy trainingpuppy training at home <p>How your Dogs' Daily schedule could work:
So having gone through getting your two puppies who are crated and have been to Puppy School
and who are now starting to walk about two kms per day, what comes next.
Now you get up every day including Sunday, at 6a.m. and head off for a walk with the dogs. On week days they get breakfast when they get... <a href="http://dogsplay.co.nz/dotcl/index.php?post/2012/08/28/Sorting-Home-Problems-Part-5"><em>Read</em> Sorting Home Problems Part 5</a></p>Sorting Home Problems for Dogs Part 3urn:md5:4f0804104bcba57d128c8f44ffe0e61b2012-08-23T21:35:00+01:002012-12-17T19:51:24+00:00Raewyn SavilleDog Handlingdog trainingplaying tugpuppy behaviourpuppy trainingsocialisation <p>Bring your new puppy into your life during your annual holidays, if you work.
Make sure you have two weeks to settle puppy into your home. If you picked puppy up at 8 weeks old then the next two weeks are the equivalent of one quarter of his life. If you stick to a schedule during those two weeks, feeding, playing, toilet time, bed time, pretty... <a href="http://dogsplay.co.nz/dotcl/index.php?post/2012/08/23/Sorting-Home-Problems-for-Dogs-Part-3"><em>Read</em> Sorting Home Problems for Dogs Part 3</a></p>