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                                                           Parent First, Friend Second.                                                   Parenting children and dogs  We will all have been in the supermarket and witnessed children begging and pleading with mum for that ‘something ‘they simply must have. We will also probably have witnessed some children demanding it as their right! But what would we do in that situation and why do some children beg and plead, some...

                                                            Instinct or Impulse? Sometimes it’s difficult to know which is which but if we can understand the difference it can have a huge impact on how we train or rehabilitate our dogs. The first time a child sees or hears something unusual their instinct will put them on their guard. If they hear a large bang of thunder their instinct will tell them immediately that this is not a ‘usual’ sound so be on their guard or even afraid. Their impulse may be to run and hide but if their parents handle the situation carefully the child will understand as he matures that the impulse wouldn’t have helped and the noise was not to be scared of. Picture an ...

  I usually like to post positive articles but the fact that the rescue situation is getting worse everyday is something that cannot be ignored   Rescue Back in the Day   I can remember many years ago – and I do mean many – that ‘rescue kennels’ were not the norm.   The RSPCA is almost 200 years old and was the one most people knew about, chasing them in age is Battersea and the NCDL (now the Dog’s Trust), both well-established but not familiar names to most people ‘back in the day’.   The age of the smaller rescue kennels began to materialise some fifty years ago, they were mainly breed specific and few in numbers. The dogs that needed rescue spaces were also very different then. They were dogs that genuinely needed rescuing, stray dogs, abused dogs, neglected dogs, all in need of tender loving care and a good permanent home. The small percentage that came from pet, or companion (as I prefer to call them), homes were usually due to family bereavemen...