A no-pull harness usually means a front-clip design: the lead attaches at the chest and steers the dog back towards you when they pull, instead of letting them lean into it. Clip position matters more than the word “harness” — in one study, back-clip dogs pulled harder and longer than dogs on a collar. The … Read more
Dog body language is a whole-body conversation — never read one signal on its own. Tail, eyes, ears, mouth, posture and context together give the meaning. A wagging tail means arousal, not happiness: a loose sweeping wag is friendly, while a high, stiff, fast wag is not. Dog body language is a whole-body conversation, not … Read more
Keep the first week small and predictable: one sleeping place, one toilet place, short play, and a lot of sleep. Puppies usually sleep 18 to 20 hours a day, and overtired puppies bite, race around and settle badly, so plan naps. The puppy first week is not about training perfection. It is about sleep, toilet … Read more
Most dogs eat grass because it is normal grazing behaviour, not because they are ill. In the University of California, Davis surveys, about 68 percent of owners said their dogs ate plants daily or weekly, yet only about 8 percent were often ill beforehand. Worry only when grass-eating is sudden, frantic, or paired with vomiting, … Read more
Never feed a dog chocolate, xylitol (also labelled birch sugar), grapes and raisins, onions, garlic and chives, macadamia nuts, alcohol, or caffeine. Also keep away cooked bones, which splinter, and raw yeast dough, which expands and produces alcohol in the stomach. “A little bit won’t hurt him” is the myth that fills vet waiting rooms. … Read more
Most healthy adult dogs need 30 minutes to 2 hours of exercise a day, usually split into two or more sessions. Puppies need about five minutes of structured exercise per month of age, once or twice a day, as a common guideline rather than a strict law. How much exercise does a dog need each … Read more
The everyday head tilt is most often a sign of attention: your dog is processing a sound that matters to him. In a 2021 study, dogs who had learned many toy names tilted their heads far more often when they heard a known name than typical dogs did. You say the word “walk” in a … Read more