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A friend for my dog - what's the problem
A friend for my dog. People often think that the incumbent dog in the household will welcome a new dog into the family home, and many dogs do. But one should not expect or think that it will all be plain sailing. All sorts of problems could occur that were unexpected. If you are thinking of getting a second dog and you think it will be good company for your dog, think again, before blindly making that decision. These are some of the things to think about - Not all dogs want t
Katy Renny
DIGGING DOG
Dogs digging in the garden is often regarded by owners, and especially keen gardeners, as destructive behaviour and a nuisance. It is also potentially hazardous for dogs if they dig up and eat plants that are poisonous to them. So how do we stop it? Let’s check first why Fido is doing it, because if we can work that out, it could give us a headstart fixing it? For example, is he is digging because he is trying to get out of the garden to get to someone (perhaps there is a bit
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MY TEN TOP PLACES TO TRAIN AROUND SALISBURY
Map showing locations of my top ten places to train around Salisbury These are my top ten places to train around Salisbury. They are not listed in order of preference, as each location offers different training opportunities: 1. CHURCHILL GARDENS SP1 2JN Training opportunities: Churchill Gardens offers a variety of ‘urban’ socialisation, being situated alongside a busy road, there is the sound and sight of traffic for the dog to become accustomed to. The park is relativ
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A friend for my dog - what's the problem
A friend for my dog. People often think that the incumbent dog in the household will welcome a new dog into the family home, and many dogs do. But one should not expect or think that it will all be plain sailing. All sorts of problems could occur that were unexpected. If you are thinking of getting a second dog and you think it will be good company for your dog, think again, before blindly making that decision. These are some of the things to think about - Not all dogs want t
Katy Renny
Apr 202 min read
DIGGING DOG
Dogs digging in the garden is often regarded by owners, and especially keen gardeners, as destructive behaviour and a nuisance. It is also potentially hazardous for dogs if they dig up and eat plants that are poisonous to them. So how do we stop it? Let’s check first why Fido is doing it, because if we can work that out, it could give us a headstart fixing it? For example, is he is digging because he is trying to get out of the garden to get to someone (perhaps there is a bit
Katy Renny
Mar 212 min read
MY TEN TOP PLACES TO TRAIN AROUND SALISBURY
Map showing locations of my top ten places to train around Salisbury These are my top ten places to train around Salisbury. They are not listed in order of preference, as each location offers different training opportunities: 1. CHURCHILL GARDENS SP1 2JN Training opportunities: Churchill Gardens offers a variety of ‘urban’ socialisation, being situated alongside a busy road, there is the sound and sight of traffic for the dog to become accustomed to. The park is relativ
Katy Renny
Jan 15 min read
CRATE TRAINING
If we think of a crate as a bedroom for the dog rather than a cage, I bet we would train a dog to use it more easily. Afterall, when we prepare a nursery for the newborn, I’m sure we are not thinking of it as a cell. We decorate it with things that are appealing to a baby. We should consider the same when we prepare the crate for a dog by making it feel a comfortable and safe place to stay in with the gate closed. I didn’t use a crate for my first dog. They were not the ‘th
Katy Renny
Dec 8, 20257 min read
TOILET TRAINING A PUPPY
One of the first things you are going to want to achieve when you get your young puppy, is teach him not to pee and poo in your home. There we go, that typical phrase “NOT TO.” What we really should be thinking is - How do we teach the puppy to do his business somewhere we want him to, rather than not? If a puppy has been bred in a sanitary environment from the start ie. not a puppy farm, he is likely to have already developed the clean habit of not wanting to soil his restin
Katy Renny
Nov 29, 20254 min read
CAN YOU STOP MY DOG FROM....
LET'S FIND A STARTING POINT When a dog owner contacts me, its often because their dog is doing something they do not want him to do – for instance, throwing himself at the front door when he hears someone outside, or barking at people when he's being walked on the lead, and they want to know – can you stop it? I don’t have a magic wand that does this, but I can advise on what needs to be done. I start by asking lots of questions, for example – “Will your dog come back when ca
Katy Renny
Nov 1, 20252 min read
ktk9 has a new puppy
As you will know (if you read About Me) I had a dog called Bonnie, a yellow labrador. She lived for 16 years, but died a couple of years...
Katy Renny
Aug 7, 20251 min read
We have moved!
Announcing that ktk9 Pet dog training & behaviour has moved to Wiltshire (5 miles SE of Salisbury) Salisbury, Wiltshire Servicing dog...
Katy Renny
Jul 28, 20251 min read
RECIPE FOR DOG TRAINING & BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
When working with the owner of a dog for training and behaviour, the recipe I follow is simple, it has four “ingredients”: Ingredients...
Katy Renny
May 31, 20252 min read
Poisonous to Puppies and Dangerous to Dogs, in Autumn & Winter
In a previous post about poisonous substances to puppies and dogs in Spring & Summer, I emphasised how inquisitive puppies can be and how...
Katy Renny
Oct 19, 20232 min read
The trick to an effective recall (revisited)
I posted an article here two years ago but I think it is worth revisiting because a reliable recall is one of the key skills an owner...
Katy Renny
Dec 14, 20223 min read
Is my dog ready for the Beer Garden?
Your dog might have learnt to settle at home in the safety of his bed or crate, but has he learnt to relax whilst you sit down outside?...
Katy Renny
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Poisonous to Puppies and Dangerous to Dogs, in Spring & Summer
Puppies are inquisitive. Dogs have a tendency to scavenge. If they are not trained to not eat food they find, then it is sensible to keep...
Katy Renny
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Sleep training
When I was bringing up my children in London, we were fortunate to have so much choice of things to do, past-times and extra-curricular...
Katy Renny
Feb 2, 20212 min read
A Faithful Friend – Part 2 - Party pooper
Whenever I read a post on Facebook, that someone has got a puppy; it has just been vaccinated; and they want to meet up with other...
Katy Renny
Jan 17, 20213 min read
A Faithful Friend – Part 1 - Don’t ignore me
These days, we have come to regard a walk with a friend not only a pleasure but a privilege. But if we ignored our friend the whole time...
Katy Renny
Jan 17, 20212 min read
The trick to an effective recall
Many owners, I see, come to me with the same problem – they don’t trust their dog to let him off the lead in the park, because he runs...
Katy Renny
Nov 20, 20201 min read
BANG! CRACK! WHOOSH! FIREWORKS SEASON IS APPROACHING
Have you ever wondered how your dog knows that someone is coming to the front door, moments before you do? Dogs have an acute sense of hearing. They are far more sensitive to sound than humans. So when a noise is particularly loud and unexpected, as in the case of fireworks and thunder, it is little wonder that some dogs find it frightening. A survey found that just under half of the dogs in the study were frightened of fireworks. And that the fear increased the older the dog
Katy Renny
Oct 14, 20204 min read
GOOD REWARDS, BAD TREATS
I regard a treat as something ‘out of the blue’ and unexpected. Whereas a reward is something I regard as earnt for a good job. So I...
Katy Renny
Jun 25, 20202 min read
IS IT OK FOR MY PUPPY TO MOUTH AND BITE ME?
One of the things I often hear puppy owners say is, “He only mouths me,” when actually he is biting. But because he is a puppy and it is...
Katy Renny
Jun 8, 20204 min read
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