Dog Reactivity

Dog Reactivity

Reactive behaviours between dogs can occur for many reasons and can often be one of the biggest behaviour challenges pet families face. It can greatly impact your enjoyment of the big wide world with your dog.  This podcast with Dr Renee and Dog Trainer Hannah will provide some more insights into this problem and how to solve it. Credit for the music used in our podcasts ‘Feel the Love’ goes…

Dental Disease

Dental disease in pets is one of the most common problems we see in vet practice. The current stats are that 100% of small breed dogs have significant dental disease by the age of 2 years! How gobsmacking is that – literally! In this podcast, learn what dental disease is, how it damages your pet’s health, and what we do about it.   Credit for the music used in our…

Itchy & Scratchy – Chronic Skin Disease in Pets

Chronic skin disease is one of the most frustrating disorders to treat in companion pets, and one of the most common.  These poor pets suffer on a daily basis! Conventional treatment options are limited – usually to the chronic use of medications like antibiotics and steroids that can have serious down-sides when used long-term. Natural therapies can be very effective, but the resolution process can be complicated and lengthy. In…

Does Your Dog Want to Fight Other Dogs?

Sibling rivalry & interdog aggression is one of the more common behaviour challenges that occurs with dogs.  Dogs may develop reactive behaviours, both in the home and when out and about, for a variety of reasons. And often their humans are inadvertantly reinforcing these behaviours and making them worse! In this podcast, you will learn the psychology behind reactive behaviours,  and how we often unknowingly contribute to them.  Hannah outlines…

Are You Causing Your Dog’s Stress?

In this podcast Dr Renee and our dog behaviour wizard Hannah discuss common behaviour challenges many dog families face, and how to extinguish them.  Hannah points out that the overarching problem many dogs suffer from is stress or anxiety, and that this feeds other problem behaviours – such as escaping, hyperactivity, and reactive aggression. She outlines strategies to AVOID encouraging inappropriate behaviours, and instead know how to reward and reinforce…