On October 5th, PAWS Animal Rescue in Mullinahone, Co Tipperary, will be hosting our very first Open Day at the shelter. Come see the kennels, meet the staff, the dogs for adoption and get some cuddles. There is also face painting, sweet treats and loads more. We are...
Muzzles are an invaluable piece of walking equipment. They are required by law for some breeds and mixes so they keep your dog safe and inkeeping with legal requirements. However, teaching your dog the skill of comfortably wearing a muzzle has endless benefits. It...
Teaching your dog a “whiplash” turnaround is extremely useful as a leash skill. Particularly when we are working through a variety of different behaviours from loose leash skills to leash reactivity. Our leash is like our telephone line between us and...
In a perfect world, dogs would never meet face to face. They would much prefer to give each other loads of space, in a wide berth, circle each other, sniff to gather information in a yin and yang shape and have full option to disengage and move away when they need...
The aim of teaching our dogs a release cue when it comes to toys, stolen socks etc. Is to teach the dog that the release cue, for example, “THANK YOU!”, means something rewarding is about to happen. We never want to grab things from our dog has this can be direct way...
