We have all heard about the importance of ‘brain drain’ and mental enrichment for your dog. Allowing your dog to engage their natural, innate primary senses to lick, sniff, chew, dig, forage and scavenge in appropriate ways can hugely enrich your...
Dogs chewing and mouthing are very natural, normal dog behaviors. Dogs will enjoy chewing right through their adulthood. Puppies chewing and mouthing hands and feet can be one of the first and more difficult things to navigate as owners of a dog in their early life....
Some dogs, like people, do not enjoy being touched or petted or are even just sensitive to particular areas of their body. In some rescue dog cases, adult rescue dogs’ tolerance to being touched may vary significantly. Many rescue dogs may sometimes be touch...
In PAWS, we see every kind of dog find themselves in rescue usually through no fault of their own. All breeds, from all backgrounds and of all ages. Many people don’t find the idea of adopting a senior dog from a rescue who is in their twilight years as...
To a normal person, Sniffing may seem like a very mundane activity. To a dog, however, sniffing is their whole world. Scentwork is how dogs learn everything they need to know about the world. It aids them to assess all situations, learn about new people and dogs,...
