Evidence & Research

Nobody talks about what the trainer carries home. I still think about Dutch. She was a Rottweiler from a long line of working, protection-bred dogs, sold to a family as a pet. Her needs were far more than that home could give her, and over time she became unpredictable in the house. Eventually she went for the kids. It was right when my illness was getting worse, so taking her myself wasn't an option. She didn't get the ending I wanted for her, and that stays with me. A lot o

Behavioural medication in dogs is one of those subjects that can become very polarised very quickly. Some people see medication as a shortcut. Others see it as an essential part of helping certain dogs cope and learn. As usual, I think the reality is somewhere in the middle. Medication isn't a magic pill, and it certainly isn't a replacement for behaviour modification. But for some dogs, it can be another tool that makes behaviour modification possible in the first place. Giv

There is something happening in the dog world at the moment that concerns me more than people questioning vaccines. It's the way social media has turned a complicated subject into a simple one. Dog has a reaction after a vaccine? The vaccine did it. Dog doesn't have the vaccine? The owner is irresponsible. Neither position is particularly helpful. The better question is: what does this individual dog actually need, and what do we know about him before we make that decision? V