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Mental stimulation is just as important as physical exercise for our dogs.  You can help keep your dog’s brain stimulated with interactive toys, taking them on new routes or different dog parks when out walking, brain games and other playful activities. Many common dog behaviour problems such as chewing, digging, barking and other destructive behaviour can be managed, if their bodies and brains active during...

Choosing a dog bed can be a pretty daunting task at times, especially if your dog is extra large, or extra small, a growing puppy or an elderly pooch needing a little more comfort. With so many different products available on the market, choosing a dog bed that can cope with your dog’s behaviour and also the environmental factors can be tricky. Below we will...

National Puppy Day is on March 23 and is a day to celebrate the magic and unconditional love that puppies bring to our lives. It's also a day to help save homeless puppies across the globe and raise awareness about the dark nature of puppy mills and backyard breeding practices by choosing to adopt not shop. Unfortunately I believe some people are still getting a...

In this week's episode Lara discusses how useful crate training your dog can be (and Darcy gets himself crate trained..sort of!), Gyton finds out about the products that can help treat dogs with sensitive skin, Dr Melissa Meehan talks about the risks to dogs that like to chew and swallow things, we discuss raw food diets in more detail, provide some coastal safety tips and...

Bairnsdale is the destination for this week's pet friendly travel special, where you can find out about the best pet friendly things to do in this lovely Victorian town. Learn more about the regally named Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed in our dog breed profile weekly segment. Expert dog trainer and pet behaviourist, Lara Shannon, shares her dog training tips on how to address puppies...

I’m a big advocate of crate training dogs, because when it is done right, it provides your dog with a secure and happy place they can go to when they want a rest or are feeling anxious. It helps keep your dog safe and prevents escaping while traveling, or  may also be used to keep them safe during thunderstorms or fireworks. However should they be...

I often get asked by frustrated (and slightly repulsed) dog owners as to why their adorable dog is eating poop and how to stop a dog eating poo. Vets refer to the habit as Coprophagia and, while the thought of it is enough to make our stomach churn, remember, dogs are frequently attracted to the smell of faeces when they’re out and about so it...

Many common dog-behaviour issues like barking, digging and destructive chewing are because dogs are bored and anxious, and aren’t getting enough physical and mental stimulation in their day. That's where scatter feeding dogs can help. It is an easy way to add more enrichment into your dog’s day…and scatter feeding dogs will help with those fast eaters that inhale their food before you even put...

We all know that puppies and of course, many adult dogs, love to chew.  While for older dogs destructive chewing is often the result of boredom or anxiety, a teething puppy is likely to relish in finding any soft toy, slipper or pillow laying around to chew on so they can soothe their gums and relieve the pain caused by the growth of their adult...