12. March 2018

Taking an example from the horse world While working as a dog trainer, I have found that stress is a major factor in our dogs’ lives. Many people contribute to the behavioural problems they complain about by stressing their dog out to the hilt. One such finding is that many people tend to overwork their dogs without giving them time to get into an exercise with warm up time or take the time to cool off afterward. The belief being that a “tired” dog is a “good” dog, however, a tired...

11. March 2018

As a young child, I was taught how to massage dogs and animals from my grandfather and other members of the family. My father had used these gentle touch movements to teach me how to behave around animals and to treat them kindly. In Ostpreußen, my family had been farmers with various farm animals and had used massage techniques on their dogs, horses, cows and even pigs to maintain their well-being and to work on training them. My maternal grandfather had worked in the Cavalry, and having...