Dog behaviour

Pooch psychology: What is going on in your dog's head?

We all love our dog's unique traits and quirks, but why do they do it? To help understand why our pooches sometimes behave this way, dog-friendly holiday lettings specialist Canine Cottages has teamed up with accredited dog trainer Joe Nutkins to take a closer look at the psychology behind dog's behaviour to help uncover what is going on in your furry friend's head.

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Canine Expert shares tips to understand your dog's body language

As much as we wish we could, we can't converse with our dogs the same way we do with humans, so the best way to understand them is though their emotions and body language.

Dogs mature emotionally up to the age of two and a half years so it is especially important to make sure they are understood in their key developmental stages. Bella & Duke's Natural Canine Behaviourist,...

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Does your dog give you the ick? Veterinarian shares how to beat TikTok’s trending icks

TikTok users are now extending the dating term 'the ick', referring to being suddenly put off by someone you were once attracted to, to their dogs.

In candid videos , dog owners can be seen reeling off their dogs' traits that irk them the most, often joined by their oblivious four-legged friend!

However, although many traits are innocent, cheeky mistakes, according to Pooch...

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Five Tips to Stop Your Dog Misbehaving This Christmas

Christmas is a magical time for the whole family but it can so often become a somewhat manic time full of novelty, changes of routine, fireworks and endless visits from friends and family.

While we enjoy this as just a part of the festive season, for our dogs this can be a bewildering time full of potential stress and anxiety where their predictable world changes - and their...