The Curious Dog - Nutrition & Lifestyle

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

JUST ADDED to the website
150g Dental Seaweed (Brand: Crooked Lane)

🧐 DID YOU KNOW that Ascophyllum Nodosum also has nutritional benefits aside from the dental health benefits?

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03/11/2026

I am back from Melbourne's Canine Masters 2026 and ready to give your pups the fresh raw meals they deserve

30/10/2026

Getting the dogs out to do the things they love before I head to Melbourne for Canine Masters for more learning

29/10/2026

Tweed Shire Council have put together this video series for dog owners. I haven't watched them all yet myself 🧐😆 so I'm not supporting or agreeing with everything in there (dog training is nuanced and is not the same for every dog) - just sharing to hopefully help some fellow dog owners. We can always learn something.

23/10/2026

A few of you have been waiting for me to get fresh, frozen Sardines back in... well, they're here!! And the best part is I didn't have to pack them. Canine Country have done the work, and the packaging is pretty as a picture

19/10/2026

In every family, there's that "special" one 😉.

The one who's a bit unhinged, or left of centre, a creative or free spirit, maybe even a bit OCD about some things... but they always manage to make you smile, because, after all, they're just being unapologetically themselves.

Guess who discovered there are fish in the water lily pot? Guess who just realised he can dangle his front legs in there and splash around? He seems convinced that the fish would enjoy a little chat and some turbulence created by two fluffy white paddles 😆.

Does your dog do something that is just a little bit "naughty" that they thoroughly enjoy?

16/10/2026

😍 Good news!! The rectangular 1kg tubs of Raw 4 Paws are back! I only have a few round containers left, but you will see these listed separately on the website.

I have just re-stocked, and everything is available in the tubs except for goat which didn't arrive this week (only 2 available). Everything is available in the portions.

Even better news for you - I've just launched a discount offer on Raw 4 Paws products. When you buy SIX (6) or more Raw 4 Paws products, you will automatically get 10% off those products.

You can choose all tubs, all portions or a combination of both. (Hint: The portions come in handy when you've forgotten to defrost a tub, either as a part of the meal or thaw a few; they thaw quicker than the tubs).

Valid from NOW until 31st October; applies to stock available on the website at the time of your order; no back orders.

30/09/2026

You've heard it already, but please be extra aware that ticks are around and they are active, everywhere, but the Tweed Coast is a particularly high risk region. They thrive in this weather - a bit of rain, followed by some warmth.

I just pulled this paralysis tick off Saccha, hidden in her fluffy eyebrow. I was only prompted to do a tick check because she squeaked when she approached me to come in for a cuddle. She has done this before, so I gently checked neck movement, and got no response. I looked further and saw it just poking out of her fur. Above the eye is quite swollen under her eyebrow clump of fur, so it's likely she picked it up on last night's walk through the "Goanna Track" at Caba.

I'm keeping a close eye on her, but just thought it was a timely reminder for everyone else. This is the second tick we've found in the past couple of months, the first being on Jasper in July/August.

If you don't already have a set of tick twisters in your first aid kit, so yourself a favour and get some now. They make tick removal a hell of a lot easier than tweezers (although I've used both).

30/09/2026

I was just having this conversation with a customer yesterday, as to why her 3byear old dog wasn't as social as she used to be.

It's not uncommon for adult dogs to significantly change their social preferences around the age of 3; much like many of us change our social preferences over the years, at different stages in our lives.

What to do about changing social preferences? Observe. Assess and address - consider other factors - stress, illness, pain/discomfort, maturity, our own expectations, the temperament and behaviour of the other dogs.

Allow your dog to make those choices. Don't force social.

I like the socially weird ones 😂

The one with that one best friend.
The one who has a very specific type.
The one who’ll happily walk with another dog for an hour but has absolutely no interest in playing with them.
The one who thinks other dogs are fine, but people are clearly still the "bee's knees".
The one with a tiny, carefully selected friendship group and apparently no vacancies.
And then there’s the dog who meets another dog for approximately twelve seconds and there's that beautiful, instant play connection.

Dogs can be wonderfully particular about their social lives.
And I think that gets missed when we put them into just two enormous boxes.

Social.
Not social.

There’s a whole lot living in between those two.

They can enjoy company without wanting interaction.
And that gets missed a lot by us.

Some will adore certain dogs and completely ignore others.
Prefer particular play styles.
Choose familiar friends.
Enjoy meeting everyone.
Or simply have very little interest in dogs at all.

None of those dogs need to be squeezed into somebody else’s idea of what a “social dog” should look like.

Sometimes it’s much more fun to notice who the dog in front of us actually is.
And who their little tail wiggles for.