Nose to Tail Dog Behaviour

Nose to Tail Dog Behaviour Pre-puppy/dog arrival advice. Behaviour advice, behaviour improvement plans, & training. 121s.

Take heart if you are feeling low about training for grooming. It’s almost ten years ago my little man came to live with...
12/06/2026

Take heart if you are feeling low about training for grooming. It’s almost ten years ago my little man came to live with me. It took about 45 minutes to cut his nails, which grow much faster than his auntie Uma’s. Now it takes about 5 minutes. Consistent positive reward training, together with knowing the dog in front of me. Each dog needs a bespoke approach. If you can get a dog professional to help you with grooming training, do it. Exact timing of praise and reward is essential. As is seeing what the dog is feeling trying to do
Grooming is so important and so often overlooked in early months.

Easy two- ingredient feeding toy filler / cold snack. Just raw turkey mince & plain yogurt mixed up and then frozen in t...
26/05/2026

Easy two- ingredient feeding toy filler / cold snack. Just raw turkey mince & plain yogurt mixed up and then frozen in the food toy (these are the old Persil dispensers as my dogs aren’t very good with Kongs). I have a pdf about enrichment food toys - ask if you’d like it. This was more for cooling purposes than anything more. I get asked for snacks at about 1400 as well!
Use any plain yogurt or kefir (check for no additives) and any raw mince. I use whatever I have for me or whatever’s yellow label on the day.

30/04/2026

When Uma wasn’t on lead all of the time, they both would have gone over to the logs to see if I would get them to stand on them, for treats. Now she’s so slow and on lead all of the time due to her eyesight, I often don’t want to detour. So Caylem goes up to things that used to be the fun stops, but has to do a recall instead. He would have been faster with Uma bombing at me, too. But it’s still good to practice, and get them doing things on walks.

28/04/2026

Reminder of this cheap & easy enrichment activity. Useful when it’s too hot to walk.
If you have more than one dog, do set up separate segregated spaces. I sit between mine whilst they do this which may be enough for some dogs.

06/02/2026

The thing is, this can really affect their behaviour outside when you are training and doing socialisation, as they are desperate for a wee! Frustration, inability to settle, whining- could be that a full bladder isn’t helping 😬

04/02/2026

Dogs don’t belong on short leads all of their time outdoors!

20/01/2026

Use cafes & pubs for socialisation for puppies. You will probably want them to be able to go to them. And they’re brilliant for watching the world, learning to settle, learning to focus on you with distractions. If you can get puppy to settle, you may even be able to do some work!

19/01/2026

Teaching puppy their name or another word for the main handler.

15/01/2026

Guinea Fowl leg (raw) for breakfast today for my 12 year old girl. Don’t believe that Dentastix & kibble are good for canine teeth- there is no actual evidence. Raw bones give the whole jaw and head a workout too. I bought raw carcasses from and cut them up with scissors. They have worked out cheaper per meal than any good quality dog food, I think.
Ask me for guidance on feeding a species appropriate diet if you are new to the idea.

13/01/2026

Are they the right temperature?
Are they having a sugar rush?

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