In the first part of our series we took a look at housetraining, so for the next, we’d like to talk about one of the joys of rescuing – that is seeing your new friend(s) grow in confidence as they experience new sensations and situations. There’s some general advice around introducing any dog to anything … Continue reading "Teaching a dog new tricks – Swim! Swim!"

Probably the most common question we get asked about rehoming a rescue dog is “how difficult is it to house train them?” It’s a fair question, but before we attempt to answer it may we suggest you ask yourself another couple of questions first? As patronising as this sounds you only need to look at … Continue reading "Teaching a dog new tricks – housetraining."

The 6th July was Chewy’s six month gotcha day and we thought it would be great as he’s now been an inseparable part of our lives for  over half a year to mark it by looking back at just how far he’s come. Since he became part of our family, its hard to recognise the … Continue reading "You can teach a middle aged dog new tricks."