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Why you can and should use a food treat in a fearful dog...

Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

4 min

Why you can and should use a food treat in a fearful dog...

Being comforted by someone when you are fearful does not make you more fearful in the present or the future.

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Why medicating your pet should not be considered a last resort...

Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

2 min

Why medicating your pet should not be considered a last resort...

Caregivers are naturally worried about side effects and long-term negative effects but behaviour veterinarians use medications that have bee

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Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

7 min

Animal Sense Perth Preferred Trainers

The reason I have a list of preferred trainers is that there are, sadly, still some dog trainers who persist in using techniques that inv...

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Labelling dogs as dominant getting in the way of helping your dog.

Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

2 min

Labelling dogs as dominant getting in the way of helping your dog.

Scientists believe dogs evolved from wolves some 15 000 years ago. In an attempt to understand dogs’ social structure some scientists beg...

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Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

2 min

Blending dogs

The first job of caregivers deciding to join two canine families is to have all dogs assessed for health problems. Any disease or pain-re...

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You can take a dog from the outback but not the outback out of the dog.

Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

3 min

You can take a dog from the outback but not the outback out of the dog.

When humans take on the role of rescuer they can feel they are giving a dog a better life. I get it. We all think our life is the one to ...

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Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

2 min

Why I don’t recommend Boot camp

Have you heard it said that when your car needs fixing you send it to a qualified mechanic and therefore when your dog has problems it ma...

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Nicole Lobry de Bruyn

3 min

Dog Bite! What now?

When your pet bites someone it brings up many emotions – fear, anger, confusion. After making sure the person is okay you need to have yo...

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