The Ruffle Snuffle mat is an enrichment activity designed to use your dogs greatest sense, their nose. The action of sniffing out a treat is hugely satisfying and self-rewarding for your dog ( just like barking, but not as noisy!).
Training & Advice
4 Games to play with a Train ‘n’ Treat Ruffle Snuffle Ball: Canine enrichment
The benefits of mental exercise include tiring your dog out, yes, really, a good puzzle will tire your dog out quicker than a good walk in the park. It reduces stress, encourages them to think, encourages learning and best of all it helps make your dog a healthy well-balanced pooch mentally and emotionally too! Games you can play with your Ruffle Snuffle Train’n’Treat Ball These are the games I pass on to the humans to play with their brand new Train’n’treat snuffle ball. Treat Quite simply as the name suggests use it as a treat after training practice. You could …
How can I stop my dog jumping up on people?
There are a number of methods you can use to teach your dog not to jump up; they don’t need to be aversive or use physical tools. The hardest part (as with most behaviour work) is the consistency and dedication it takes of you and your family to work with your dog.
How to settle and train your new rescue dog
The news headlines are full of horror stories now about how many pets are being dumped as lockdown eases. The RSPCA is receiving over 40 calls a day as people return to work and abandon their new puppy from the last few months. Back in April as lockdown took hold the Kennel Club advised people not to get a puppy as a kneejerk reaction to finding a Covid companion. A dog is for life, not just coronavirus was the message they broadcast. Despite this warning, a new report from the Kennel Club on lockdown puppies found that 40% of the dog …
Teach Your Dog To Walk Nicely On A Lead: Training guide for Loose Leash Walking
The following article is a step-by-step guide to teaching your dog how to walk nicely on a lead. The best way to make sure your dog is not pulling on the lead when you walk with it is to teach them how to walk nicely at a loose leash. This can be done by using techniques such as: teaching them that they should be going in the same direction as you, rewarding correct behaviour and ignoring incorrect behaviour, walking only on the left side of their body and keeping an even pace. The truth about dogs pulling on leashes is …