We have a bias to towards thinking of animals as physical beings and forget they are also social species like us who rely on safe secure social attachments and emotional safety. How emotionally safe (or unsafe) a dog or cat feels will be reflected in their behaviour...
Have you ever noticed as dog behavioural changes over the holidays? Christmas is a time people’s front gates and front doors become busier with deliveries, service providers doing last minute maintenance, and the arrival of guests. Even if the home environment remains...
One question we get asked more than any other is about the use of live dogs for training – and more specifically why we don’t use live animals for our in person dog bite prevention program. The short answer is, after training hundreds of veterinary...
Animal Management officers are regularly required to respond to animals showing a wide variety of behaviours but most common are barking and escaping. Whilst these behaviours can be exhibited by fearful, anxious, and stressed dogs excessive or extreme problem...
In the five months between June and December 2022 Australia Post reported almost 1,000 dog attacks on postal workers. A figure that shows more than 50% increase on the year prior. Australia is home to approximately 5 million dogs and an estimated 48% of Australian...
Several years of Covid restrictions, along with our busy lifestyles have created a greater and ever-growing demand for home deliveries (even I myself have not been immune to the lure of having my weekly shopping delivered to my door!) and a dramatic increase in the...
