Do you share your heart and home with a herding breed? Do you also live in Amsterdam? Then this one's for you... Imagine a child running across the park. A bike passing a little too close. A tram pulling away. For some dogs, that’s just background activity. No second...
Meet Some of our Dog Training Participants in May Say hello to little Ponchuk, a Maltipoo who struggles with barking indoors and has quite the flight response when it comes to other dogs. He is far from aggressive and would rather avoid other canines at all costs. Our...
KASTEEL BREDERODE Can I just saw how much I adore this quaint yet royal ruin? It captivates my imagination and feeds the history geek within, plus it's just up the road from us. You can read more about our first visit to Brederode in another blog post here: Dog days...
Did you know that the power behind a horse bite is greater than the majority of dogs? To be a tad more specific, did you know the bite of a horse is more than DOUBLE the power of a Pit Bull's jaws? Me neither! I spend my days as a dog trainer working closely with a...
Do tugs turn dogs into thugs? That is the question. A dog owners dilemma that I have heard so often in the past few months that I've decided to dedicate an entire blog post to the (somewhat) controversial topic that is tug of war. It's all about that ''A'' word......
We adopted Kygo from DOA almost two years ago and have been busy discovering Dutch destinations that welcome wags and woofs one paw at a time… “Can my dog come too?” Is a phrase I often ask. It’s no secret that well-behaved dogs have more freedom. Putting your...
The dog industry is a funny one. Like all fields, it has mighty quirks, perks and of course, downsides. A canine career means a world full of possibilities. It’s intriguing, creative, extremely hands on and undoubtedly highly rewarding work. Whether it’s structuring...
''Fight like cat and dog'' - it's a tale of tails that's as old as time. I'm a dog person, that's a given. Don't get me wrong, I've never had anything against felines, I just found my calling with canines, yet here I am typing whilst sharing my seat with my purring...
I wrote the following text a few weeks after Nero passed but for some reason could not bring myself to publish it on the blog. It’s now been almost one year to the day since Nero crossed that rainbow bridge and even though reading this still brings me to tears, I feel...