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How to Help Dog Separation Anxiety

It’s no secret that dogs are highly social animals. They thrive on companionship with humans and often feel more confident when we’re around. The downside is that we can't take them everywhere! Leaving our furry friends alone, even for just short ...

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Dog Names for 2023! 20 Ideas For Male and Female Dogs

If you’ve just adopted a new puppy or adult dog – or you’re about to – there’s no doubt that you’ll be wondering what name to give them. Do you want ...

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Tips & Tricks

How to Bathe a Dog in a Dog-Friendly Way: A Pooch’s Point of View

I’ve got to admit that being bathed was never my favourite thing to do! But I know my humans like to have a clean dog and they have spent a lot of ...

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Situations

Is Your Dog Jealous of Your New Baby?

In humans, jealousy is described as ‘thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety’. But, do ...

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Dog POV

What Do Dogs Do At Night? A Pooch's Point of View!

There are three things I love doing: eating, going for a walk, and sleeping! My human knows just how to make me feel happy – she feeds me very well, ...

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Adaptil

New Resolutions and New Routines? 18 Tips to Help Your Dog Adapt!

With the arrival of a New Year, many of us decide to leave behind bad habits and establish new routines in order to develop ourselves physically, ...

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Tips and Advice

Winter Walks! 5 Considerations For Dog Walks in Colder Seasons

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Christmas

How Can I Help My Dog Adjust to Christmas Guests?

Christmas is a wonderful time to share with friends and family, which often means having guests, lots of excitement, food, noise and different smells ...

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Home Alone

Can You Leave A Dog Alone Overnight?

Dogs are sociable animals and love company. But as much as we might want to, we can’t always spend every moment together. After all, what happens ...

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Dog POV

Why Do Dogs Roll in Things? A Pooch's Point of View

Muddy puddles, fox poo, manure, garbage, wet grass – what’s not to love?

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34 Fun Facts About the Shiba Inu

If you spot a Shiba Inu in the park, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a fox! These beautiful canines have pointed ears, red coats, black ...

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Situations

Do Dogs Need Extra Support in Winter? 23 Tips to Keep Your Dog Cozy!

As dog owners, we need to make sure our dogs are kept comfortable and safe all year round, whether it’s being aware of the challenges of springtime, ...

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Stories

World Cup Dogs! 9 Soccer Dog Stories

As we fast approach the excitement of the World Cup in Qatar, we don’t want to forget our canine friends who, over the years, have made many ...

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Tips and Advice

How Long Do Dogs Live, and How Can I Support My Senior Pooch?

Welcoming a new dog into your family, whether they are a puppy or an older dog, is an exciting time and they will become a wonderful companion for ...

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Dog POV

Why Does My Dog Bark and Growl at Guests? A Pooch’s Point of View!

My humans are very good at communicating – but that doesn’t include barking! When they open their mouths they talk to each other with lots of words ...

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Understand your dog

Doggy Disasters! 8 Embarrassing Pooch Moments!

Does your pooch look at you... and you just KNOW that they’ve been up to something they shouldn’t? The expression on their face might say to you, “I ...

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Understand your dog

Does Your Personality Match Your Dogs? Signs to Look For!

How often do you think – wow, doesn’t that person look like their dog? Whether you would be delighted - or horrified - by this thought, there are ...

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Nervous Dog

4 Tips to Restrain Your Dog Safely in the Car

Some people are fortunate enough to have sufficient green space close to home to walk their dogs; others who live in more built-up areas may have to ...

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Understand your dog

Why Do Dogs Like to Sniff Ears? A Pooch’s POV!

Woof! I know that people think that dogs have some peculiar habits! We like to chew on all sorts of things; and we investigate other dogs by sniffing ...

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Adaptil

Understanding Dog and Cat Relationships – a Pooch’s Point of View

Woof! I am quite happy sharing my house with Bella, our cat – but we’ve had to work hard to get to the situation where we more than just tolerate ...

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Adaptil

22 Fun Facts about Cocker Spaniels

Are you lucky enough to share your life with a Cocker Spaniel? Then you’ll already know that Cocker Spaniels have those large dreamy eyes that melt ...

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10 More Famous Dogs in Movies: Must-watch Dog Films

It’s one of the best things you can do together to create a happy home atmosphere - aside from always remembering to plug in your ADAPTIL Calm Home ...

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Travel

Going on Vacation? 30 Tips to Support Your Dog

Taking a rest, getting away from it all, and going on a vacation is a perfect way to recharge and reconnect with loved ones – all the more so if we ...

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Understand your dog

10 Ways to Keep Your Dog Mentally Healthy!

Caring for a dog can enrich a human’s life in so many ways – they are our companions and help to reduce loneliness, they encourage us to go outside ...

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Understand your dog

13 Activities to Help Your Dog When Home Alone

Whether you need to leave the house during the day, are busy visiting friends, enjoying restaurants or just out for a short time – it’s important to ...

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Understand your dog

Help! My Older Dog is Stressed by a New Puppy

Have you introduced a new canine companion into your home? While this is always exciting - and probably a little chaotic to start with - you may find ...

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Understand your puppy

Adopting a Puppy? The Do's and Don’ts!

Are you considering adopting a puppy? It’s important to be sure you’re able to look after them properly first, whatever life might throw at you!

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Situations

Do Noises on Walks Spook Your Dog? 8 Tips to Calm Them

There’s one word that all dogs know and love: W-A-L-K! Walks are full of exciting smells, a chance to use some of their energy, and a great way for ...

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Situations

Taking Your Dog to the Vet

Going to the vets for your dog is not going to be their trip-out of choice.

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Situations

Why is My Dog Nervous of Visitors?

If your dog is nervous of visitors, then it's almost understandable, it's their home and they didn't invite a complete stranger to come into their ...

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Understand your dog

A Dog's Point of View: Why Does My Dog Sit on My Feet?

There’s something about my human’s feet that I love! Some of my doggie friends don’t like all that touchy, feely stuff – but I do. What’s more ...

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Understand your dog

Is Your Dog Stressed? Signs of Stress in Dogs to Watch For

Have you noticed that your pooch is acting a little differently? Stress is not uncommon in dogs and you need to be aware of the signs of doggy stress ...

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Quiz

How Happy is Your Dog?

Ever wondered how happy your dog really is? It's not just a wagging tail, dogs have a whole range of body-language signs they use to communicate and ...

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Situations

How to Help Your Dog Stay Calm Around Changes in the Home

Rarely do our lives stay the same. With changes in our routine due to the recent pandemic, working from home, the arrival of new babies or even just ...

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Situations

Staying Safe in Summer! How to Take Care of Your Dog in the Heat

Most of our canine pals wear coats all year round – including in the summer – so we have to make sure we take care of them and keep them safe from ...

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Understand your dog

How to Improve Your Dog's Trust in You

Trust is at the heart of any relationship - and that includes your relationship with your dog. A dog that trusts you will feel safe and become your ...

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