The Dog Blog

News, articles, help and support

dog Flash icon

Welcome to the blog

Please use the category menu to navigate around and find the answers to your problems, or to learn something new!

How To Stop Your Dog Pulling

How To Stop Your Dog Pulling

Professional Dog Trainer Edinburgh - How To Stop Your Dog Pulling He Just Drags Me From One Lamp Post To The Next!Its 7am and I am out walking Erick, who even at this early hour as I am yawning my head off he is alert and following his nose, dragging me along with...

read more
Romanian Rescue Dog – Christmas Survival Guide

Romanian Rescue Dog – Christmas Survival Guide

Rescue Dog Training Edinburgh - Reducing Stress at Christmas Christmas a perfect time to get together, have fun, eat lots, binge watch some TV and have a merry time. But it can be a stressful time for your dog, during a normal week your dog might spend a lot of time...

read more

A visit to The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home

So I told you all last week that I am officially 'In the Dog House' with The Edinburgh Dog and Cat home (EDCH). Happening this Friday 25th myself and apox 15 other Edinburgh resisdents and business owners will be going head to head to raise as much money as we can...

read more
Are Ready to Adopt a Rescue Dog?

Are Ready to Adopt a Rescue Dog?

Are You Dog Ready? So you’re probably thinking ‘well duh yes I am ready’. There is way more to becoming a dog parent then offering your undying love and providing a loving home. Lets prove you’re ready and see if you can answer Yes to ALL these questions. Do you know...

read more
How to help your Nervous Dog

How to help your Nervous Dog

What to do when your 4 pawed friend is more like the Cowardly Lion than everyone elses Brave dogs who seem to have an endless supply of that much needed Courage?

read more
Help With Reactive Dog Training Problems

Help With Reactive Dog Training Problems

If your dog doesn’t get the chance to fully relax and let go of his stress, the chances are high that on tomorrows walk he will react much quicker to a trigger or be more fearful then usual.

read more
How to get your Reactive Dog to Listen to You.

How to get your Reactive Dog to Listen to You.

You will already have a bond with your dog by providing him with a warm home, a cosy bed, food and safe place to live. A bond is that invisible rope that ties you both together, it goes beyond love. It helps you both gain trust and confidence in each other these are the foundations of the bond. This bond is what keeps your dog from taking off without when he sees an open door or you let him off lead in the park. Its keeps him engaged and listening to you, it is in short a big deal.

read more
How To Choose The Right Groomer For My Nervous Dog

How To Choose The Right Groomer For My Nervous Dog

The first thing you must be conscious of is that grooming is a procedure which most dogs relate the Vets to. Typically, the environment is stressful and over-crowded, the atmosphere is rushed and on-edge and, the general approach is “get the dog done in 1.5 hours” – the dog grooming industry is more of a fashion industry than a welfare one.

read more
How do I know if my dog is nervous?

How do I know if my dog is nervous?

My dog Ally is a nervous dog. She doesn’t like a lot of noise happening all at once, walking alongside a busy road is hard for her, she gets jumpy, walks faster to the point she is dragging me along. If she sees something she isn’t familiar with then she cowers and moves slowly until shes either passed it or worked out its not threat. Not long after I got her I realised she hated bikes going mental if she saw one moving.

read more
The Hidden Dangers of Christmas for your Dog.

The Hidden Dangers of Christmas for your Dog.

Christmas is almost upon us, I am looking forward to the festive break, seeing family and friends too. I'll admit I have already started my Christmas indulgence with Mulled Cider, the occasional Snow Ball, Stollen Cake and Mince pies. Quick question how many Mince...

read more
Rescue Dog Training What if your Rescue Dog has issues?

Rescue Dog Training What if your Rescue Dog has issues?

Flash bounded into my life in August 2014, he was genuinely the biggest Old English Sheepdog I had seen he had the longest legs and the biggest smile. I have told you about his lack of manners with dogs, that he wouldn’t let me groom him, that he’d drag me about on our walks and how he didn’t have bite inhabition.

read more
Is it wrong to return a rescue dog back to their shelter?

Is it wrong to return a rescue dog back to their shelter?

There is no black and white answer to this. I love to say Yes its wrong, you must keep your new dog and learn to co-exist by giving them the best life ever. But until you're faced with a situation that has you questioning if adopting this particular dog was the right...

read more