At Mutts Manners we want to enable you to create a positive environment where your dog can thrive, as a member of your family. This is central to Mutts Manners philosophy when working with your dog. Giving you the skills to train and handle your dog in a positive and lasting manner...
Dog psychology is the understanding of dog behaviour from a canine perspective rather than from a human perspective. Dogs are such close companions; it is easy to forget that they are not human. Humanising a dog can cause miscommunication between humans and their pets and can lead to difficulties between...
The goal of any good dog owner is to have their dog be a part of their family, but within the boundaries of being a dog; this is when a dog is at its happiest since dogs have no concept of equal rights for all members of the family. So when owners treat their pets like human family members or mother them like children, the harsh reality is that the dog sees this as a sign of weakness and will exploit this at every opportunity.
Joe is a revelationPrior to meeting Joe our dog Mika was a nervous over energetic dog with tendency to be unpredictable with aggression problems. This was leading to family arguments and a feeling of untrust towards Mika and a consideration to rehome Mika as we felt we were losing control of her. I recently got in touch with Joe who took Mika for a week and retrained Mika?s mindset into...
Can't express clearly my gratitude to JoeI can't find the words to express clearly my gratitude to Joe for the help he has given to me and Poppy. I had spent three years in despair and frustration at not knowing how to deal with Poppy's fear of everyone and everything. Walks were a nightmare of anxiety for both of us with Poppy barking constantly and nipping other dogs if they came too close...
Can't thank Joe enoughWhen we first got Kai he was extremely dog aggressive, pulling, growling, barking and jumping around trying to get to dogs and obviously you can't have this so we got dog behaviourists out and nothing seemed to help. He still wanted to fight with every dog he seen and we were beginning to feel like we were stuck with a dog we couldn't enjoy as even walking him for 5 minutes...
If your dog is overweight and you are struggling with the battle to shed the pounds from your dog, then Mutts Manners is here to help you. It will take a simple diet and exercise plan that when followed will show the desired results and a happier dog.
A dog being over weight is a simple problem to resolve.
