5 Apr

Veterinary courses - CPD on dog behaviour for vets, Jez Rose VetPro seminar review

Launched by Jez in 2011, VetPro Seminars provide veterinary CPD education for vet professionals, in canine behaviour and body language, to assist with their canine clients.

The PDSA Animal Well-being Report 2011 highlights key concerns veterinary professionals have regarding canine behaviour. Behaviour professionals and veterinarians alike understand that behaviour problems directly affect veterinary clients, occasionally leading to injury or re-homing, and that temperament problems waste time and cost money. VetPro seminars provide the answer to the demand for veterinary courses and vet nurse courses in dog behaviour.

“Veterinary Professionals: the secret weapon for canine futures”: this seminar explains how to prevent perfectly predictable and preventable behaviour and temperament problems (a significant “terminal illness” for dogs), especially anxiety, fear, aggression and hyperactivity. It will also look at the unbelievable ease of aggression prevention, plus demonstrate what dogs think and feel through canine body language and vocalisation. Learn what your canine clients are telling you - and their owners - and how best to communicate with them.

VetPro offers a great opportunity to network and each candidate will receive a CPD certificate, licence-free behaviour resources with space for your logo and personalisation for use in your practice; freebies including a KONG product of your choice; fresh coffee, tea or juice and buffet. And all for only £35 per delegate!…

Jez’s seminars are popular and always oversubscribed so booking is essential. Click here to book online today.

Jez Rose, canine behaviour specialist and PhD in canine and wolf behavioural psychology believes that veterinary professionals are the secret weapon for the future of pet dogs. He has launched a series of invaluable CPD seminars for veterinary professionals, on preventing behaviour and temperament problems and understanding canine language.
The evening seminars, which are taking place around the Home Counties during May, offer licence-free behaviour resources for use in each attendee’s own practice and a CPD certificate, all for the nominal investment of £35.

Behaviour and veterinary professionals understand that behaviour problems directly affect veterinary clients, occasionally leading to injury or re-homing, and that temperament problems waste time and cost money. Dr. Rose believes that veterinary professionals are the key to preventing what the PDSA described in its 2011 Wellbeing report as a “behaviour meltdown”. It is vital to a positive future for all dogs that that everyone involved in their wellbeing understands the need for socialisation, training and stimulation.

Chris Tufnell, Director of Coach House Vets in Berkshire and committee member of the RCVS, says: “These seminars are a great learning opportunity, as well as very informative and engaging. A professional behaviourist giving an educated insight into canine behaviour and how to effectively manage it in veterinary practice is a great topic to include in what I’m sure will be extremely popular seminars.”

The seminars are an excellent example of Jez’s commitment to providing comprehensive information vital to ensuring a positive future for all dogs and their owners. As an established author and contributor to publications such as Vet Times and Dog Star Daily, the experience and wealth of knowledge that he brings to the veterinary world will greatly enhance the service vet professionals already offer. This partnership between behaviour specialists and veterinary professionals takes us into a new and exciting era of responsible dog ownership.

Katherine Badcock RVN, MBVNA says: “A warm welcome and array of refreshments stated a great evening; Dr. Rose is very easy to listen to, comical and factual. He presents in an informative manner with the aid of images to help gain an understanding of canine communication and answers questions efficiently. This seminar showed me ways in which we can improve canine behaviour in the veterinary practice, helping to put our patients at ease and preventing predictable temperament problems. A very enjoyable presentation that I would recommend to any veterinary professional.”

For further information and to book online, visit www.jezrose.co.uk/vetpro-seminars.html

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27 Mar

How to have a happy dog

I established a set of principles based on trust, sympathy and psychological understanding called The Canine Connection, as a guaranteed way to have a happy dog - in just 10 easy steps. And happy dogs mean happy owners…

Many dog owners take their position for granted. It’s important for us to remember that we are the guardians of the dog’s world – we control their lifestyle and enrich their lives, so it is absolutely our responsibility if the dog behaves in a certain way - we dictate what it plays with, how long it exercises for, what it eats, when it eats, who it plays with and therefore ultimately how it behaves. Scientific research has shown time and time again that animals are happier, less stressed and more responsive when their lives are enriched.

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27 Mar

Are dogs pack animals?

When I first got into dog training, the mantra was “dogs are pack animals.” It was never questioned: dogs were strong bonding animals and fit into human families so well, sometimes to the point of developing bona fide disorders like separation anxiety. And a lot of behavior was deconstructed with social hierarchies in mind. People referred to alpha dog behaviour, commonly cited by American dog trainer Cesar Milan, but nobody examined what dogs do when they are not inserted into human families, i.e. are free-ranging. So a while ago I took a look at what is known about feral or semi-feral populations of dogs around the world. It turns out there are many such populations.

During the tenure of dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu, a poorly thought out reconstruction effort in Romania resulted in the demolition of thousands of houses and the relocation of thousands of families into small apartments throughout the country. For family dogs, this meant being turned out onto the street, where they have multiplied and eked out a marginal existence ever since.

A sad situation from every possible angle, the explosion of free-ranging dogs in Romania is an unintended experiment that challenges one of the most taken for granted aphorisms in the dog behavior world: that dogs are “pack animals.”

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27 Mar

Puppy training - the history of puppy training classes

In January 1982, veterinarian and leading animal behaviourist, Dr. Ian Dunbar ran the world’s first off-leash training class for dogs under 18 weeks old. A lot of the enquiries I receive are about puppy training or puppy training classes so it’s hard to believe that only 30 years ago, puppy training didn’t exist.

Ian says: “Puppies can learn so much from a six-week puppy class: good bite inhibition; confidence and social savvy for interacting with other dogs and people; to enjoy being handled by strangers and to respond quickly and reliably to verbal commands to come, sit, lie down, stand and stay, in the midst of heavy distractions and without the continued reliance of training tools. Alternatively, puppies can learn to be afraid of other dogs, to be inattentive, hyperactive and a bully. It all depends on the class.

Puppy training classes should be taught off-leash for the entire session, except, of course, when pups are learning to walk on-leash. Puppies need as much time as possible to play with other dogs (and so acquire solid bite inhibition and develop soft mouths) and to interact with every person in the room, especially men, children and strangers. Classes should include pups of all sizes and play styles and any signs of fearfulness or “bullying” must be resolved during the very first session, otherwise the problems will quickly become worse as each week goes by. The ongoing play session should be frequently interrupted by numerous short training interludes, so that puppies learn to respond quickly, reliably and happily to their owners’ requests and owners may practice calming their pups when excited.”

The puppy training classes I run are sympathetic to Ian’s research into how effective puppy training classes should be run, with the addition of some environment enrichment exercises, not just for fun but to help prevent fear during adolescence. So, for puppy training run as the founder of puppy training approves, click here.

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25 Mar

Puppy Training Classes in Newbury Berkshire, Bicester Oxfordshire and Aylesbury Buckinghamshire


Puppy Training Classes are available in Bicester, Oxfordshire, near Crookham Common in Berkshire and Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire as well as fun Canine Games and Nosework classes. Hosted and run at Coach House Vets near Newbury, Hart Vets in Bicester and Puppy Stars in Waddesdon.

Full details and to book online available at the Puppy Stars website; the premier puppy training academy of Jez Rose, canine behaviour specialist.

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16 Mar

Sharples N Grant support Responsible Dog Owners Campaign

Sharples N Grant have over 50 years of experience in the pet industry and are proud to be supporting the National Responsible Dog Owners Campaign for a safer and cleaner dog community.

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13 Mar

Pet Owners Association support Responsible Dog Owners Campaign

The Pet Owners Association, the leading representative body for UK pet owners, has today shown their support for the National Responsible Dog Owners Campaign.

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13 Mar

Stagbar antler dog chews shows support for Responsible Dog Owners Campaign

Stagbarantler dog chews, the 100% natural, healthy dog chew from PureDog is proud to support the National Responsible Dog Owners Campaign.

PureDog produce simple and healthy snacks for dogs, including the famous Stagbar - the 100% natural antler chew, perfect for responsible owners to stimulate their dogs and it provides important minerals for their diet, too.

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10 Mar

Dog grooming - how to groom a dog

Annaliese Morgan is an award-winning veterinary nurse and author. She is the founder of Fuschia Pets Online. In this blog entry especially for here, she shares her secrets to grooming a dog.

“Frizz, knots, stinky or simply can’t find the itch? This may resemble some of our own bad hair days but for some dogs, it is a constant daily battle.

Grooming our beloved dogs is a necessity not a luxury. Our own hair has to be washed and cut regularly and how much better do you feel when you’ve had your hair done? Pets are no different. If this area is overlooked, ignored or dealt with incorrectly (even with the best of intentions), problems will start to occur. As most grooming problems occur with longer haired dogs, I am going to concentrate on medium to long hair dogs such as Cocker Spaniels, Bichon Frise, Lhasa Apsos, Yorkshire Terriers and Bearded Collies.

Conditions such as nails growing into pads, ear infections (due to lack of cleaning and plucking), skin complaints and knots to name a few, are unfortunately very common. Behaviour issues as well as an unwillingness to be handled can and do easily follow. This makes bathing and grooming difficult, sometimes impossible for both the owner and the professionals.

Knots are painful and uncomfortable and it’s no wonder your pet may become quieter, less active or more grumpy than normal. Remember when you were little and your hair was scraped back into one of those awful hair bobs and then grips pinned in everywhere that pull, hurt and made your eyes water? This will often result in your dog’s coat being clipped/shaved off or lengthy grooming procedures which can be painful (not to mention more expensive) and highly stressful for the dog. There’s a simple way to avoid all of this.

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7 Mar

Dog training courses - introductory course on dogs and wolves

The UK Wolf Conservation Trust are launching a series of workshops which chart the evolution from wolf to man’s best friend called: Predator to Pet Workshop, the perfect introduction to dog training courses.

The workshops will chart the domestication of dogs from their wild roots to the present day and much more besides. You will examine the genetic evidence of the relationship between wolves and dogs; look at domestication versus socialisation; learn about the classification of canids; walk with an ambassador wolf from the UK Wolf Conservation Trust, seeing first hand the ancestor for today’s dogs and receive a gift as a momento of the day.

If you want to learn more about dogs and why they do what they do, how similar and different they are from wolves or if you’re looking for a dog training course, workshops places are available on Saturday 7th May 2011 and 2nd July 2011 and 15th October 2011, starting at 10am. Only £50 per person. To book contact the UK Wolf Conservation Trust on 0118 971 3330 or click here.

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