It's important to understand that barking is a natural behaviour for dogs. A dog's propensity to bark depends on a few factors, such as the breed of dog and its personality. Both breed and personality are things that can't really be changed and so if your dog likes to bark it might be something fundamental to who it is.

There are lots of reasons why dogs will bark. Commonly they bark as a kind of alarm call when they sense that danger is nearby, they also bark when they're craving attention or may bark because of an underlying health complaint.

So complete cessation of barking should not be aim, however it is definitely feasible to make barking less of a problem. Dogs will usually bark in reaction to something in their environment so where you can provide security and safety your dog will often respond by barking less.

In a practical way, when a dog's mouth is full barking will become less of a problem. So, if your dog has access to toys they might not bark, simply because they are not able to.

Most dogs respond very well to training and so you might teach your dog a speak or be quiet command. Doing this gives you a little extra control over your dog's behaviour.

All pets are unique and so your dog might like to bark whereas another is much more quiet, usually this is not a cause for alarm unless, of course, it's an alarm call.



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Your Dog’s Health.

Food and Diet. Introduction.

My dog receives a varied diet of processed dog food, dog treats and chews and table scrap tit-bits. I also make food especially for her. She is currently in optimum health. However, we have had dogs in the past that have been recommended for special diets due to health problems. Many of these diets have been expensive, highly processed tinned food diets.

My past experience, as a nutritionist and dog breeder, a veterinary nurse and a seeing eye dog trainer, tells me there is a better way of trying to restore health to an animal than by feeding them commercially processed food. 

Certainly dogs with allergies, pancreatitis, weakened kidneys, heart and liver disease and hunting, breeding and show dogs will dogs have their own special nutrient requirements. 

None of the suggestions I make are to be taken as veterinary advice for your dog. It is purely meant as an aid to preparing the diet in a natural less processed way. Talk this over with your dog’s medical provider, and follow their medical advice where your dog’s health is concerned.

I will be continuing this blog about dog health and dog nutrition in further posts.

The Guide Dog organizations will usually give excellent advise about dog nutrition.

This is Bonnie’s story.
Bonnie is a much loved, member of a family for 12 years. She was chosen at the RSPCA when she was 6 weeks old. She is a German Shepherd X Kelpie.

Bonnie’s story was written by her owner. Indigo and I wish them well. This is a beautiful story of a much loved pet that has given joy to a family for twelve years and is now being rewarded with lots of tender loving care in her senior and not so well doggie years.

My daughter Erin how is 26 soon picked her out. We bought her home.  
Two days later she got sick took her to our Vet she had kennel cough. She recovered from that. Erin and her slept together, I came home from work 11pm sometimes. It was so cute seeing them cuddled up together. Erin left home joined the police force and when we knew Erin was coming home for a few days, we said to Bonnie, “Erin be home soon.” Bonnie sat at the front door waiting for Erin, so happy when she came back home.

 Bonnie is the best dog we have ever had. She gets so excited when Erin and my son Jason and daughter Fiona and her son Brodie comes home.

Took Bonnie for her yearly vaccinations in Feb and a physical.  The Vet found a lump in her neck and wanted to do a biopsy.
The biopsy was done.  I’m a nurse I knew it would not be good, she has lymphoma.

Lymphoma is one of the most common cancers seen in dogs.

 Vet told me all the treatments for Lymphoma ........ ( chemo $4000 was not an option )  Bonnie  is taking Prednisone tabs to slow the cancer  and she is doing well at the moment. She has increased thirst and appetite; these are side effects of the tablets.
Her course of steroids finish in a few weeks.
I’m thankful the Vet found her cancer, so we can spoil her more.

When the time comes ( I know when that will be ) to put Bonnie to sleep. My Vet will come to our house to do that, so Bonnie won’t be stressed being taken to the Vet