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House & pet sitting
Pets can get distressed when owners go away and their fur babies are placed in unfamiliar surroundings in a boarding kennel. Sometimes they stop eating, they mope and sleep a lot. They may bark or cry for a few days or more. They are missing you, and their set daily routines have been changed completely. In a boarding kennel, they will not get the individual attention that they are used to.
Take these things into consideration when you are thinking about boarding your fur babies.
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Does your pet get depressed when things dont follow a routine?
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Does your pet have problems with other dogs or people they don't know?
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Does your pet suffer from separation anxiety?
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Wouldn't you like to know that your pets and your house are in safe hands while you are away?
Pets routines do not have to be disrupted while your away. They are in the comfort of their own home and will get all the love and attention that your pet is used to. I have house and pet sat on many occassions and in each case the owners have come home to very calm and happy pets.
Dog walking
Is your dog at home all day? Is your dog extremely hyperactive and wanting to go for a walk when you get home from work. I know sometimes you are just too tired to walk your dog after a long day at work. Dogs that are not exercised regularly can have an effect on the dogs behaviour. Dogs have a lot of energy, and if they don't get the chance to burn it off, destructive behaviour is often the result. If you are annoyed at the holes your dog has dug in your back yard, hate the constant barking and having to replace things that your dog has chewed, your dog is probably not getting enough exerise.
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These behaviour issues cause many people to give up their dogs. Inactive dogs are often overweight dogs, that brings plenty of health risks. Obesity contributes to a dog’s risk of diabetes, respiratory disease, and heart disease. Obesity can stress joints, ligaments, and
tendons. So let me do the walking for you.
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Training - Positive Reinforcement
If you give your dog a reward (praise, play, food, toys, etc.) when he responds to you or offers an action or a behavior that you like, then that behavior is likely to be repeated. Your dog learns that good things happen to him when he does the thing you like. Positive-reinforcement teaching techniques use non confrontational methods. If you reinforce a dog’s desirable behaviors, there is less of a chance that they will indulge in other behaviors that you do not like. Using positive techniques to change undesirable behavior requires that you first determine the cause of the behavior and then figure out how to modify and change it by giving the dog the ability to learn and feel differently. Dogs that are taught using positive reinforcement methods are more tolerant, self-controlled and behave much more predictably in different situations.
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It is extremely important that you give your dog the opportunities and tools they need. The strongest relationships between dogs and humans are based on cooperation and kindness rather than on human dominance and animal submission. The process of changing a dog’s behavior using positive reinforcement relies first and foremost on understanding and patience; it takes consistency and repetition.
(https://positively.com/dog-training/positive-training/positive-reinforcement/) - Victoria Stillwell.
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If you feel your dog has behaviours that you do not like, and you have tried everything to change them. Give me call or leave me a message in the contact page.
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