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AS Think Dog // Confidence building for stronger and happier dogs
Why is building confidence an important part of caring for your dog?Confidence is often an overlooked part of training, yet it can have a huge impact on yourdog’s overall health, happiness, and abi...
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AS Think Dog // Scent Work for Dogs: Why Sniffing Is Your Dog’s Superpower
Dogs experience the world very differently from us. While humans rely heavily on sight, dogs rely primarily on smell. That’s why activities like scent work (nosework) can be incredibly powerful for...
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AS Think Dog // Fireworks and Dogs - Keeping Your Best Mate Safe
For us, fireworks mean celebrations, light shows, and fun. But for many dogs, they’re terrifying. Every year across New Zealand, dog owners, animal shelters, and vet clinics see the fallout: missin...
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Think Dog // Enrichment Part 2 - Passive Enrichment: Calm Minds, Happy Dogs
Dogs don’t just need to run, fetch, chase, and go for walks. Just like us, they also need downtime — quiet moments where their minds can tick away in the background. That’s where passive enrichment...
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Think Dog: Enrichment Part 1 – Active Enrichment for Happier, Healthier Dogs
There’s a lot of talk in the dog world about active enrichment — and for good reason. Dogs didn’t start out as couch companions; they were domesticated by humans to fulfil a purpose, and that purpo...
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THINK DOG: Understanding, Managing and Fixing Resource Guarding
Does your dog growl, bark or stiffen when someone approaches their food bowl, a favourite toy, or even their bed? You might be dealing with resource guarding — a not uncommon but tricky behaviour t...