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Puppy socialisation
- Cat Hughes
Cat Hughes is a dog trainer with an interest in helping owners get their puppy socialised as well as possible.
Cat studied animal behaviour and learning theory at Oxford University as part of her Human Sciences degree and has also undertake the Puppy School tutor training course delivered by Gwen Bailey.
Cat talks about the critical socialisation period and has some excellent practical ideas for making sure the socialisation process is stress-free for your dog.
To find out more about Cat you can visit the Puppy Professionals website, and you can also contact her on Twitter.
Advice to a listener
DogCast Radio listener Kelly got in touch to ask for advice about her rescue dog Charlie who has been chewing books. Charlie has been mistreated in the past and finds even the most gentle of scoldings distressing.
To find advice for Kelly's problem, host Julie turned to experienced trainer and rescuer Judy Rentrop. Judy gives her advice on how Kelly should teach Charlie how to behave and uses her experience of rescuing many dogs to provide insights into a rescue dog's mind.
To find out more about Judy you can visit her Brownsville Dog Trainer website, and you can also contact her on Facebook.
News
In the DogCast Radio News Nick brings you the dog stories you might not have heard, like the Chihuahua who chased off a robber, and how Chihuahuas have fallen foul of becoming a trendy breed, and how a dog with an unusual allergy is being helped.
Reviews
Host Julie reviews Sarah Whitehead's book Good Dog The Easy Way To Train Your Dog, hear the full review in the show and read it here. To find out more about Sarah Whitehead visit the Clever Dog Company website, and you can buy Good Dog from Amazon.
Julie has also been trying out some Addicare products, and she tells how the anti-bacterial bed that resists doggy odours and stays fluffed up has been received by the dogs - and the cats! - as well as how the anti-bacterial and anti-viral grooming wipes came in handy when one of the dogs rolled in something unmentionable. To find out more go to the Addicare website or send a tweet to @Addicare. The full review is here http://www.dogcastradio.com/node/24119
Owner or guardian?
Does it matter whether you are your dog#s owner or his guardian? A new campaign in the UK is trying to get owners to think of themselves as guardians. What do you call yourself?