Cats and Dogs

Cats and Dogs

Cats and Dogs Greyhounds have been bred for thousands of years to chase small furry things. This doesn’t mean that they can’t live with cats but that you will have to implement a lot of training and control and management in the early days to keep everyone safe and...
Food Manners

Food Manners

Hands come to give, not take What we want to teach our dog is that a human going near their bowl or chew is not a threat and to create positive associations. We do this by giving the dog treats when we are near the bowl or bone. Hands come to give not take. Start with...
Kids and Dogs

Kids and Dogs

Having a dog as a family pet can be an amazing experience for children. They can teach children responsibility and empathy, as well as being a great way to get everyone outside, helping to keep the whole family fit and active! Being able to understand and interact...
Preparing Your Dog For a New Baby

Preparing Your Dog For a New Baby

Preparing your dog for a new baby in the house Having a new baby in the house can be a real shock to our dogs, the best way to avoid problems is to prepare our dog as best we can followed by control and management in the early days whilst everyone gets used to the new...
Pack Theory Debunked

Pack Theory Debunked

Pack Theory Debunked – the nonsense of dominance The pack or dominance theory came about due to the work of firstly Rudolph Schenkel in the 1930’s and later Dr David Mech in the 1960s. For years he studied a group of wild caught captive wolves, these were...
House Training

House Training

A really vital point is to NOT punish your dog if they do toilet indoors…This makes your house training even harder as they won’t want to toilet infront of you… Greyhounds arrive at their new homes not house trained, due to having spent their lives...
How to Greet a Dog

How to Greet a Dog

This poster from Dr. Sophia Yin illustrates how to greet dog and how not to greet a dog. If you have a dog that is shy or reactive towards people you and they should familiarize yourself with the material in this...