New kid on the block! How to introduce a new dog to your home with other dogs.
This is a common dilemma. Often people are completely confident in the introductions, and sometimes people are less so. Having taken on...
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perfectlypolitedac
Jul 107 min read
Summer holidays are nearly here!
What does that mean for you and your dachshunds? Its coming to the end of term and nearly the summer holidays! We might actually get some...
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perfectlypolitedac
May 128 min read
Let sleeping dogs lie! How much sleep do they need?
Sleep is often taken for granted. We assume because they’ve slept through the night that they’ve had enough…..but have they? Like with...
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perfectlypolitedac
May 88 min read
Do you have the puppy blues?
Puppy Blues? It’s a thing! I want to talk about puppy blues and share some tips to help you through. It really is a thing. Sadly many...
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perfectlypolitedac
May 411 min read
A tail of rivalry. Best friends, enemies and friends again.
Just over a year ago I was contacted by the loveliest of couples who have the loveliest of dogs, I’d worked with them with their younger...
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perfectlypolitedac
Apr 285 min read
Can you re-toilet train a dog with IVDD?
Interestingly, when they become incontinent with IVDD, the idea they may regain continence seems impossible. There is no advice on this...
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perfectlypolitedac
Apr 284 min read
Toilet training - for the new age....and when it goes wrong.
Sometimes toilet training doesn't seem to happen. Dachshunds have a bad rep, but usually its something we've done (or not done) that's...
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perfectlypolitedac
Apr 285 min read
Toilet training for puppies and adult dogs new to your home.
First in a series of toilet training blogs. First....the basics... Whilst I am going to refer to a puppy here, I always treat a dog...
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perfectlypolitedac
Apr 199 min read
Crate training? Do we? Don't we? And how?
The great crate debate. Do we? Don't we? How do we do it. There has been a lot of posts recently discussing the use of crates. I've...
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perfectlypolitedac
Mar 199 min read
Stop Barking!!!! PLEASE!
Barking! There’s more to think about than the noise! Look, if could tell you how to stop it in one blog, or even 2 I would. The number...
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perfectlypolitedac
Mar 169 min read
"STOP PULLING!"
Teaching a dachshund to walk on a loose lead...the most boring exercise to teach but with one of the highest benefits to both dax and...
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perfectlypolitedac
Feb 255 min read
Spring is here, the season of new beginnings. Its the perfect time to help them with their behaviour!
Our dachshunds are just little seeds, its our job to help them grow. Spring is here….almost…there’s a cold frost this morning, but the...
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perfectlypolitedac
Feb 29 min read
Belly Bands and nappies and toileting problems?
Yay or nay? Lots to consider! Some toilet training tips at the end too for puppies, older dogs, aging disgracefully dogs and incontinent...
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perfectlypolitedac
Jan 284 min read
Honey, I shrunk the dachshund! Seeing life from a Dachshunds perspective.
Seeing things from a short point of view. Could understanding your dachshund be as simple as seeing things from their perspective?...
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perfectlypolitedac
Jan 129 min read
Is it just a distraction?
Are spray collars/cans, bark boxes, or any other gadget like this just a distraction? Social media has its strengths, but I worry it is...
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perfectlypolitedac
Jan 910 min read
Moving home? Lots of things to think about....
I had a request….a blog on moving homes. A massively huge thanks to my Barking Course Graduates for sharing their pics and tips! The...
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perfectlypolitedac
Dec 5, 20239 min read
My dog doesn’t eat treats or play with toys…..what do I do?
Life is full of rewards, think outside of the box! I often read comments on various posts where people really struggle when their dogs...
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perfectlypolitedac
Oct 17, 20235 min read
"Knock, Knock!!" "Who's there?" "Bang, Bang!"
Halloween and Guy Fawkes.....That time of year again!! The 2 scariest times of year for animals and many people. Hopefully this blog...
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perfectlypolitedac
Oct 8, 20239 min read
Gah, my wonderful puppy is a pre-teen! Introducing Godzella!!
What do I do and what does that mean? A lot of people will say “oh it’s a fear stage” or be more technical with it’s a “secondary fear...
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perfectlypolitedac
Oct 4, 20238 min read
Its all about the Body Language baby!
(Yea, the Little mermaid was my fave film growing up!) But it really is all in the body language" We often say, “I wish he could just...
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