Environmental Enrichment Environmental Enrichment for Dogs is the process of making the animal’s living space interesting and stimulating so as to decrease boredom and its subsequent problems. For example, food dispensing toys are great for relieving boredom and stress. Environmental enrichment is the stimulation of the brain by its physical and social surroundings. Dogs who have access …
Crate Training your puppy or adult dog Wondering about the best way to crate train your puppy or adult dog? Or if you should even bother? Perhaps you’re worried that it might be cruel to confine your dog to a crate? (It’s not, when done right!). Or maybe you’re unsure of all the benefits of …
SUPAW NANNY Neutering Policy Deciding when to neuter your male dog can often seem like a bit of a minefield, particularly with strong and differing views floating around the wild west that is the internet. Here at SuPaw Nanny, our summary on the matter is fairly simple- it all depends on the individual dog. While …
Preventing separation anxiety As a dog owner, Lockdown has meant working from home which for many has been great as you don’t have to worry about finding someone to walk your dog, you have excuses to take breaks throughout the day, and (bonus!) and you get to work with the best coworker! But, are you …
Phantom Pregnancies Phantom pregnancies can sometimes occur and tend to happen four to nine weeks after the end of a season. She will display nesting behaviour and will often carry her toys around as if they were puppies, putting them in her bed. It can be a stressful time as she will also likely be …
Nettle Season Spring is in the air (FINALLY)! Whilst we all rejoice that hopefully this will mean the end of muddy dog walks is in sight, it also signifies the start of ‘Nettle’ season which can really irritate your dog, particularly his paws if he runs through a patch of new particularly potent shoots on …
SuPaw Nanny Covid-19 Protocol As a reminder, here are our revised pandemic procedures regarding pet care and home visits to reassure you that SuPaw Nanny has been and will continue using good hygiene practices and have adapted our interaction with clients in order to safeguard the risk of the transmission of the Coronavirus infection to …
BRINGING PUPPY HOME Bringing a new puppy home for the first time is an incredibly exciting time for the whole family – but lack of planning and preparation can make those early days stressful. Firstly it’s important to remember that your puppy has just left his mother and littermates and now has to come to …
Puppy joints When you get your 8/10 week old puppies, please keep this image in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has …
What Is a Season?: The “Season” can also be called “heat” or “oestrus”. This is the time when the female dog can become pregnant Care must be taken if you do not want a litter of unwanted puppies. It is not always obvious that the dog is in season. Especially when it is the …
