Wentworth Falls Animal Hospital

04/06/2026

Nelly and her cool new head gear 😎

Nelly recently had a cystic lump removed from her face that kept refilling.
She was an absolutely purrfect patient for us 😺❤️

03/06/2026

Leo was so well behaved for his blood draw with the nurses ❤️
It did feel a little bit like a crime to clip is fur after he'd had such a beautiful groom 😍

02/06/2026

Oh Jarli 😍😍 We didn't get the memo it was Pajamas day today!

01/06/2026

Miss Chilli the Rock Collector 🙃

Chilli, a 6 month old Viszla, unfortunately had to have major emergency surgery with us last week after eating a rock.

Chili had been vomiting for a few days, and luckily her family brought her in and Dr Lisa performed Radiographs, and well, something was definitely in there 👀

Chilli had an uncomplicated procedure after a night of hospitalisation, and the rock was located and extracted very easily by Dr Andrew.

Her family were very grateful, and now need to keep their cheeky puppy away from any more tasty looking rocks 🤦

Be good Chilli! ❤️

29/05/2026

We tried so hard to get Bob's good side 📷🥲 We promise he is very handsome, he is just also a very fast guy! 😺

26/05/2026

Congratulations Little Boo, Maple, Paddy and Franki on graduating Puppy Preschool 🎉🐶🎓

18/05/2026

We have some last minute availability for our Puppy Class starting this Thursday evening 🐶🎓

If you're interested in classes for your Puppy, please give us a call at the clinic on 4757 3255 and speak with Nurse Phoebe.

18/05/2026

An excellent inforgraphic from Koven Moodley - Smart Pet Behaviour explaining what motivates our dogs to jump up, and how you can prevent inappropriate reinforcement of jumping behaviours.

JUMPING DOGS

Many guardians, including myself, struggle with their dogs jumping up on them or their guests. While it may have been cute when they were puppies, it can be irritating and dangerous when they are bigger and more boisterous as teenagers or adults. Jumping dogs can scare children or accidentally push someone over. Rewarding calm behaviours are less about obedience or control and more about good social skills.

Guardians accidentally reinforce jumping by giving their dog attention (looking, talking, or touching) when they jump. We intentionally reinforce it by rewarding the dog with treats or play when they jump on cue, such as teaching them to jump onto a chair or onto the bed. We unintentionally reinforce them when we scold them or push them off. If one person in the home allows jumping while another doesn't, it still creates a reward system; albeit an intermittent one. Dogs can become confused due to the mixed reward signals and hence try harder to get your attention by jumping on hope of getting attention.

It's best to not reward a puppy's jumping with attention from the get go as it will become a default behaviour which is more difficult to reverse later. Little pups can grow into big, strong dogs and then the behaviour is not so cute anymore. Consistency in training from puppyhood is critical to establish patterns and routines that will set them up for success as adults.

Older dogs can still be taught alternative behaviours by establishing new patterns which makes jumping a wasted effort as they get no reward in terms of attention. As soon as they offer calmer behaviours, the rewards flow - a treat or attention. Ask guests to walk away to prevent jumping and only engage with your dog if they have 4 paws on the ground or if they offer a sit or down.

Teaching alternative behaviours to stop jumping is possible but consistency and patience are required from all guardians, guests and staff that engage with the dog.

04/05/2026

Little Tito's still smiling even after we took a fair few of his teeth 🐶🦷🫣

01/05/2026

Congratulations Simba, Tommi-Boy and Bowie on graduating Puppy Preschool 🥳🐶

They are modelling our brand new graduation caps from Working With Woofers