Ace Companions Dog Training

17/06/2024

Aside from preventing unplanned pregnancy and behaviours associated with hormonal fluctuations, there are a number of health benefits to neutering your dog. The procedure is routine and your dog will normally be home within a few hours.

Neutering is an operation to remove the testicles or ovaries from a dog. Read our vets advice on neutering your dog, and the benefits and risks if doing so.

31/05/2024

Fact Friday: Do you notice that your dog seems to know when you are happy or sad and knows when to comfort you? An experiment conducted a few years ago showed that dogs can understand both dog and human emotions based on facial expressions, body language and vocalizations. Clever pups 🐶

A recent study reveals dogs are more intuitive than we thought.

24/05/2024

Fun fact Friday: Dogs are social animals, using a wide range of facial expressions and body language to communicate how they feel and what their intentions are. Solitary animals like tortoises or snakes don’t need to communicate as much so they have far fewer expressions. Perhaps that’s why dogs are the UKs most popular pet - because we are social animals too. In fact 29% of UK households have one.

22/05/2024

The Puppy School Terriers Tutorial

22/05/2024

Now this dog has some skills!

18/05/2024

Today I met this lovely mature little lady who is completely blind and unsurprisingly very nervous with new visitors. Talking to a blind dog before you touch them lets them know where you are so that you don’t scare or startle them. She soon settled down and enjoyed a bum scratch 🐶

17/05/2024

Fun fact Friday. A dog uses its tail to express how they’re feeling. A wagging tail can indicate excitement and happiness but can also be aggressive or threatening depending on the rest of the dog’s body language. A wag to the left can indicate the dog is unsure or nervous and a wag to the right is generally positive, like when they greet their owner. And here’s a bit of fun - a dog’s tail conducting an orchestra 🐶😂 but https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5oE6nbOvtg/?igsh=MWV1d3BhNnNhMTFncw==

15/05/2024

Lola can get very over excited when we get ready to go for a walk and can be reactive when she sees other dogs if she is over stimulated. I always put her harness and lead on and take my time leaving the house so she’s as calm as possible when we do. Just taking an extra few minutes a day to do this has made a huge difference 😊

14/05/2024

Poppy and Lola got spoiled today with their new personalised bowls 🐶❤️

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1708916530/personalised-dogcat-bowl-small-medium?ref=share_v4_lx

14/05/2024

Owning a pet is scientifically proven to be good for your mental health. Not that I needed any excuse to add more pets to my collection ❤️

Did you know that scientific studies have proven that owning a pet can be good for your mental health? 🐾

Pets give us something positive to focus our mind and energy on. The responsibility of caring for a pet can provide a clear, positive focus, even when life may seem a bit grey. Our pets are also great for helping us to meet new people, leaving us feeling a little less lonely and vulnerable! 🥰

But it's also important to remember that this may not always be the case if your lifestyle and circumstances don't support pet ownership.

We want to say thank you to all of the four-pawed support systems that make no judgements and are there for us no matter what.

For , drop a comment below and let us know how having a pet helps you feel mentally healthier! ❤️

[Visual description: Black and white dog, Charlie, out on a walk in the hills. In a small pink circle in the top right is text that reads: '87% of pet owners say owning a pet makes them mentally healthier' and in a small burgundy circle just underneath is text that reads: ' 94% of pet owners say owning a pet makes them happy.]

10/05/2024

Fun Fact Friday: Dogs' noses aren't just incredibly cute and boop-able, they are powerful smelling machines. The right nostril leads to the right side of the dog's brain, analysing arousal, unfamiliar odours, new and threatening odours. The left nostril leads to the left side of the dog's brain analysing familiar odours including food and familiar threatening odours. Fascinating stuff!