Snouts&Kisses

26/06/2025

A huge congratulations 🎊 to these lovely doggies 🐾 and their families graduating 🎓from Puppy Play and Live skills!
So much fun 🤩 🐕🦴

24/06/2025

𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡?

Puppies explore the world with their mouths, so it’s completely normal for them to grab things and have a little nibble. The tricky part? They don’t yet know the difference between their chew toys and something unsafe. That’s where we come in.

🛠️ Management + Training = Success

Start by managing the environment to prevent access to things you don’t want your puppy getting hold of.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴, 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩.

🐾 What to do if your puppy grabs something they shouldn’t

Avoid chasing them or trying to pull the item from their mouth. This may lead to resource guarding behaviours down the line. If they pick up something harmless (like a tea towel), let it go and simply make sure it's out of reach next time.

If they’ve grabbed something dangerous, don’t panic. Try swapping the item for a handful of tasty treats instead. Scatter some on the floor near your pup, then create a little treat trail leading away from the item. Once your puppy is happily snuffling up the treats, calmly pick up the object.

This kind of positive approach teaches your pup that hands approaching them mean good things happen.

So in the future, if they grab something unsafe and you instinctively reach toward them, they’ll be less likely to run away or swallow it quickly out of panic.

With time and consistency, you can also teach a solid "drop" cue to make handling these situations even easier.

23/06/2025

Please sign and share!! We don’t s***k, shock and prong our children, why is it okay to do it to our dogs?!

I would like the Government to ban the use of aversive tools such as electric shock collars, prong collars and invisible fencing due to the possible physical and mental harm caused to animals. I believe trauma and cruelty is unacceptable. Legislation on this topic has still not been enacted.

21/06/2025

And we are set up for the day. We are here for all your doggy and kitty related questions! Come chat to us and get to know us better. We just love all things pet related 😍🐶🥰🐱

20/06/2025

We want to make training and asking our dogs for mutually compatible behaviours as fun and enjoyable as possible.

This doesn’t change the fact that we are asking our dogs to work for us. To do something they might not naturally choose to do.

Just like our dogs, we know our motivation would drop without payment, and we would stop showing up. Most importantly we would loose respect for our boss, not gain it.

20/06/2025

Brilliantly written. You have to understand the emotion behind the behaviour!

This blog post explains canine reactive behaviour from the dog's point of view, while also providing tips if you're living with canine reactivity.

19/06/2025

The dog show is cancelled but Tribe Vets and I will still be at Flo Fest. Come say hi, grab a discount voucher and a treat 🦴 for your pooch🐾 at home!!

17/06/2025

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Doggy Day Cancelled Due to Weather - new date Sunday 7 September

We’re so sorry to announce that The Doggy Day at The Cluster, hosted by The Dog’s Spot, and scheduled for this Sunday 22nd June from 11am to 4pm, has been cancelled due to the extreme weather forecast.

While we were incredibly excited to welcome you and your furry friends, it just wouldn’t be right, fair, or healthy to encourage dogs (or humans!) to attend an outdoor event in the soaring temperatures expected this Sunday. The wellbeing of your pups (and you) has to come first.

That’s the bad news, now the good news? We’ll be rescheduling Doggy Day for a new date in September, so all is not lost!

We really appreciate your understanding and can’t wait to see you and your dogs later in the year, hopefully in much cooler weather!

The Cluster & The Dog’s Spot Team 🐾

16/06/2025

This Sunday come join us for informative talks and bring your dog along to be spoilt!

14/06/2025

When was the last time you got stuck in the resistance and forgot to SEE THE DOG?

13/06/2025