The Puppy Master

30/06/2025

26/06/2025

Why Do Puppies Play Fight? 🐶💥

That adorable little wrestlemania moment between puppies? It’s not just cute, it’s crucial.

Play fighting starts as early as 3 weeks old, when puppies begin to wobble around and explore their littermates. You’ll see them pawing, mouthing, nipping, and rolling over each other with all the grace of a drunk jellybean. It might look chaotic, but something amazing is happening…

🎓 They’re learning the rules of being a dog.
Each nip teaches bite inhibition. Each squeak or yelp is feedback “Too hard!”—and the biter learns to be gentler next time. No feedback = no learning. These interactions help shape a well-adjusted adult dog who understands boundaries.

🤝 It’s a crash course in communication.
Puppy play helps them interpret body language, build confidence, read signals like “that’s enough,” and practice calming behaviours. Without this early play, they can struggle with social cues later in life.

And yes, while it might look rough, it’s meant to be a bit wild. The littermates are each other’s best teachers. No human can replicate the magic of puppy-to-puppy feedback and nor should we try to!

📣 So if you’re lucky enough to be raising a litter or socialising a young pup, let them wrestle and roll with supervision, of course. Don’t be too quick to break it up unless someone’s truly overwhelmed.

Play today, peace tomorrow. 🐾💛

25/06/2025

Wednesday morning class - new recruits 🐶

21/06/2025

Dear Mom and Dad,
Let me stay home. It's not nice for me to walk and run next to you. But because I am a loyal dog, I often go beyond my limits. So I walk and run beside you, standing still if I have to…. And feel my paws burn.

I'm looking at you for a moment, but you do not understand. Because in a little over 5 minutes we're at the cool puddle, right? But those little 5 minutes
can be fatal to me. Because I sweat through my paws, and in this heat I just cannot get rid of the sweat. My whole body is boiling, but I keep going
and then I end up on the tarmac.
In the heat and in the sun with my tongue out of my mouth and my eyes flashing in the sun. My paws are burning, my tongue is dry and my head is pounding in the heat that my body cannot get rid of…

Instead, let me stay at home where i can enjoy the sun, with a large bowl of water, somewhere in the shade. And best of all like in a cool area with grass.
Love Your dog

20/06/2025

“Yo. You’ve had your coffee, you’ve scrolled insta. Now how about you use those thumbs for something useful and open the damn gate, Karen.”

Duke and his death stare 👀

19/06/2025

🚨 DOGS CANT SWEAT LIKE WE DO ‼️ pass it on…

☠️ Dogs Die in Hot Cars – Fast 💨

It doesn’t have to be scorching outside for temperatures inside a car to become deadly. In just 10 minutes, the inside of a vehicle can soar to lethal levels — even with windows cracked.

Today I’m sharing an article about three dogs rescued from a dangerously hot car. This time, they were lucky. Next time, they might not be.

If you love your dog, leave them at home.

📌 Even at 22°C (72°F), a parked car can reach over 47°C (117°F) within an hour. That’s fatal.

🐾 Dogs can’t sweat like we do. Heatstroke sets in fast and can kill in minutes.

Please don’t take the risk. Share this post.
Remind a friend. Be their voice.



Article in comments ⬇️

18/06/2025

🛏️ Shhh… Puppies Growing!
Ever wondered why puppies sleep so much? 🐶💤

👉 At just 3–4 weeks old, puppies sleep around 20–22 hours a day.
Their little bodies and brains are flat-out busy—growing bones, building the immune system, and wiring up those clever little brains. 🧠✨

By 8–10 weeks, they still snooze for 18–20 hours daily!
That’s because every nap is like downloading new info—from scent memories, social experiences, to bite inhibition learned from littermates.

💡 Here’s the catch:
Interrupting a puppy’s rest too often or expecting too much when they’re overtired can lead to:
• Increased biting or zoomies (yep, that “naughty” behaviour is often just tiredness!)
• Poor learning or training retention
• Lower tolerance for stress
• Even weakened immunity

Rest = learning. Rest = emotional stability. Rest = happy puppy.

✨ So, next time they crash mid-play, let them be. They’re not lazy—
they’re growing into the incredible dog you want them to be.
Never wake a sleeping puppy on purpose—and teach children to do the same. 💛

16/06/2025

🐾 Mouthy Moments Alert! 🐾

These two little love muffins are just 3 weeks old and officially entering the “let me nibble your ear to see if it tastes like milk” phase 🍼👅

At this stage of puppy development, mouthing is a big deal, it’s how pups explore the world around them! With their eyes now open and coordination improving (kind of…), they begin using their mouths to interact with littermates, learn bite inhibition, and start to understand social cues.

📚 This is real learning in action:
“Was that too hard? Oops… got it. I’ll try softer next time.”
No shouting. No corrections. Just natural, honest puppy feedback.

💡 And here’s the kicker….you CANT replicate this essential learning by scolding a pup for mouthing later on.
Humans yelling “NO!” doesn’t teach them how to use their mouth gently, it just creates confusion, or worse, fear.

😤 Honestly? This is where a lot of misinformation creeps in…
Far too many dog trainers have only ever read about this stage in a book or a course manual. They’ve never actually raised litters, watched the developmental stages unfold in real time, or seen how critical early social interaction really is.

But then they stand there, masculine chest puffed up, giving advice like they’re the dog whisperer reincarnated, except they’re dishing out punishment-based nonsense wrapped in confidence and ego. 🫠

If more people saw what we see every day puppies teaching puppies, learning boundaries through play they’d stop blaming dogs for being dogs and start meeting them where they’re at.

🐶 So here’s to doing better. For them. For you. For every nibbled earlobe and squeaky toy ambush.

Follow along for the real stuff, not the textbook myths 📖❌ but the fluffy, squirmy, gloriously messy truth of puppy development. 💕

15/06/2025

Beautiful Sunday reading article ‼️ ❤️

A groundbreaking study from Sweden’s Linköping University has confirmed what dog lovers have long suspected: the bond between dogs and humans is deeply biological. The key? Oxytocin — the hormone responsible for love and trust.

As wolves evolved into domesticated companions over thousands of years, dogs became genetically tuned to this hormone. Those with specific oxytocin receptor variants are more likely to seek human help, show affection, and thrive in modern environments.

But today, scientists say we’re entering a third wave of domestication — one shaped not by survival or status, but by empathy and adaptability.

Modern service dogs are at the forefront of this transformation. Unlike their ancestors bred for guarding or herding, these dogs are biologically and behaviorally wired to be calm, social, and deeply attuned to humans — even from puppyhood.

This new evolution is reshaping canine genetics in real time. As our cities grow and lifestyles change, so too must our dogs — not just in behavior, but in biology.

➡️ The future of dogs isn’t just about how they look. It’s about how they feel.

12/06/2025

🎾 Meet Rocco – our ball-obsessed bundle of joy!
He’s working hard (with wagging tail enthusiasm) on staying calm around visitors and other dogs. His homework? Chilling out just a tad before turning into a full-on excitement tornado.

We’ll get there, one slobbery ball at a time 🐶💪