
With fireworks filling our skies for Bonfire Night, Diwali and New Year’s Eve soon after, it can be a stressful time for dogs that don’t like loud noises. How can you help keep them calm? We’ve got you covered with these four key steps. But, if your dog has a severe reaction to fireworks, you
A guide dog is a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) that is specially trained to provide mobility support to a blind or visually impaired owner. Read more
A new report finds there are 11 dog attacks on guide dogs every month in the UK, on average. Guide dogs provide essential assistance to people who are blind or partially sighted. When other dogs attack guide dogs, the consequences can be severe. The charity Guide Dogs has been keeping records of these attacks, and a new
The biggest evidence that the guide dog really learnt the lessons when he leads his covered-eye trainer. With this exercise we made sure that the dog is capable to pay attention to a person, to assist her, he learns self-confidence and patience, and acquires high level of self-determination. After approx. 20 hours spent with practice
From the 6th to the 9th of November in 2018 we had the opportunity to visit the Guide Dogs breeding center in Birmingham such as the Training School of Leamington, thanks to our IGDF membership. The Baráthegyi Guide Dog School has started their breeding program this year. In addition to this, we found it very
This year the deadline for the competitors to give in their pumpkin-creations was midnight, 31st October. We are proud to say that many of you became inspired by our calling. Really, a wickedly great number of you! The task was not less than making real (pumpkin) statues representing your best-loved pets, or, like last year,
Much has been written on the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than encouraging their independence. A new study seems to back up this finding—in dogs. Researchers showed that doting mothers seem to handicap their puppies, in this case reducing their likelihood of successfully completing a training program to become
New research led by the University of Sydney has revealed the life expectancy of chocolate Labradors is significantly lower than their black and yellow counterparts. The study of more than 33,000 United Kingdom-based Labrador retrievers of all colours shows chocolate Labradors also have a higher incidence of ear infections and skin disease. Its findings were
In the beautiful autumn weather on 11th October, Anikó Nagy was taking her usual afternoon stroll with her two dogs, Brunó and Emma. Their mood was great and Brunó was chasing his ball on the streamside when suddenly a third, unknown dog appeared. It did not have a leash or a collar and started to
Dogs have been assisting blind humans for a very long time, but the arrangement only became formal recently. Read more