Animal Behaviour Archives

How To Keep Your Dog Calm With Scullcap & Valerian Tablets and Valerian Compound

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health Herbal Expertise By Ben No comments yet

If your dog suffers from anxiety caused by changes at home, travel-related issues, noise phobias such as fireworks fear, or if your dog has general anxiety, Dorwest will come to the rescue! Our licensed herbal medicine Scullcap & Valerian Tablets and herbal supplement Valerian Compound Liquid both calm and relax dogs and cats naturally. Herbs

Overweight Dog? Top Tips to Help Them Lose Weight.

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Digestion Dorwest News General Health By Sarah Baxter 2 comments

When you’re at your local veterinary surgery, it’s likely you’ll hear the words “pop your dog on the scales.” For many, this is just part of the process. Others reading this may have experienced a slightly different feeling! A dreaded feeling in the pit of your stomach might lurch up, as deep down you know…“I

How To Get Started In Canicross

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health Joints Shows & Exhibitions By Georgie Gair No comments yet

We all know the importance of keeping our dogs fit and healthy. Topped with keeping ourselves active, this can all be very time consuming. If only dogs could join us at the gym! So does a fun, exciting option exist out there? I have the answer for you…Canicross!! Before you grab your running shoes &

Breeding Your Dog? Tips for a Happy Mum & Puppies…

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Hormones & Reproductive By Sarah Baxter No comments yet

Puppies. There’s nothing more adorable, right? Those beautiful eyes. Wagging tails. Simply magical! It’s easy to see why you may be considering breeding your dog. But have you also considered an important fact? Responsible breeding is a lot of hard work! As a pet parent, there are a number of steps you’ll need to undertake

My Dog Is Scared Of Fireworks- How Natural Calming Remedies For Dogs Helped

In Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health By Claire Negri 2 comments

Clair was at her wits end when all three of her Whippets began showing signs of severe noise phobia in dogs…caused by firewokrs! Bonfire night until New Year’s use to be a dreaded period in Clair’s household, but now, using Calming remedies for dogs, they all rest easy in their beds. Here’s how… “Molly ages

Fireworks Fear: How To Recognise Cat Anxiety And How To Help

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour By Jo Boughton-White No comments yet

You’d be forgiven for thinking that cat anxiety isn’t common; these independent, sometimes solitary animals can appear fearless – we all know someone with both a cat and dog and the cat wears the trousers! Cat anxiety symptoms often reveal themselves on fireworks night or during the summer firework season. How can you tell if

How do I know if my dog is stressed or scared?

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health Herbal Expertise Shows & Exhibitions By Claire Negri 3 comments

Anxious? Fearful? Nervous? Scared or stressed? If you have used any of these words to describe your dog, you have probably witnessed them showing one or more of the dog anxiety behaviours below. Our dogs can get stressed and since we can understand how stress makes us feel, all pet owners should be aware and

Pet Theft – How to Keep Your Pet Safe.

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour Dorwest News By Sarah Baxter No comments yet

Dogs are our loyal companions. They’d do anything for us and we’d do anything for them. One of our commitments as a pet parent is to keep our dogs safe. Sadly, in recent years, despite the very best efforts of owners, this has become even harder to do due to an increase in the number

Pregnancy and Whelping the Natural Way

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour General Health Herbal Expertise Hormones & Reproductive By Claire Negri 2 comments

Everyone wants to do the right thing when thinking of breeding and it is only natural you to be concerned that they are doing all you can to ensure the health of the mother and pups. It certainly is very useful and reassuring to read up on what to expect they are pregnant and whelping.

Top Tips For A Dog Friendly Garden

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Digestion General Health Herbal Expertise By Sarah Baxter 4 comments

A bit of fresh air can do us all the world of good. The same applies to our dogs who love nothing more than a quick sniff. So what better place to enjoy the great outdoors, than in your own garden. But is your garden dog friendly? You might want to double-check! Take a peek