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Are Skin Conditions Impacting Your Dog’s Behaviour?

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health Skin & Coat By Caroline Wilkinson No comments yet

Have you noticed your dog’s personality change, alongside their itchy skin? Feeling uncomfortable in their own skin can impact your dog’s mood state. Prickly skin sensations might mean they find it harder to settle, impacting their sleep – which in turn leads to them feeling more anxious and hyper-vigilant. You might see that they’re barking

How To Boost Your Connection With Your Dog On Walks

In Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health Joints By Caroline Wilkinson No comments yet

Walks with our dogs bring so many positives! These include physical and mental health benefits for both you and your dog. From improving cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength to social interactions that help combat loneliness, the list of benefits goes on. What’s more, they also offer a special focused time together. This gives us an

How To Make The Most Of The Best Dog Walks In The UK

In Anxiety & Behaviour General Health By Sarah Baxter No comments yet

As you may or may not know (pun intended), May is National Walking Month. With local lockdown restrictions easing, now is the perfect time to discover some new walking adventures with your dog. So how can you make the most of the best dog walks in the UK? We’re going to help you! Read on

Life After Lockdown with your Dogs

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour By Caroline Wilkinson No comments yet

As we’re navigating through the upcoming easing of lockdown restrictions and life begins to open up, it’s time to consider how ours and our dogs’ lives might be about to change. Not only has the past year brought many changes in routine for us humans, but there’s also been a lot of adapting required by

How Peggy, Rodney and Lily Keep Calm Over Fireworks Season…

In Anxiety & Behaviour By Jo Boughton-White 2 comments

“Using natural products is something that is extremely important to us when it comes to our three dogs. Not only are Dorwest Scullcap & Valerian Tablets an effective remedy, they are versatile in their use. The tablets been great in helping Lily (the boss of our house!) keep calm and focused in the run up

Relax Your Dog This Firework Season! With Our Natural Anxiety Remedies For Dogs

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour By Jo Boughton-White 2 comments

We know from personal experience how distressing it can be when your dog is afraid of loud bangs. With ‘fireworks season’ becoming longer and less predictable, knowing how to calm your dog during fireworks is more challenging than ever. The good news is that there are steps you can take to help your four-legged friend

6 Ways To Help Separation Anxiety In Dogs

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour By Sarah Baxter 5 comments

There are times in the year when we all may spend a little more time at home than usual. Whether it’s the annual school summer holidays or unexpected situations, such as COVID19. But what happens when the realities of daily life come back into play? Returning to work and school can feel un-settling to us

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 10 comments

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 herbal supplements Scullcap & Valerian Tablets and Valerian Compound Liquid both calm and relax dogs and cats naturally. Herbs are gentle yet

How To Keep Dogs In A Fit Condition or Stimulate Competitive and Working Dogs

In Anxiety & Behaviour Dorwest News By Georgie Gair No comments yet

While this situation evolves daily, we are seeing both upcoming events, end of season events and even next season’s events being cancelled. With this, we are restricted to exercising once a day. Whilst the situation has caused an upset across all dog sports, now is a good time to focus on how we can keep

How To Get Started In Canicross

In Advisor's Blog Animal Behaviour Anxiety & Behaviour General Health Joints Shows & Exhibitions By Georgie Gair 1 comments

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 &