As a dog parent, you’ve probably noticed how naturally your pup gravitates toward the couch. Whether it’s for a cozy nap or just to be near you, dogs have a strong instinct for comfort and companionship. But what’s the real reason behind your dog’s couch obsession? Let’s explore some behavioral insights and tips for managing this habit while keeping your furniture protected.

Ensuring your dog gets the right amount of exercise is more than just about maintaining their physical health—it’s crucial for their mental well-being too. Just like humans, dogs need regular physical activity to stay happy, calm, and well-behaved. In this blog, we'll explore how exercise influences your dog’s mood and behavior, and provide tips on creating the ideal exercise routine tailored to your dog's specific needs.

Dogs are very expressive animals. They talk with their bodies. By adopting different postures, they can very well indicate how they feel. Happy, anxious, tense, uncertain, nervous. But how can you tell how your dog is feeling?

Dogs can experience changes in behavior and demeanor that may be similar to what is commonly referred to as "depression" in humans. However, it is important to note that dogs do not experience emotions in the same way that humans do, so it is not accurate to say that they can be "depressed" in the same way that humans can.

Have you noticed that your dog gets agitated or nervous when you're getting ready to leave the house or even after you've left? And almost all dog parents know that frustrating moment when you come home after a few hours out and find your house in a mess and your cushions in tatters. 

What are good mental brain games for dogs? Mental stimulation for dogs is important. The brain training is a fun way to build a strong bond with your dog. The brain games will entertain your dog. When doing brain games you are engaging your dog's brain in creative ways. 

How to keep your dog healthy naturally? All kinds of disorders and diseases can be prevented by proper housing, nutrition and care. In this blog you will read how to keep your dog healthy for as long as possible and what preventive measures a dog owner can take against diseases and illnesses.

How can I tell if my dog is healthy? This blog will educate you about how to keep your dog healthy naturally and happy. It is important to know the signals of an unhealthy dog as well. 

How to train a (high energy) dog to relax? This blog will educate you about natural relaxation exercise techniques that you can use to calm your dog.

How to stop excessive dog barking? This blog will educate you about techniques to prevent your dog from barking. The longer your dog has been practicing the barking behavior, the longer it will take for them to develop other means of communication. 

Dogs, like humans, can become bored when they do not have enough mental or physical stimulation. Boredom in dogs can lead to a variety of behavioral issues, such as destructive behavior, excessive barking, or other types of misbehavior.

Signs that your dog may become aggressive is a serious topic we need to discuss. Dogs can be aggressive towards other dogs or towards humans. It is important to recognize aggressively signs of your dog and how to handle with these situations. Aggression is the most common and most serious behavior problem in dogs. It’s also the number-one reason why pet parents seek professional help from behaviorists, trainers and veterinarians.

Loneliness by dogs is an underestimated and often invisible problem. Most of them are naturally social animals for which contact with a fellow pet companion or with the owner is a basic necessity of life. Nevertheless, most animals live alone and only get 8 minutes of attention per day. Who can not spend more time with his pet, can better not take one, says experts. 

Just like people, dogs can be stressed. Perhaps you've noticed behavioral changes in your dog lately or your dog just doesn't seem to be feeling so well? Perhaps they are unusually tense, affectionate or just more distant than usual. The cause of this could be stress.

It doesn't take much to make your dog happy. Just walking into the room is often enough to excite your sweet buddy. A happy dog can be recognised by healthy behaviour. Healthy behaviour means that the dog's emotions are balanced. The dog does not show unexplained moments of extreme aggression, fear or insecurity. Nor does the dog show prolonged hyperactivity. Incidentally, this does not mean that your dog cannot misbehave once in a while. This too is part of the game.

Dogs are different from people. They look different, do different things and have different motivations. Yet, fears in dogs are common and can be very recognizable. Think about fireworks, thunder and lightning or other (larger) animals. By understanding your dog's fears it can be prevented from affecting his life tremendously. It is one of the most common underlying causes of problem behavior: fear.

Many dog owners assume relatively easily that a physically exhausted dog is a happy dog. And the quickest and easiest way to achieve this goal is by throwing a ball with our animal. It's common knowledge that the earliest domestication of dogs was for hunting purposes.

Now that the weather is warmer and the temperature is rising, it is important that you pay extra attention to your pets. They cannot withstand heat well. Overheating is extremely dangerous and can sometimes even be fatal.

Raising a young puppy is important because a dog must be able to survive in our densely populated society. A dog breeder or shelter has laid the foundation for the young puppy and from then on you take over.