About 18 months ago, I was invited to be assessed with a view to being an Approved Trainer for the charity Dogs Helping Kids. This came about in rather an odd way ! I was approached by someone who was already training with Dogs Helping Kids, and was struggling with a...
I really did get very excited to find that Cotswold RAW are now producing plain lambs tripe in their excellent range ! Here are some reasons that tripe is so good. Visit the Cotswold RAW blog HERE to read the full article....
"No" is probably the most overused word in dog training ! And it doesn't tell our dogs anything remotely useful, either, I wrote about this for Cotswold RAW earlier this summer. Read more on the Cotswold RAW blog HERE....
As a part of our series of blogs written for the Cotswold RAW team, here's some considerations to make before taking your dog to an event... Visit the Cotswold RAW blog HERE to read more....
Thinking about our dogs' needs in warm weather (of which we certainly have had plenty this summer !), here's another post created for Cotswold RAW. Click HERE to read the post on Cotswold RAW's website....
Thankfully, at last spring appears to have arrived, the days are longer and we have more time in daylight to enjoy outside with our dogs, wonderful ! For most of us, there’s little to beat a long walk in the countryside with our dog, but we do have to take care of a...
We were very pleased to be asked to contribute to Cotswold RAW's blogs, this is a post I wrote as a result of a conversation with farmers on Bredon Hill about how we dog walkers could be more considerate of farm land, livestock and wildlife. Visit the blog on Cotswold...
I'd like to welcome newly appointed Gelert correspondents Nicola and Ted, who attended our recent workshop with Janet Finlay. They are "staff" to a gorgeous spaniel, and are keenly learning to tend his needs, and have kindly agreed to write up events they attend for...
Saturday 28th October 2017 As existing clients will know, I am a great fan of scent work as a fun activity with our dogs. It can be done by ANY breed of dog, although there are obvious star performers of certain breeds who have been bred specifically to...
On Saturday 14th October we were treated to a fascinating introduction to using herbs to help our dogs (and a little about cats and horses, as a bonus!!). Iris Ege is an holistic vet practising in our area, who I met when we both locumed for a local veterinary...