I’m hanging out with a recently rescued hound later today and I am excited. When you see a dog that has been given a second chance, surrounded by love and with humans who understand that patience and consistency are at the heart of a harmonious life with their new family…
You have a new puppy! What were you thinking? I bet that thought has crossed your mind a few times already. What sounded like a great idea at the time is now racing around your home, peeing on your carpet and eating through your favourite shoes. Congratulations on your…
I think most of us will admit that we’re trained by our canine friends in one way or another. That’s not quite what we mean when we say that we’re trained by the dogs we work with! Although, we do understand that learning about the not-so-subtle nudge to get…
You know that this social enterprise started by accident, don’t you? I (Marie) didn’t have any plans to run a social enterprise. I’m grateful for the series of events that instigated Canine Perspective, but to be honest, I didn’t even know what a social enterprise was when the idea was…
I don’t know about you, but I see a lot of articles, posts, tweets and all that jazz about how wonderfully therapeutic dogs are, how they enhance our wellbeing by lowering our blood pressure and creating a calm environment in which we can relax. Yeah, except when they don’t!…
I am not sure if you have been introduced to Luna, our fabulous rescue dog mascot, who is the face of Love Learning from Dogs and the deliverer of canine wisdom through a variety of means. You’ll know that Canine Perspective started because of a book, which was written…
I recently had the misfortune of encountering a puppy farmer who docked the tails of her dogs. The word ‘docked’ makes it sound gentler than it is. She had the tails cut off her already abused, mistreated and neglected puppies. The authorities are dealing with her, for a number of…
The festive season is now well and truly upon us. I’m getting lots of auto-replies to emails and I can’t switch on the tele-box without seeing an advert for perfume – does anyone understand those adverts? Anyway, while I’m trying to decode these perfume ads, I know that many…
I know I’m not the only human out there facing their first festive holibobs without their canine bestie. It’s not something that’s really acknowledged, not something that’s openly discussed, but the intensity of feeling is difficult to articulate. Christmas doesn’t mean a huge amount to me, but this year,…
Have you heard the term ‘bombproof’? It’s a term that’s used a lot of in the world of rescue and something I hear when chatting with other dog guardians. I’m sure you can guess what it means when a dog is described as ‘bombproof’. Great with other dogs Great…
