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This simple statement can strike fear into any dog owner. The thought of keeping your whirling dervish ‘quiet’ for up to six weeks can make you go weak at the knees. As a veterinary nurse, I have often been the purveyor of this news and seen the look of horror on my clients’ faces. I recently experienced this first hand with my own dogs. I have two young, very exuberant working cocker spaniels and made the decision to castrate them on the same day. My thinking was that I coul

That headline is from a human behaviour book that I am currently reading and it really made me chuckle. Adolescence or the “teenage years’ is a very a complex period of development in most mammals and none more so than in our dogs. Unfortunately the challenges care givers have during this period often result in frustration, a breakdown in the relationship and sometimes even rehoming. However, once you understand what’s really going on, there is light at the end of the tunnel.