Alternative Health

PUPPIES

Everything you could possible need for your dog and cat. Top quality toys, even for Professional Chewers, Behaviour Games, Equipment (including leads for two dogs that don't tangle)Cooling Pads and Collars, Crates, Beds, Grooming Equipment - just to mention a few.

Meet your Match Questionnaire
(Helping you to find the right dog for you!)

THE FIRST 16 WEEKS OF YOUR PUPS LIFE ARE CRUCIAL. MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND A RECOMMENDED PUPPY SCHOOL, SO THAT YOU AND YOUR PUP GET THE VERY BEST ON OFFER.
VISIT OUR RECOMMENDED PUPPY SCHOOL PAGE

Questions to ask yourself before adopting or getting a puppy
(make sure now is the right time to adopt)

BEFORE GETTING A PUPPY

Are you paying too much for a shelter dog?
Be Careful Where You Buy Your Pup From!!!
Breeders
Choosing your puppy : Tips
Choosing a Dog Breed
Choosing the right breed for your lifestyle
Compatibility Chartwhy
Double Trouble - The Pitfalls of getting two puppies
Genetic Testing
Getting a 2nd dog - the pros and cons
How to choose the right puppy
How much will your puppy really cost?
How much will my pet actually cost me
Internet pups - buying your pup via internet
Introducing Your Puppy to Your Other Dog
Knowing the breed BEFORE you choose your puppy
Litters - why are some pups uniform in appearance
Littermates - Placing Littermates in the same home
Paid leave for when you bring your pup home
Puppies as presents
Plan for a successful homecoming
Psychological problems in pet store dogs
Puppy testing-Volvard
Probing the Pedigree
Puppy mills- the truth about Puppy Mills
Puppy Trade - Horrendous Cross Border Trade
Puppy Farms . Are you unwittingly supporting them?
Puppy Farms are a Reality in SA
Responsible Breeding - a must read!
Selecting Best Dog Names
Should you get a dog for your dog?
Seven breeds that do well being left during the day
The Relevance of Breed in Selecting a Companion Dog
The real cost of pet care
Truth About “Free to a Good Home” Dog Classifieds
Tips for Choosing a reputable breeder
Tips for the perfect dog names
Tips for Having Two Pups Together
The truth about crossbreed dogs
T hings to consider before getting a puppy
Tail Docking - does tail docking
Tails - do tails tell their own tail?
Understanding Puppy Vaccinations
Why Knowing Your Dog's Breed Is Important

GENETIC

Advancements in canine genetics
Dogs' Brains Reorganized by Breeding
Guessing your shelter dog’s breed?
Management of genetic disorders in dogs
New Shape Shifting Genes-takes Nurture/Nature further
Spirocerca lupi treatment and MDR1 testing

TOILET TRAINING

House Training
House Training Your Puppy
Odours - Eliminating Doggy Odours
Toilet Training
Teaching a pup to eliminate on paper
Withholding - a difficult housebreaking problem

PUPPY DEVELOPMENT

Dog Park EtiquetteAdolescence
Critical Periods in your puppy's growth
Critical periods in your Puppy's growth part II
Canine Communication and Body Language Part 1
Canine Communication and Body Language Part II
Developmental stages - Puppies
It's all about adolescence
Puppy Personality Development

BASICS TO TEACH YOUR PUPPY

Back to Basics
Calming your dog down- How to
Come-Sit-Down -Stay
Commands, Cues & Signals
Getting your puppy used to different noises
Home Alone
Leave: Teaching your pup the LEAVE exercise
Problem Solving
Sit List
Teach your pup to shake paw
Time Alone

SOCIALIZATION

Can Large & Small Dogs Play Together Safely?
Do's and Don'ts Of Teaching Your Puppy Proper
Socialization Skills
Introducing dogs and cats
Loose dog, what should I do?
Socialization: The importance of socialization
What is puppy socialization classes?
What to expect from Puppy School
What Socialiazation is, and what it is not

STERILIZATION

Pyometra, save your dogs life and spay
Sterilization - is early sterilization an option
Sterilization - Dont want to steilize? Read this first
T o Snip or Not To Snip
Really want to breed you dog?

BASICS - EQUIPMENT

Bark Collars
Collars - Introducing your Puppy to his Collar
Collars- should my dog wear a collar at home?
Collars : Getting your pup used to the collar and Leash
Choke Chains
Choke Chains Revisited
Loose Lead Walking
My Puppy Won’t Walk on Leash!
Should my pup learn to wear a muzzle?
Take The Lead, Safely!

PUPPY SCHOOL

Free Play
School : The right school for your dog
Socialization : what is puppy socialization classes?
Training- how to choose the right trainer
What to expect from Puppy School

CHILDREN AND DOGS

Babies -Preparing your dog for new arrival
Contract for kids : I love my dog
Children and dogs - Basic Safety
Children & dogs - Safety around other people's dogs
Children - What's the best dog for kids?
Dogs and Children
Dogs and Children living in Harmony
Dog's benefits to children
Parents helping kids to get their dogs to behave

PET LOSS

Coping with Pet Loss
Dealing with your dog dying
Euthanasia - What happens when it is time to say goodbye?
Farewell Fido-Helping kids to deal with pet loss
Losing your 'Best Friend'
The Anniversary Reaction

GENERAL

Cape Town-new website to reunite pets & owners
Car Harness - Putting one on
Daily Dog News
Entertainment for a dog left at home alone
Falling in Love.with a Dog: How It Changes Our Lives
Fireworks threaten Pets
Fireworks- SPCA guide to laws regarding Fireworks
Gardens - Pet Friendly Gardens
Guidelines for Responsible Pet Ownership
Help, our pup hates to be brushed
How does your dog choose its favourite person?
How long will my dog live?
Inappropriate and Appropriate dog play
Loving Your Dog Too Much
5 Things Your Dog Wishes You Knew About Picking Him Up
Pet Horoscope
Picking up Dogs Correctly
What to do when your dog is poisoned by criminals
Reducing and Getting rid of pet hair
Relationship Centered Training
Shedding Dogs
Should you get a dog for your dog?
The Truth About Black Tongues
Three reasons to get your dog a Puzzle Toy
Thunderstorms and Pyrotechnics
10 Easy Things You can Do to Make your Dog Happier
Xylitol - lethal - do you know what products have this?
Why does the look of pups in the same litter differ?

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TRAINING

Avoiding Possessiveness
Back to basics - the sit and the down
Basic Instinct
Boredom - Preventing Boredom & Frustration
Being Your Dog's Leader is Key to Training
Body Language - learn to understand your dog
Come-Sit-Down-Stay
Cues and Signals
Daily Training - The Key to Kibble
Dog Owner Survival Tips and Etiquette
F ading food rewards
Fetch - teaching your dog to fetch
Free Play
General puppy training tips
Go Say Hi - 1,2,
Heeling - Teaching Heeling
How to raise a dog you can live with
Is it ok to let my dog on the bed?
Jumping Up - Changing & Preventing
Loose Lead Walking
Lure and Reward Training
Lifestyle Training
Laser Pointers - can I entertain my dog with laser?
Muzzles -should my pup wear a muzzle?
Nothing in Life is Free - NILF
Punishment has no place in the teaching phase
Place - teaching your dog to go to its place
Preventing Resource Guarding
Punishment has no place when teaching
Quick tips to increase confidence and decrease fear
Recall - Getting your dog to come reliably when called
Social Skills 101
Socialize - What can happen if you do and if you dont!
Swimming : Teaching a pup how to swim
Swimming, the 1- worst breeds
Take the Lead Safely!
Training - Hard to Train
Treats - can additives in hot dogs contribute to cancer?
Training -Why to train a puppy and how to go about it
Tired Dog - Too Tired to Avoid Danger?
Time Alone - Setting your pup up for success
T he Dumbest things that dog owners do
The Sit List - what dogs cant do when sitting!
Tips for having 2 pups together
Top 40 pet tips
To tug or not to tug
Understanding Dog Training
Walking on lead
Walking - Getting the most our of your dogs walks?
Why should your dog tolerate ‘impolite’ behaviour?

CLICKER & TRICKS

Clicker online course by Mary Woodward
Clicker How to have a Polite Puppy the Clicker Way
Loose Lead Walking Clicker Style
Teaching your dog to do tricks
Trick training

BEHAVIOUR CONCERNS

Aggression Basics
Are they fighting or playing?
Begging
Biting-why dogs bite and how they warn us
Barking Mad - what to do about excessive barking
Barking - Excessive Barking
Barking Dogs
Chewing - Basic Instinct
Chewing - Save the couch, chew train your dog
Crying at Night - Is your puppy crying at night?
Chasing - Dogs chasing cars
Digging Dogs
Digging Problems
Does your pup need prozac?
Dog a Deer? Don't chase him!
Dog Attack - YouTube
Dog Bites - who is getting bitten and why?
Chewing -destructive chewing
Dealing with puppy tantrums
Destructive Chewing
Destruction -Saving Your Home’s Contents From Your Pe t
Dog Bites - preventing Dog Bites
Dog Bites - why dog bites are like tetris
F ear and Agression in puppies
Fear of people
Fear of the Vet
Help for common behaviour problems with Dr Dunbar
Howling/ Barking - Stop your puppy from howling
Humping/Mounting
Hyperdog
He just wants to say Hi !
Hard to train
Inappropriate vocalization
It’s Mine! a.k.a Resource Guarding
Jumping up
Jumping up at visitors
Licking - do you know why your dog licks?
My puppy wont walk on lead!
My dog won’t leave the house
Nipping: why pups nip and what to do
Nipping : Puppies and dogs Nipping
Pr eventing your puppy from Resource Guarding
Quick Tips to Increase Confidence
Resource Guarding - more on this topic
Scent Rolling
Separation anxiety - what you can do
Storm Fear - On No – Storm Season Again!
Stopping Negative Behavior Positively
Saving Your Home’s Contents From Your Pet
Tantrums: How to deal with those puppy tantrums
Ten tips for Problem Behaviour
Top causes of excessive chewing
What does one do when your dog growls at you?
What to do when your dog eats poop

NUTRITION

Bones - what they mean to dogs
Feeding your puppy
Is it really necessary to feed a good quality food?
Nutrition - does what your dog eat affect behaviour?
The impact of nutrition on Canine Behaviour

MULTIDOG HOMES

Introducing your new dog to the existing pack
Puppies - It takes a pack to raise a puppy

Happy Tails is dedicated to proving that animal welfare is an important part of our country, and that animals from these organisations are beautiful, healthy, and adoptable.

TRAVELING / MISSING DOGS

Choosing a Kennel for your Dog
Kennel vs Home Care
Going on Holiday? -Plan for your pets
Emergencies - how to plan and prepare
First Aid - see Health Section
FURCODE - A new concept in ID disc's
Help - my dog has gone missing!
Holiday Dogs - Introducing dogs
Preventing and Treating Heatstroke in Dogs
What to do & who to contact if your dog goes missing

DOG PHYSIOLOGY

Dogs read our intent -by ScienceDaily
Do Dogs Dream?
Emotion: Do dogs feel Emotion?
GRRRRR....means many things in dogspeak
Your dog can talk to you
How dogs think · ·
Sense(Dog's):Senses
Dogs can recognize photos!
Senses : Are dogs colour blind?
Senses : Five ways that your dog senses the world
Touching : The benefits of touching your dog
The Physiology of dogs
The threat of stillness
Vision in Animals
Vocalizations : Dog vocalizations
What is your dog thinking
Your dog can talk to you

TELLINGTON TTOUCH

A Conversation with Robyn Hood
Accountability
Aggression - Is TTouch of Value for Aggression?
Danilo: The Dog that brought TTouch to South Africa
Giving your Puppy the Magic Touch
Fear Behaviour and how TTouch can help
Giving your Puppy the magic touch
History of TTouch
Taking the Stress our of Toe Nail Trimming
Tension Patterns in Cats
Tension Patterns in Dogs
The Sensory Side of TTouch
There's Method in the Magic
TTouch and Stress