Monthly Archives: August 2021

Jogging with your dog can be extremely rewarding. It allows your dog to have a variety of exercise and gives you extra motivation to keep to your running routine.

We outlined how to jog with your dog safely and responsibly in our Running With Your Dog article, but we thought we’d go into more detail about how to choose the right equipment before you head off for a run with your pet pal.

It’s important to remember that not all dogs are cut out for high intensity exercise. This is especially true for short-nosed and short legged breeds like bulldogs or corgis. You also shouldn’t just take out more senior dogs out for a run or force more lethargic dogs to go from next to no exercise to trying to get them to keep up with you on a 5k.

It is strongly recommended that you check with your vet to see if your pet is up for the challenge before taking them out running.

Fire investigation dogs play important role in determining if arson has been committed. Their skill at detecting the presence of ignitables at a scene is invaluable to investigators as they can find the source of a fire that could otherwise go undetected.

There are a total of 39 fire brigades operating across the UK with over 22,000 full-time fighters, but (as of 2013) there are only 17 fire dog units spread across all brigades. For instance East Anglia only has two fire investigation dogs in a unit which covers a wide area of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk.

Many more fire dogs work with private firms who assess scenes for insurance companies.

How fire dogs are used on investigations

If arson is suspected by the responding fire brigade, or if a fire happened in suspicious circumstances, a Fire Investigation Search Dog is called to the scene to help gather evidence.

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Playing tug of war with your dog has many benefits including helping you bond with your pet, hone their natural instincts, works as great training tool, and is an excellent source of exercise.

When used properly, tug toys are perfectly safe for puppies and dogs of any age. However, like any physical activity done with your dog, you should understand basic dos and don’ts to ensure you and your pet’s safety.

We have several safety tips below, but the most important one to remember is that you should always let your dog guide games of tug of war – never exert more pulling force than your dog gives!

Tug games and aggression

There has been some misinformation that games like tug of war promote bad behaviour and aggression in dogs, but this is not true. In fact these types of games can be a great training tool.

However, any type of physical game can cause already poorly behaved dogs to act out even

There are around 2,500 police service dogs operating within police forces across the UK, half of which are in the General Purpose Dog Unit.

General Purpose Police Dogs are multi-disciplined canines who are trained to undertake a wide range of skills, including:

• Tracking suspects
• Missing person searches
• Finding and recovering evidence
• Public order and patrols
• Aid in controlling dangerous dogs
• Protect the handler in dangerous situations and discourage threatening behaviour

Having these dogs trained in such a board manner makes them a highly valuable addition to territorial police forces across the UK.

While English Cocker Spaniels, Springer Spaniel and Labradors are used for more specialist roles like bomb and firearm detection, German Shepherd Dogs or Belgian Malinois are the two common breeds used in the general purpose unit.

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