Okay we have all heard and read the saying so many times, ‘A dog is for life and not just for Christmas’ but how many people actually take notice of this during the festive time?

Welcoming a new puppy into your household is an exciting thing to do and a challenge, it takes a lot of work and a lot of your time so is Christmas really the sensible time to take on a new challenge? Puppies require a lot of looking after which involves a lot of patience on your part and with all the festivities taking place you will probably have your hands full.

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Persuading your dog to take a tablet can sometimes seem like a very daunting task, the problem is most dogs are pretty smart, you may consider them to be anything but clever most of the time but when it comes to medication they seem to become super intelligent all of a sudden!

Dogs seem to have an in-built sixth sense concerning tablets and however clever and discreet you try to be they always know that it is tablet time prior to even reaching them; and those doggy jaws clamp firmly shut.
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When we think of the word ‘respect’ most of us immediately think of children learning to respect their elders but respect plays an enormous part throughout the canine world too; puppies are taught it by their mother initially as she will teach them right from wrong when it comes to nipping and general behaviour. If a puppy nips her too hard she will let it know by letting out a squeal, the siblings within a litter soon learn their place of hierarchy as they all jostle for the position of ‘top dog’.

Now when it comes to owners being shown respect from their faithful friends this can prove a little challenging at times, not impossible but simply tricky.

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