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Safer Car Trips With Your Puppy In Australia

A car ride can be an exciting part of puppy life, whether you are travelling from a suburban home in Melbourne to a training class, driving across Brisbane for…

Best Brush Types for Preventing Mats in a Doodle’s Coat

Doodle coats are soft, attractive and wonderfully cuddly, but they can felt quickly when loose hair, moisture, dirt and friction collect near the skin. A…

How to Transition Your Puppy from Kibble to a Raw Diet

Changing a puppy’s food is a significant adjustment, especially when the new plan includes raw meat, edible bones or organ meats. Puppies grow rapidly, so…

Understanding Puppy Diarrhea: Causes and When to Call the Vet

Puppy diarrhoea can appear suddenly and leave owners worried, especially when a young dog becomes quiet, refuses food or has repeated loose stools. A single…

Selecting Safe Outdoor Toys for Puppy Tug and Fetch Games

Outdoor play gives a puppy an outlet for energy, a chance to practise recall, and a pleasant way to build trust with the family. Tug and fetch can also teach…

How to Handle Puppy Humping During Play and Training

Puppy humping can be surprising, embarrassing, or frustrating, especially when your young dog starts mounting a visitor’s leg, another puppy, a favourite toy,…

Puppy Crate Alternatives: Playpens And Exercise Pens Compared

A crate can be useful for travel, sleep and short periods of safe confinement, but it is not the only way to manage a young dog at home. Many Australian puppy…

Teaching Your Doodle Puppy to Settle on a Mat or Bed

A Doodle puppy can be bright, social and wonderfully enthusiastic, yet still struggle to switch off. Cockapoos, Cavoodles, Labradoodles and other Poodle…

How to Read Puppy Body Language for a Stronger Bond

Puppies communicate long before they understand many of our words. A softening body, a quick tongue flick, a tucked tail or a sudden burst of zoomies can…

Building a puppy first aid kit for everyday emergencies

Puppies are curious, energetic, and remarkably talented at finding trouble. A loose thread, a sharp garden stem, a tick after a woodland walk, or an upset…