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Calm & Anxiety

Calm & Anxiety

Canine anxiety, separation, fireworks and settling guides.

A cocker spaniel absorbed in sniffing grass, a form of foraging enrichment.
Calm & Anxiety

Lick mats, snuffle mats and slow feeders: dog enrichment that earns its space

The cheap, simple tools that tire a dog's mind, settle an anxious one, and slow down a gulper. What each does, and who it suits.

· 5 min read
A mature dog settled calmly on a sofa in soft natural light.
Calm & Anxiety

Separation anxiety in older dogs: a gentle settling guide

Older dogs who have always been fine alone can change. The older-dog version is not the puppy version, and neither are the fixes.

· 6 min read
A dog mid-yawn, a calming signal that often goes unnoticed.
Calm & Anxiety

Signs of stress and anxiety in dogs (and what we often miss)

The obvious signs are easy. It is the quiet ones, and the dog who has gone too still, that owners miss for years.

· 5 min read