🐾Give your dog the option to move away from greetings. Before visitors arrive, check that your dog has a clear route to somewhere quieter. Let visitors know that your dog can approach in their own time and doesn’t need to say hello. Moving away is communication. Respecting that choice can help greetings feel safer and remove unnecessary social pressure. One small option can make a big difference. #dogs #mischiefmethod #funnotformality #dogbehaviour #onesmallthingtuesday...

2am Dog Questions: Why does my dog take their treat elsewhere to eat it? Sometimes dogs feel more comfortable in a quieter or low traffic area. Let them have that agency and choice 🩵🐾 #dogs #themischiefmethod #dogbehaviour #mischiefmethod #cookiepushersunited

Notice where your dog naturally chooses to rest, then make that space a little easier to use. You might: • Move their bed away from household traffic • Lower the lighting • Reduce interruptions • Place water nearby • Ask family members to leave them undisturbed It doesn’t need to be an elaborate den. Sometimes one small environmental change can give a dog more opportunity to rest. #dogs #mischiefmethod #funnotformality #dogbehaviour #onesmallthingtuesday #buildingconnectionst

Time for our Behaviour Makes More Sense clip: Habituation vs Sensitisation “They’ll get used to it.” But… will they? With habituation, repeated exposure to something that is insignificant or harmless can lead to a decreased response over time. But repeated exposure can also have the opposite effect. With sensitisation, the response becomes stronger. The dog who becomes increasingly worried by a particular sound, increasingly alert to dogs appearing on walks, or increasingly u