Setting your dog up for success
Kyra Ensbey from Bright Bessy Dog Training answers your questions.
Community News
Don't miss out on the headlines from Community News. Followed categories will be added to My News.
Question - How do I teach my six-month-old dog Bella to tolerate having her nails cut? She hates it.
Answer - Have Bella on a lead with some treats handy.
If you are by yourself, put her lead under your foot halfway along so it isn't pulling on her neck.
Pick up one of her feet for a couple of seconds, praise and treat if she doesn't react.
If she pulls it away, do the above for less time or just touch the foot.
As she gets good at this, hold her foot up for longer and progress to handling all feet with same technique.
This may take several days.
Next, as you are holding her foot, apply pressure in a soft pulling motion on each of her nails/claws.
Reward when she doesn't react and practise this over several days.
She will now be set up to tolerate having her nails cut.
Do you have a dog training question you'd like answered? Email rachel.vercoe@coffs coastadvocate.com.au and Kyra Ensbey from Bright Bessy Dog Training will answer in following editions.
Indigenous elders reject Jetty Foreshores project on election eve
It’s a hard no to the state’s Coffs Jetty Foreshores plan from an elder, who’s spoken out on behalf of an Indigenous group hours from council elections. But a NSW government body has responded.
Epic call-out for koala enthusiasts
Fancy yourself a citizen scientist and can’t get enough of cuddly koalas? Grab the binoculars and torch because the parks and wildlife service need volunteers for this Mid-North Coast mission.