GM News - January 2020

Gentle Modern School of Dog Training (GMSDT) New - January 2020

Our best wishes for 2020!

Translating your dog's age to the human equivalent
NPR recently reported on research that involved a new approach to calculating a dog's age in human terms: " . . . compared with humans, dogs age very quickly at first, but then their aging slows down, a lot. . . . Using a dog age calculator based on the research, a 2-year-old dog is about 42 in human years. But a dog twice as old, 4 years, is roughly equivalent to a 53-year-old human. Double it again and an 8-year-old dog is only 64 in human age."
More info: Full NPR article and Detail on the Science

Tiger - Puppy, Middle-Age, Old-Age

Do you have a dog with energy to burn? Join Us :-)

Agility Course: Broad Jump, Rail Jump, Solid Jump, Hoop Jump, Tunnel, Dog Walk, Weaving Poles

Session 1 – Developing confidence with the equipment - Saturday, 11 January, 8.00am

Session 2 – Consolidating Skills & then a Fun Run-Through the complete Agility Course - Saturday, 18 January, 8.00am

Cost: $60. Location: Warringal Parklands, Heidelberg. Dogs mostly off-lead. Questions/Bookings - call Amanda 0418 371 060 or email amanda@jenkins.net

Thanks to the participants of our December Come+Try session, $40 was donated to WIRES Wildlife Rescue.

Top Tips

A food puzzle toy doesn't have to be expensive or even come from a shop. Kelly McFarlane, a NZ Behavioural Consultant, suggest placing treats in the compartments of a muffin baking tray and then covering each compartment with a tennis ball. In the photos below I've used balls made from rolled up socks. (If your dog is likely to chew up and possibly ingest the socks, please supervise their use of such a puzzle toy.)

It can be a struggle to get a good photo of a pet. If you find it tricky, you might like to check out '6 Tips for Taking Paw-fessional Photos of your Pets' from the online photo/photo gift company, Snapfish.