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Canine Enrichment Ideas: How to Make Scent Boxes

September 25, 2020 by A Husky Life Leave a Comment

Rocks, feathers and acorns for making a scent box for canine enrichment.

Enrichment has become a big topic in the dog world, and rightly so! There are so many options and activities to keep our dogs engaged and thriving. However, as our dogs age or while recovering from injury, their mobility becomes restricted and we often default to food based enrichment ideas, which combined with limited physical […]

Filed Under: Pet Health Tagged With: dog rehab, dog wellness, enrichment, rehabilitation, Senior Dogs

How Do Dogs Perceive Pain: Biopsychosocial Model of Pain in Dogs

September 23, 2020 by A Husky Life Leave a Comment

Chart illustrating the biopsychosocial pain perception as it relates to dogs.

This model postulates a dynamic interaction among and within three aspects: biological, psychological and social. Each one of the three aspects is an important contributor to the level of pain perception and altering one aspect will have an effect one the other two. The Three Aspects of the Biopsychosocial Model: Bio this is the physiological […]

Filed Under: Pet Health Tagged With: All Paws Massage, Animal Massage, dog behaviour, dog health, enrichment

Why Some Dogs Don’t Like To Be Touched

September 22, 2020 by A Husky Life 1 Comment

Siberian Husky displaying calming signals, licking his lips, showing discomfort. Why Some Dogs Don’t Like To Be Touched.

Some dogs simply don’t enjoy being touched. This might be a shocking claim since most people associate interacting with dogs with ears scratches or belly rubs. But it is the reality. Sure, dogs put up with it, as they do with many other things. There are those dogs who LIVE for touch. It is the […]

Filed Under: Pet Health, Rocco, Training Thursday Tagged With: dog behaviour, Dog Training, Touch

Wordless Wednesday: Into the Woods

November 22, 2017 by A Husky Life 1 Comment

Rocco heading into the woods on a rainy day

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Wordless Wednesday: Play time!

November 15, 2017 by A Husky Life 1 Comment

Rocco playing in a pile of leaves

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