If you would like to send us your dog stories, dog links, we would be more than happy to share your story in our next newsletter.
Write to natalie@nakeddog.co.nz


Here's what you'll find:

1. The School's News
2. Upcoming Events
3. Behaviour Quiz
4. Training Tip
5. Doggy links
6. Doggy Reading
7. Doggy Videos

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School News
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A lot can happen in one month! 

Red Puppy Appeal Thank you for all those who have made this Guide Dog Appeal successful. We only had one week to plan this, and we raise around $300 including 20% of all of the dog toys that we sold. We'd like to thank the St Albans Vets for donating a 15kg bag of puppy food! If you are interested in challenging your dog, checkout   IQ Dog Toys , we have opened an online shop. We are adding selected toys and tools for training every day. (Squirrel Dudes and Tennis Tails are a favourite)


Kids and Dogs Tricks School Holiday Programme  Thank you for the families that have come to come to learn about how dogs learn with our Doggone Bite Prevention Programme , and a couple of days of helping your dog understand English. I know how difficult it is to translate Bark Language! 


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Animal Academy  The School of the Naked Dog were invited to be the dog behaviouralists for one of the shows. It's nice to know that we were recommended!
How exciting! The episode is about a hunting dog that harasses the family cats and how to stop this. We'll keep you posted when it airs! 

Next Classes

Location : The Wainoni Scout Den (click for the map) on Avonside drive, behind Wainoni Vets, next to the church opposite Porritt Park

Kids and Dog Tricks - July school holidays! We'll keep you posted! Classes are limited. Register early to guarantee a place.  
Learn about dog bite prevention, play the Doggone Crazy Board game for reinforcement, and have a couple of days of learning basic dog training skills.

KinderPuppy Classes
(Part 1- for new puppies) Wednesdays  starting June 3  from 5:30 to 6:30pm
(Part 2- continuing class)    Thursdays- starting June 3 from 7:40pm to 8:30pm
Our off-leash 4- week puppy classes includes weekly homework sheets and a certificate of completion.

Older Dog/ Life Skills Class  " Class and practice isn't about learning to behave anymore, it's about quality time spent together, exercise (for both of us) and the socializing with like minded peers (human and canine)." -
Thursdays starting June 3 from 6:30 to 7:30pm

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Upcoming Dog Events in Christchurch
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Term 2 School Holidays - Dogs Day Out!, Don't Miss It.  
Rain or Shine, Bring your dog(s), oh and your children too! (Christchurch City Council facilitated annual event at the Agricultural Park) Of course, we will be there. Last year, our "save the burning school house" game was a hit.  

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Training Tip
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Behaviour Quiz
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Ivan Pavlov was a pioneer in using dogs for experiments. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1904 for what work? 
A. Psychology 
B. Conditioned reflexes 
C. Canine nutrition 
D. Digestive secretions 

Last Newsletter Quiz's answer: What is one of the leading causes for dogs to eat their own stools? 

B. Over-feeding. Feeding a pup or adult dog too much overwhelms their digestive system and results in the pet eliminating partially digested stools that contain the odors of palatable food. In the meantime, the dog's stomach has been over-stretched by the heavy meals, which creates an excessive appetite. Result... Dog eats its poop and the voracious cycle is reinforced. 

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Doggy links
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Puppy Socialisation and Habituation Why is it Necessary? Socialisation can be described as the process whereby an animal learns how to recognise and interact with the species with which it cohabits. 

Socialising a Litter If you help raise puppies from birth until they are ready to go to new homes, you will have a tremendous impact on their character and behaviour as adults, and, hence, on their future lives. 

Why Dominance Won't Die To be at the top of the pack with total dominance would make you the "alpha", with all the esteem that entails, therefore dogs will strive for dominance unless you beat them to it. It's a neat explanation. Except that none of it actually bears scientific scrutiny.

Canine Dominance Revisited "Owners often describe a belief that their dog is trying to increase its status over them (dominance). This would require that their dog has a capacity for forward planning and to know how its behaviour affects the feelings and thoughts of others, which we believe they are not capable of.

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Doggie Videos
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Fun RECALL games to play with your dogs

Orca (killer whale) and dog

Dog's eye view of agility -- various videos:
. www.youtube.com/watch?v= iJLPBzBeyQs
. www.youtube.com/watch?v= ixiE8OMBN4M
. www.youtube.com/watch?v= 8r0E547wL5M
. www.youtube.com/watch?v= NBSAOGLLGmc
Camera mounted on the dog's forehead as he runs the course

US. customs Canine Enforcement Training
About 22 mins. The dawggs are intensely prey-play driven. These dawggs perform because they're pretty much obsessive about tearing open boxes to get to the target scent -- and get rewarded by intense play with a ball or tug