Canine Education and Enrichment @ SPCA: a Collaboration between cheerfuldogs.com and SPCA Singapore

Canine Education and Enrichment @ SPCA: a Collaboration between cheerfuldogs.com and SPCA Singapore

  SPCA Singapore and cheerfuldogs.com Partner to Help Shelter Dogs   Cosmo: a Mentee under our “Train-to-Calm Dog Mentorship” Programme cheerfuldogs.com designed the Canine Education @ SPCA Singapore programme which is a series of behaviour enrichment games and...
Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #4 – Teaching “Down”

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #4 – Teaching “Down”

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo takes his next trick lying down! Kiyo (L) and Rose (R) are comfortable enough to lie down in close proximity We may not think or know it, but a dog will lie down only...
Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #3 – Does Your Dog Really Know “Sit”?

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #3 – Does Your Dog Really Know “Sit”?

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo demonstrates that he will sit for, and on everything! Every dog can sit, but it doesn’t always know that the sound of the word “sit” coming from you, means to put its...
Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #2 – Use Your Dog’s Name Effectively

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #2 – Use Your Dog’s Name Effectively

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo demonstrates that it pays to respond to his name! We often use our dog’s name in a way that doesn’t quite encourage it to respond to it, e.g. we use its name as a...
Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #1 – The Name Game

Train N Treat: Doggy Life Skill #1 – The Name Game

Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo shares the secret of how he learnt his name… or even a new one! Kiyo responds to his name by looking at us Every family dog has been given a name, but not every dog...
How can we help a Growly Gus or a Fearful Fifi?

How can we help a Growly Gus or a Fearful Fifi?

We’re often perplexed, shocked, embarrassed when we realize that we have a dog that’s reactive in some way – extremely fearful, or when it shows some form of aggression. How do we help these dogs? Here are 2 articles that can help us understand the situation better....