How Long Should a New Cat Stay in One Room? Read the Cat, Not the Calendar
Everybody arrives at this question the same way. The new cat has been shut in the spare…
Your Cat Hisses at the Other One After the Vet. To Her, It Is a Stranger
Cats recognise each other largely by scent, so a cat back from the clinic can smell like an intruder. Why it happens, how long it lasts, and how to fix it.
Your Puppy Got Worse at Nine Months. Which Problems Fix Themselves, and Which Don’t
Most adolescent dog problems peak around twelve months and fall away by eighteen. Three do not. Here is how to tell which kind you are looking at.
Your Dog Only Listens When You Have Treats. Here Is the Actual Fix
A treat shown before the behaviour is a bribe. One that appears after is a wage. Why the food became part of the cue, and the two-week fix.
Your Cat Has a Scratching Post and Still Shreds the Sofa. Here’s Why
Your cat ignores the £40 scratching post and works the sofa arm every morning. The fix isn’t discipline — it’s matching the four things the sofa already gets right: height, rigidity, texture and location.
Your Dog Listens at Home and Ignores You Outside. Here’s What’s Actually Going On
A dog who is faultless in the kitchen and deaf in the park isn’t being defiant. Research on how dogs generalise — and one striking finding about adolescence — explains what’s really happening, and what fixes it.
Your Puppy Ignores the Garden, Then Pees the Moment You Get Inside
The garden is a playground to a puppy, not a toilet. Why you have to go out with him, why rewarding at the back door teaches nothing, and the lesson you didn’t mean to teach.
Your Puppy Grabs the Lead and Won’t Let Go. Here’s How to Stop It
Lead biting is a tug game, not aggression — and pulling back is what keeps it going. The three reasons dogs do it, and the fix that works in about a fortnight.
Your Puppy Plants Himself on the Pavement and Won’t Move. Here’s Why
A dog who freezes on the lead isn’t being stubborn — it’s fear, pain, confusion, or a habit you’ve accidentally paid for. Why pulling makes all four worse, and what works instead.
The Puppy Witching Hour: Why Your Puppy Goes Feral Every Evening
Evening puppy mayhem is overtiredness, not excess energy — which is why more exercise makes it worse. The nap that prevents it, and what actually works once it starts.
