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Happy Mother's Day to your dog's mum!
With Mother's Day this coming Sunday, families across the UK are once again making plans to treat their mums and thank them for the time...

Irene Kolb
Mar 256 min read
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What did you give your dog for Valentine's Day?
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a well-known national garden centre chain advertise Valentine's experiences for dogs on social media. For...

Irene Kolb
Feb 144 min read
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Is it the Year of the Dog? Thoughts for Chinese New Year
Today many Asian countries and communities around the world celebrate the start of a new lunisolar year. The celebrations end with the...

Irene Kolb
Jan 294 min read
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How much do you love your dog?
As a canine behaviour consultant and transformational coach I am striving towards changing people's attitudes towards life with their...

Irene Kolb
Nov 22, 20243 min read
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Dogs and humans, humans and dogs
In case you wondered about the blog radio silence, here is why. I am now a certified transformational coach! What has this got to do with...

Irene Kolb
Oct 16, 20244 min read
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National (Rescue) Greyhound Week
This week, 26th August - 1st September 2024, is National Greyhound Week, an initiative by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) to...

Irene Kolb
Aug 30, 20244 min read
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International Assistance Dog Week
This week, 4-10 August 2024, is International Assistance Dog Week and one of the most instantly recognisable assistance dogs are those...

Irene Kolb
Aug 7, 20244 min read
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World Snake Day
For today's World Snake Day let's have a closer look at these fascinating, beautiful animals and their relationship with dogs and their...

Irene Kolb
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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Day 30
As #30DaysWild comes to a close we at Brain behind the Bark can look back on a whole month of wildlife-friendly activities. We observed...

Irene Kolb
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Day 29
The weather continues to be warm and sunny, so any dog walks are to be taken in the shade. Luckily we have a wide range of different...

Irene Kolb
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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Days 25 to 28
The last four days were spent monitoring our wildlife camera. The hedgehog was a continuous presence, as were visits from a tiny field...

Irene Kolb
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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Day 24
Today we spent exploring a wildlife habitat that is completely different to what we are used to: Dartmoor. Visiting family in Devon, a...

Irene Kolb
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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Day 23
Wildlife comes in all shapes and sizes. From the wildlife camera we know that several mammals and birds frequent our garden. But there...

Irene Kolb
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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Days 19 to 22
Days 19 to 22 of #30DaysWild we reflected on how wildlife-friendly the plants in our garden are. We hope and think several are beneficial...

Irene Kolb
Jun 22, 20241 min read
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Day 18
Continuing with yesterday's theme of bug hotels, today Harry and I inspected the bee house at the fence. This is another easy way to...

Irene Kolb
Jun 18, 20241 min read
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Day 17
Today, Harry and I took a tour around the garden to inspect our creepy crawly mini-habitats. This is one of them: It is a cut up trunk of...

Irene Kolb
Jun 18, 20241 min read
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Days 10 to 16
Days 10 to 16 of #30DaysWild we spent setting up and testing a wildlife camera in our garden. We fixed it to a plant pot at one side of...

Irene Kolb
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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Day 9
As you may know Brain behind the Bark is supporting Lyme Disease UK, a charity that tries to raise awareness about tick bites and Lyme...

Irene Kolb
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Day 8
Today's World Ocean Day got me thinking how far away from the sea we live. In fact, Milton Keynes is one of the places furthest away from...

Irene Kolb
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Day 7
As someone who only uses force-free methods I use a lot of treats. That got me thinking how treats work with the wildlife in my garden....

Irene Kolb
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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