Page 44 • The HERALD • 24th August 2023 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ANIMAL MAGIC Has Your Easy-going Puppy Turned into a Teenage Tearaway? by Rachel Clark, Little Rascals Dog Coaching Are you worried your puppy’s behaviour is getting out of control? Wondering whether they will ever grow out of biting or jumping up? Fed up with being ignored or having to apologise for your dog’s behaviour? You’re not alone! Just as you think you’ve cracked puppy training, along comes adolescence and messes it all up. It’s no coincidence that the most common age to rehome dogs is between 6 and 18 months. So why are teenage dogs such hard work? Hormones o en get the blame leading people to think that neutering their dog is the answer. But hormones are only one ingredient of many and in some cases neutering can make things worse not better. Teenage brains are undergoing major construction. New connections are being formed, unused connections are being pruned. While it might feel like your puppy has forgotten everything, there is lots going on in their brains and they’re learning faster than ever. Adolescence is also nature’s way of preparing them for independence. They’re not being deliberately rebellious; it’s just a normal stage of their development. The problem with shouting “No!” “No!” might temporarily interrupt your dog’s behaviour but it doesn’t tell them what to do instead so the unwanted behaviour will keep being repeated. What can you do? “ at was so much fun. But it was a bit too much fun so I’d better not do it again”… said no puppy ever! If something is rewarding, your dog will keep doing it so it’s essential to remove opportunities. at may involve some inconvenience on your part initially. But remember, this is the rst year of a life span of 12 years or more. Boundaries, when they’re young, will give them freedom when they’re older. Baby gates and long lines go a long way in speeding up training by making it Due to bad weather in July, the Bark on the Beach Dog Show was postponed. Bark on the Beach will now take place at Lepe Country Park on Saturday 9th September, 10am to 3pm. ey have a full line up of activities for you and your pooches to enjoy including a Doggy Agility Course and ‘Scru s’, their very own Cru s style competition. ere will also be display stands from local pet businesses. To get involved, or for more information, please contact Visitor Services on: 023 8089 9108, or email: lepe.enquiries@hants.gov.uk Please note – usual parking charges apply. Take your four legged friends along to Gang Warily Recreation Centre on Saturday 2nd September for the Fawley & e Waterside Companion Dog Show, entry is £1. Classes are £2 per dog and include Bark on the Beach at Lepe Fawley & The Waterside Companion Dog Show easier for you to set up opportunities to reward the behaviour you’d like your dog to repeat. And whatever is rewarded is repeated. When it comes to rewarding behaviour, remember that anything your dog wants can be a reward. For example, a recall from water can be rewarded with a return to the water. Just as chocolate buttons are less rewarding for a human teenager than a toddler, food may become less interesting for your adolescent dog so you may have to start getting more imaginative with rewards. For smaller breeds, adolescence can be particularly frustrating. ey have the same drive for independence but because it’s so much easier to pick them up, they have fewer choices. is is why biting can get worse at this time. It’s important to teach small dogs to do things on their own four paws. e sooner you ask for help, the easier problems are to x. Get in touch via www.littlerascalsdogcoaching.co.uk to nd out how I can help. Cockerpoo (Photo by Fredrik Öhlander on Unsplash) pedigree breed classes, gamekeepers class, obedience classes and a fun dog show. e show opens for dog owners to prepare their dogs and will open to the public at 10.30am. On the day there will be a pop up bar from the Jolly Sailor, live music, food outlets, stalls, bouncy castle, gundog scurry and more! For more information follow Fawley & e Waterside Dog Shows on Facebook. Seniors Centenary Quadrilateral Every year since 1988, teams of 12 from Malborough, New Forest, Royal Winchester and Salisbury & S Wilts golf clubs - all established in 1888, play for the Centenary Quadrilateral Trophy. is year it was New Forest Golf Club’s turn to welcome the 48 Seniors competitors in cloudy but initially dry and warm conditions on Monday 17th July. e format was singles stableford o the white tees, maximum playing handicap 18, with the 10 best scores in each team counting towards the team’s total. e course was playing well, looking great and the greens were in excellent condition. Halfway round heavy rain made it very uncomfortable for a while, but eventually all nished in good spirits. e 12 home teammembers led by New Forest Golf Club Seniors Captain Hugh Marchant came in with a combined score of 403 points, with the best 10 scores totalling 341 points to win the Centenary Quadrilateral Shield. Back at the clubhouse the rain stayed away for the BBQ followed by presentation of individual prizes which were awarded as follows: Nearest the pin on 6th – Stephen Sluman from Salisbury & S Wilts; Nearest the pin on 16th – Fred Pidgeon from Royal Winchester; Best score in Competition – Peter King from Marlborough with 41 points; Best score in New Forest Team – Steve Duckett with 39 points; Best score in Royal Winchester Team – Fred Pidgeon with 39 points; Best score in Salisbury & S Wilts Team – Denis Garrett with 37 points. Plus a prize for each member of the winning New Forest Team. Team scores (best 10 counting for nal positions): 1st New Forest Golf Club Seniors – 403 pts with best 10 scores 341 points; 2nd Marlborough Golf Club Seniors – 383 pts with best 10 scores 336 points; 3rd Royal Winchester Golf Club Seniors – 373 pts with best 10 scores 323 points; 4th Salisbury & S Wilts Golf Club Seniors – 360 pts with best 10 scores 310 points. All the prizes included a golf ball featuring the New Forest Golf Club logo, attached to a ball grabbing device that ts on the end of a putter to help remove ball from hole without having to bend down - something that every Seniors Golfer should have! The winning New Forest Team: Front (left to right): Laurie Burn, Brian Roberts, Steve Duckett, Captain Hugh Marchant, Ken Scott. Back (left to right): Stuart Griffin, Alan Clifford, Steve Lupton, Chris Hughes, Dave Jones, Chris Angell, Ivor Griffiths Join in the Christmas Tree Festival in Hythe with lights and delivered to St John’s Church on 23rd or 24th November. For more information and an entry form please email: hythe2000@gmail. com e donated trees will be sold through a silent auction, with money raised split between Hythe 2000 and St John’s Church to support their projects. Christmas may still be a few months away but the organisers of the annual Hythe 2000 Christmas Tree Festival are already putting plans together for this year’s event, which will take place from Saturday 25th November to Thursday 7th December. You can take part in this colourful and enchanting community event by donating a decorated tree. Your arti cial tree will need to be between 2’ and 6’ tall, fully decorated Hythe & Dibden U3A meet at Hythe Parish Hall on the second Monday of the month at 2pm. eir next meeting takes place on Monday 11th September for a talk by John Samuels titled ‘Art Deco’. On Monday 9th October for a talk by Julia Baker titled ‘Furzey Gardens’. P l e a s e ema i l : memb e r s h i phy t heu3 a@ gmail.com or visit: u3asites. org.uk/hythe-dibden or call: 07935 907456. ey are a friendly group so why not give them a go? Art Deco
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