Pain Misunderstood: When Pain Looks Like “Neurotic” Behaviour in high drive dogs This is a follow-on from my last blog, and again — it comes straight from experience, and a deeper educated understanding of the physiological systems of the canine body. One of the most damaging misunderstandings I see in working and high-drive dogs is this: Pain is often mistaken for temperament. When it is not recognised, pain gets relabelled as: Neuroticism Anxiety

Is Your “High Drive” Dog Actually Living on the Edge Because of Food? . This is a topic I have been sitting with for a long time, and it comes directly from lived experience — not a textbook, not a trend, not a theory and I have coupled it in with Education. A few years ago, I took on a young working dog who was labelled neurotic, and ultimately rehomed because she was considered unsuitable as a working dog at their farm. She was just 10 months old when she came into my life

As a nutritionist and a farmer, this is something I see come up a lot when we’re talking stamina and work capacity in dogs. First things first (and this should always be said): Is the dog physically sound ? Pain, injury, or underlying issues can absolutely create reduced stamina. Carrying even a low-grade issue will drain energy reserves very quickly. From a nutrition perspective, there are a few key things to consider. Thermogenesis matters . If a dog is “heating up” w

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