Dealing with problems when an animal is raised without a mother or siblings

17 Nov 2009

I spent a lovely day in London yesterday working at one of my favourite animal charities, the Mayhew Animal Home. I taught a short staff workshop and worked with two dogs and a gorgeous kitten who dislikes being held. The kitten was hand raised and it can be a problem when any animal is raised without a mother and/or siblings as they miss a vital part of their social education. They can develop behavioural problems around humans as they mature, becoming pushy and somewhat challenging, and this particularly applies to horses. It can also occur if a horse is over handled as a foal and is not given the opportunity to play with youngsters of a similar age.

Daisy joined me for the afternoon which was great and we had sushi together at Paddington before I caught the train back home. I have a busy week ahead with the usual writing, work and emails and am looking forward to Sunday morning when Tony and I travel to the USA to spend Thanksgiving with my sister and my gorgeous nephews.

I headed back up to London again today to teach on the International Training Programme organised by Dogs Trust. It was great reconnecting with people that I had met at ICAWC. On the way home I called in to to see a dog client that suffers from anxiety. I ended up seeing two dogs and didn’t leave Surrey until 9pm. I arrived home at 11.30pm, caught up with a little work and fell into bed. Roll on Sunday.

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