01 / Understanding your dog
What Is My Dog Telling Me?
Read the whole dog in context. Notice changes, consider what is happening around them and record recovery.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
All resources
Practical support for everyday life
Owner Resources
Twelve visual, printable resources to help you observe, plan and understand life with your dog. Choose what is useful to you, then return to it in your own time.
Free to read, save and print. No email required.
Your starting point
Choose what helps today.
Each four page PDF is designed to be practical, visual and printable. Download a copy or open it to read in your browser.
02 / Everyday walks
Plan a Calmer Walk
Give yourself options before pressure rises, with a practical planning guide and a worksheet for reviewing your walk.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
03 / Observation and planning
Your Dog’s Seven Day Observation Diary
Record what actually happens in ordinary life. A printable observation diary, not a seven day behaviour fix.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
04 / Home enrichment
Simple Scent Games at Home
Two easy searches with preparation, safety guidance, a clear finish and time to recover.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
05 / Puppy foundations
Your Puppy’s First Week at Home
A flexible starting plan for safety, rest and learning together, built around the puppy in front of you.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
06 / Family safety
Children, Babies and Dogs
Plan active adult supervision, secure separation and regular safety reviews as children, dogs and household routines change.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
07 / Travel and safety
Car Travel and Vehicle Behaviour
Separate travel comfort, safe restraint and entry or exit skills, with a worksheet for finding the first difficult stage.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
08 / Home behaviour
Barking in Everyday Situations
Record what happens before, during and after barking, then choose one practical prevention change and review recovery.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
09 / Noise and fireworks
Noise Sensitivity and Fireworks
Prepare a comfortable refuge, reduce preventable exposure and record recovery before deciding the next support step.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
10 / Time alone
Separation Distress and Time Alone
Observe the real absence pattern, protect welfare and build an individual plan from the dog’s demonstrated comfort.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
11 / Development
Adolescent Dogs
Reassess the whole dog, make one useful behaviour easier and rebuild real life reliability without assuming defiance.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, infographic and worksheet
12 / Emergency preparation
First Aid Card Deck
Seven printable prompt cards for suspected poisoning, emergency contacts and safer storage, with a cutting guide and matching backs.
PDF · 4 pages · Guide, card fronts and matching backs
The Canine UK approach
Audit before assumptions.
We look at the individual dog, their health, behaviour, environment and everyday life, alongside the needs and capabilities of their owner. Safety, welfare, practical progress and owner understanding come first.
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