Decoding the Dachshund | Yappy Hour Podcast with Nicky Hammel
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Welcome to the Yappy Hour, powered by
Yappily the podcast for dog lovers who
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:want to better understand and connect
with their four legged companions.
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:I'm your host, Nathan Dunleavy, and today
we are diving deep into one of the UK's
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:most iconic and entertaining breeds.
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:The d.
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:Joining me is Nicky Hammel a
behaviourist and licensed breeder who
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:specializes in long hair, dachshunds.
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:In this episode we'll talk about
what makes this breed so unique, the
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:common behavioural challenges pet
parents face, and how to raise a happy,
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:healthy, and confident sausage dog.
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:Whether you've just bought a puppy home or
you are living with a feisty middle aged
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:sausage, this episode will be for you.
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:We'll also bust a few myths, share
some practical tips, and reflect on
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:why working with your dog's natural
traits, not against them is the secret
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:to building a long lasting bond.
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:So grab a cup of tea, settle
in, and let's get started.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Welcome back to The Yappy
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:Hour, powered by Yappily.
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:I'm your host, Nathan Dunleavy, and
I'm so excited to bring you another
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:episode today, even more excited
that we've got Nicky Hammel with us.
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:Welcome, Nicky.
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:I.
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:Thanks for being on the yappy hour.
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:Nicky's actually a really good friend
of mine, so it is just gonna be like
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:having two friends, just having a chat
about our favorite things, which is dogs
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:or in Nicky's case, Dashan or Dashan.
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:I don't gotta pronounce it properly
now 'cause I can never spell
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:Dashan, but I struggle saying it
sometimes as well, so, brilliant.
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:So Nicky, welcome to the Yappy Hour.
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:I'm so excited to have you.
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:Thanks for joining us.
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:How's everything going in
your world at the moment?
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, really,
really good actually.
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:Really good dog's.
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:All well, dog's all happy.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: yeah, really, really good.
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:Really good.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Perfect.
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:So tell us a little bit
about how you came to work.
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:So closely with this iconic little breed
and what sparked your love for dash outs.
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:Nicky Hammel: Well, it's, it's
quite a long story actually, so.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: We love
a long story, so you fill your boots.
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:Nicky Hammel: so in my previous job
I worked for a high street bank as a
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:mortgage advisor and a really, really
good friend of mine bought an accent.
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:the more time I sort of spent with
him and with her, it, it just, the
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:breed just kind of got me really.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: I'd wanted one for quite
a while before I got my first one.
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:It actually took me, I think
about a year to persuade my
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:husband to let me have a dog.
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:and yeah, that's how, it's just, just
kind of escalated from there really.
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:And I became unhappy in my
job at the bank and, you know,
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:sort of wanted a way out of it.
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:So initially we kind of decided
that we would set up our own
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:home boarding and daycare service
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that's right.
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:Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: we really wanted to
sort of nail down and specialize
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:in Dexon because they are, they can
be a funny little breed and they
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:really, really love their own breed.
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:Not always comfortable around larger dogs.
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:So we wanted
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Right.
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:Nicky Hammel: of, in our search
for, for a service for ourselves, we
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:wanted to kind of create something
that other people could enjoy.
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:I mean, there were a few
services around like that,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: Not all that many.
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:So that's kind of where we started.
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:And then as lockdown
happened, you know, that had a
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: impact on the business.
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:So I then kind of took that
time retrain as a behaviourist,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
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:Yes,
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:Nicky Hammel: decided to kind
of step away from that a little
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:bit and then move into breeding.
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:So,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yes.
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:And that's where you are now.
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:So you are still doing a bit
of behaviour work, aren't you?
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:Nicky Hammel: A little bit here and
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: my primary focus
really is, is on my breeding program.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Is the breed in?
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:Yeah.
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:So you did sort of specialize
in, so I have said it wrong, so
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:I'm saying dash sound, but you've
said D Sound, so is it D Sound?
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:Nicky Hammel: DAXs hun.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: D
so I wanna make sure I say it right.
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:So DD, it's a bit of a
German, German word, isn't it?
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:It's a funny word.
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:Nicky Hammel: a German word.
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:Yeah, translated.
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:So the translation from English
to German is Badger Dog, which
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Ah, I never knew that.
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:Nicky Hammel: bred to.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
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:Okay, so I'm finally gonna say it
wrong all throughout this episode
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:now, but I'm glad I double checked.
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:So, yeah, great.
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:So similar journey to me.
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:I worked in the bank and then
obviously started off dog walking.
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:Lockdown hit, had to shut down my
business for a couple of weeks, and
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:then I retrained in, in lockdown
as a dog trainer and specifically
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:separation anxiety specialist.
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:Yeah, so haven't gone the full hog of you.
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:As being a licensed breeder, but did do
a little bit of hobby breeding, hence why
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:I've now got four, two po, two poodles.
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:So we love the little dogs.
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:And yeah, it's great.
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:So we're gonna be moving on to
our next section now which is all
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:about getting to know the breed.
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:So what makes a dash
a sound, a duck sound.
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:I'm still struggling with that
word and I should have mentioned at
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:the start of this episode as well
that Nicky is another one of our.
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:Breed specialists or breed experts.
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:So we've had a few different breed
experts on so it's really great
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:that we're gonna be delving more
into this fantastic little breed.
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:So for those listening, for our
listeners who don't know the breed that
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:well, how would you describe a typical
dexon in personality and temperament?
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:Nicky Hammel: Personality.
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:They're absolutely hilarious.
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:They, for such a small dog, they've
got such a huge personality,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I have,
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:Nicky Hammel: every single one
of my dogs is different and
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:brings something different.
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:So humans, no single
one of them is the same.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: Within the different
coat types that you get within
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:the Dax and there are three.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes,
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:Nicky Hammel: so what I do sort of
find with mine is my short hair is
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:a lot more kind of overexcited with
life in general and everything.
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:Whereas.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I, I
know this one who you're talking about, so
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:Nicky Hammel: She was my first ever
dog, bless her heart, and seven
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Kimmy.
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:Nicky Hammel: Oh yeah, that's Kimmy.
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:And she's an absolute angel.
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:She is just quite hectic.
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:Whereas the long hairs I do
find a lot more chilled and a
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:lot more laid back in general.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
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:Nicky Hammel: variances between that, but.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: And you know, they're,
they're just such lovely little dogs.
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:They are lovely and you know,
they, they love to have a good
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:run around and they love their
exercise, they love playing, but
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm-hmm.
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:Nicky Hammel: time, they like the
balance of being able to, to chill
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:and cuddle up with you as well.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So
they make a bit of a lap dog as well.
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:So there's a wired hair.
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:Wired hair, Dax sound isn't there as well.
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:Nicky Hammel: there
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.
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:And then you've got mini Dak
sound and then a standard dexon.
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:Is that right?
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:Nicky Hammel: do?
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:Yeah, two
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
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:Nicky Hammel: So
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: there's two different
sizes in this country, and it's the,
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:it's the mini longs that I bring.
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:I don't breed the short hair,
but yeah, just the mini longs.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
they're the mini long-haired huns.
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:And would you say that their temperament
is different from the short hair
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:to the long hair then as well?
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:Nicky Hammel: Oh, in my experience,
yes, but also not only with my
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:own dogs, but from when I used to
do daycare and boarding as well,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know, the
majority of the dogs that I
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:had would be the short hairs,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: in the daycare.
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:'cause they, they were
more popular at the time.
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:So
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: But
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:Nicky Hammel: back to.
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:they were like, albeit they would
behave differently in this environment
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:to what they would at home.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: mm.
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:Nicky Hammel: know, just sort
of a comparison with how,
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:how I see like my long hairs.
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:Yeah, there, there is
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
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:Nicky Hammel: a difference there,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: And
I love it that you had to convince your
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:husband to get like one, seven years ago.
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:Now you've got loads.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's brilliant.
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:Nicky Hammel: don't you, where
you're like, well, what's one more.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
What's one more?
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:That's what happened to me, but we've
actually stopped at seven 'cause we, yeah.
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:We couldn't afford anymore,
but yeah, I know what you mean.
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:Nicky Hammel: I can't even
remember a time when I had seven.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, well as long as I've known
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:you, which is a good few years
now, you've always had quite a few.
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:But yeah, I mean, what's, you
know, little dogs, they make up a
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:couple of big ones, so it's fine.
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:Nicky Hammel: they
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So
my next question then would was around
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:what you think are some of the biggest
mis misconceptions around the breed.
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:Nicky Hammel: I would say.
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:There's probably two,
which I see an awful lot.
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:And it's around people just assuming
that they're, because of their size,
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:they're a lap dog and they're gonna
cuddle up with you and, you know, just
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:want human attention and that's it.
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:Which, to be honest, that
couldn't be further from the truth
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:because they are working breed.
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:Okay?
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:You
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: variance between each dog as
an individual and, you know, their, their
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:desire to, to work and be a hound is.
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:It's more prevalent in
some than in the others.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: the other thing that I see
a lot is people calling them stubborn.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh, okay.
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:And yeah, I hate that saying
'cause there's no such thing
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:a stubborn dog is there.
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:Nicky Hammel: No, no, no, no.
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:And that's it.
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:And you know, thinking back to, you
know, when I sort of do my behavioural
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:work or I see posts and Facebook groups
and things like that, I think people
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:kind of labeling them as that actually.
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:Are you motivating your dog enough
for them do what you want them to do?
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:And do they understand what you
are actually asking them to do?
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:And yeah.
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:So yeah, that, that's what I see a lot.
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:And you know, people,
you know, notoriously say
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:they're difficult to train.
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:They're this, they're that,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Really.
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:Nicky Hammel: and actually they're not.
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:You've just gotta understand
them as a breed and
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I said.
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:Nicky Hammel: how you can motivate them
to, do the behaviours you want them to do.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
So it's all about tapping into
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:that natural instant, isn't it?
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:It's, yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, yeah.
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:And you know every dog can be
trained, but it's, you know, some dogs
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:pick up a lot quicker than others.
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:You've gotta put in the time.
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:And yeah, it's about, and I'm a
big believer in sort of people.
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:Doing their research
into the breed as well.
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:That's really important, isn't it?
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:So that leads us nicely onto
behavioural support for Dak Sands.
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:So you've mentioned that obviously,
you know, some people say they're
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:hard to train and they're stubborn,
but what would you say are some
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:of the most common behavioural
issues that you see in the breed?
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:And what do you wish more
owners knew about handling them?
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:Nicky Hammel: I mean, I think
probably the, the top behaviour,
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:you can hear one of mine now
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's okay.
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:I am surprised mine aren't going.
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:That's absolutely fine.
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:It's all about the happy hour.
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:Nicky Hammel: oh yes, and
there's lots of YAP in here.
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:I would say probably the top
behavioural problems I see is
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:excessive barking reactivity
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: probably
separation, although I don't
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:tend to see so much of that now.
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:That was a really big thing, you know,
sort of around lockdown time when we were
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes,
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:Nicky Hammel: You know, everybody.
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:that it was a great time to buy a
dog 'cause they were at home and
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:then of course they then went back
to work and the dogs couldn't cope.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that's, yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: I don't really see
an awful lot of that at the moment.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
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:Nicky Hammel: the excessive barking, the
reactivity perceived aggression and yeah,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:And obviously they're
barking for a reason.
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:It's a natural form of vocalization
communication for a, for a dog, so,
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:Nicky Hammel: course, of
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know, particularly
with Axon, they're, they're a breed
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:that was specifically to bark.
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:So, you know, when they would sort of go
to ground after, you know, sort of rabbits
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:badges and things like that, they had to
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm,
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:Nicky Hammel: to bark so their
handler could actually locate,
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:you know, sort of where they were.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that's it.
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:Nicky Hammel: they, they are a breed that.
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:Is gonna be more prone to barking because
that's what they've been been bred to do.
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:So
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: that would be a top thing
that really, if you are, if you are gonna
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:be looking to get a DAX and one of the top
things that you really need to understand
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Is it they?
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:Is it they bark?
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, they do.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Well all, all dogs bark.
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:But yeah, I mean there's some that are
gonna bark more than others because
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:they've been bred for a certain reason and
it's just, just the genetics, isn't it?
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:And what you know.
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, of course.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
And you're saying about sa I I
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:hadn't worked with many essays in,
in Dxi, but recently I just worked
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:with a short head, short head one.
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:But I hadn't seen many.
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:It was mainly sort of like
the cockapoos and the beagles
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:that I'd been working with.
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:Yeah.
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:So yeah, it is interesting.
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:So how could someone strike the right
balance between support and their
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:dog's emotions and setting boundaries?
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:Nicky Hammel: So again, I think it's
that piece around understanding your
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:dog and, you know, understanding
what is natural behaviours for them.
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:Understanding that, you know, with natural
behaviours, you know, you can't, I.
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:Train those out of a dog,
they're there and that's it.
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:I think, you know, in terms of,
of, of setting the boundaries and,
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:and being clear with what you want
them to do is, you know, actually
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:realistic with what you're expecting.
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:going back to the whole barking thing,
you know, if you are gonna expect
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:that a dog is never gonna bark, then.
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:You know, it, it, it makes
it difficult, doesn't it?
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:But
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know, being able to
work with your dog and actually teaching
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:them that they don't have to bark all
the time and actually, kind of having a
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:bit of control over that and rewarding
them, you know, for example, when they're
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:quiet and you know, so on and so forth.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
tapping into that, you know, those natural
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:instance and giving them a different
outlet with some sort of enrichment
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:and brain games and stuff like that.
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:Really?
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah.
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:A hundred percent.
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:A hundred
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know, another example
of that is, you know, they're a breed that
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:you know is specifically bred to chase
things because they're a hunting breed
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
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:Nicky Hammel: You know, this is
something that I've experienced
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:myself before I knew any better.
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:You know, one of my dogs would kind of
be off chasing everything on a walk.
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:And actually you can almost like flip
that and give your dog kind of access
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:to things where they can chase things
so they don't then have to kind of go
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:off and make their own entertainment.
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:So
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
definitely.
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:Nicky Hammel: setting those boundaries,
giving the dog the proper outlet
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: the natural behaviours
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know,
showing them alternatives.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
and like you say, it's about understanding
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:what those natural behaviours are as
well, so understanding them and then
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:sort of setting your dog up for success
and playing to those strengths and
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:giving those, those given those those
outlets, which, you know, I love that.
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:Perfect.
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:Yeah.
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:Brilliant.
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:So we're gonna move on
to our next section.
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:Thanks Nicky for that.
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:So life as a responsible breeder.
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:So you are a licensed
breeder of long-haired dins.
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:What does responsible
breeding mean to you, Nicky?
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:Nicky Hammel: I think breeding, I would
say, I mean, kind of taking it right back,
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:I mean, when I first started breeding
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:I had my first litter.
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:And then I didn't require
a license for that.
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:And I thought, right, I'm gonna,
I'll have a support from a really,
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:really good friend of mine who
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: and mentored me
through it because, you know, you,
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:you know yourself, you know, it
can be quite scary when you're
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
it's, it's very scary.
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:Yeah.
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:Stressful.
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:Nicky Hammel: especially, you know, if
things don't quite go as they should do.
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:So I had my first litter and I
actually contacted my animal welfare
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:officer and I was kind of like,
okay, I really, really wanna apply.
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:For a license.
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:And even at that point, she, she kind of
said to me, she, she was like, well, how
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:many litters are you gonna be having?
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:I mean, I didn't have that
many dogs at that point.
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:and she was kind of like,
well, because you're not gonna
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:be having litters regularly.
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:You don't actually need a license.
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:And I was kind of like, well, I know I
don't probably need it right now, but
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
But you want, you wanted it?
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:Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: not so I can just say to
people, oh, I've got a breeding license.
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:But was, it was more around having,
you know, something in place where I.
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:You know, I knew I was following
what the government kind of set
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:out as regulations to protect
animals from a welfare perspective.
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:I mean, it's not to say if I wasn't
licensed, I wasn't gonna be doing
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:that, but, you know, you, you know,
I would've followed it anyway.
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:But,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: obtain a license, you
have to have the animal welfare officer
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:come round and inspect your premises.
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:They
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: with a vet who spends
a good amount of time inspecting your
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh, okay.
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:Nicky Hammel: all of
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh, I didn't know Yvette did as well.
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:Wow.
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: when I first had
mine, I had my animal welfare
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:officer around who I already knew
because I was a licensed boarder.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Of course it's the same person.
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, so she come around
and did an inspection and you know,
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:sort of gave me some guidance about, you
know, sort of things to put in place.
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:And then the vet then comes round
and I think she was probably
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:here with a vet for about a good
hour, hour and a half, you know,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh, okay.
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:Nicky Hammel: everything.
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:They'll look through policies, procedures,
they'll look through your premises and
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:you know, all sorts of things like that.
426
:And then they'll put together a list
of recommendations of, you know,
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:further things that they may want
you to put in place or things that
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:you want, they want you to change.
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:And then once you've done all of those
changes, the animal welfare officer
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:then comes back again and reinspect
what you've already done and decides
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:whether they're happy to, to sort of
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh,
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:Nicky Hammel: license.
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:So for
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
quite, quite a rigorous process.
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:Nicky Hammel: yeah, that, that
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's good.
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:Nicky Hammel: Was one of the most
important things to have in place.
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:But then, you know, sort of following
on from that, it's making sure that all
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:the breeding stock that you've got are.
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:Good examples of the breed,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
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:Nicky Hammel: to, you know, select the
best candidates for your breeding program.
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:looking at things like health tests,
the temperament of the dog, and, you
445
:know, all bits and pieces like that.
446
:then, you know, it's
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: then sort of made
that commitment to breed, you know,
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:I think one of the most important
things for me is, although I'm.
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:Breeding puppies and bringing them into
the world, and you know, they'll go off
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:to their new homes and things like that.
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:because I'm the breeder and I've brought
them into the world, ultimately I have
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:a responsibility for that dog from the
day they're born right up until the day
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:that they're, you know, they pass away.
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:So,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, and that's good.
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:Nicky Hammel: One of the things I
have in place with my puppy owners
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:is I have a contract in place, which
basically says, you know, if at any
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:point in your puppy's life you are
unable to care for them, they must come
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:back to me as the breeder and I will
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's amazing because
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:Nicky Hammel: point
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I, I
don't, I don't think a lot of breeders
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:do do that, and I think that's important.
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:That sets you apart.
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:Nicky Hammel: And I think as
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: know, with the amount of
pressure that's on rescue centers and
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: that at at the moment as
well, I think, you know, as a breeder, if
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:you are just gonna sell a dog to someone
and then just almost like wash your hands
472
:and say, well, there you go, then you
know that that's not responsible really.
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:And.
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:You know, just sort of following on
from that as well, it's the whole
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:process that you go through when
you select suitable families and
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:owners for your puppies as well.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: not, I mean, I'm
sure there's breeders out there
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:that aren't as thorough, but for
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: I have to know everything
about family and be completely
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:comfortable with them before I'm
gonna let them take one of my puppies.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, no, that sets you
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:apart from everyone else.
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:And I think as well for us it
comes down to ethics as well.
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:'cause we are part of like similar
go government bodies and obviously
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:we've got like a moral compass and
a certain ethics that we follow.
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:So I think from your perspective
as well, the reason you did that
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:is because it comes down to your.
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:And ethics and what you
believe in are your values.
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:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, absolutely.
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:And you know, just sort of going back
to, you know, the taking back of a
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:puppy, you know, if I, I mean, I always
keep in touch with my puppy owners.
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:You know, when someone has a puppy
from me, I always say to them, look,
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:you, you are literally part of my
family now and you're stuck with me.
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:You're having this puppy
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's lovely.
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:Nicky Hammel: know, always
keep in contact with them.
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:You know, people that send me
updates, videos, all sorts of things.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: you know, if I.
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:I out that someone was struggling
and they hadn't come to me and that
503
:one of my puppies had ended up in
a rescue or something like that.
504
:Not that I'm saying there's
anything wrong with rescues
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:'cause there's absolutely not.
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:But you know, if I found out
that one of my puppies had gone
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:to a rescue, I would be so upset
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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:Yeah.
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:Nicky Hammel: I would like
to have that opportunity to
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:always have them back myself.
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
You are so invested in, in the puppy
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:and their, and their new guardians.
514
:Perfect.
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:So that mo, that mo moves us on nicely
to the next question, which is about
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:how do you support puppy guardians
to feel more confident and prepared
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:when taking home their new puppy?
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:Nicky Hammel: So when people have a
puppy from me, I mean, depending on when
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:the puppy owner comes into it, I mean,
some people I'll be in contact with.
520
:before a matings taken place, or a
puppy's born or anything like that.
521
:you know, some people it will be, you
know, a little bit further down the
522
:line when the puppy's a few weeks old.
523
:you know, I have a lot of contact
with my puppy owners prior to
524
:them taking their puppy home.
525
:You know, they have the option to ask
me questions at any time whatsoever.
526
:and that's, you know, prior to
them getting the puppy, whether
527
:it be, you know, sort of around.
528
:Feeding equipment set up at
home, anything like that?
529
:I mean, when people come, 'cause
normally people will come for a visit
530
:before they take the puppy home.
531
:So a lot of this will, we'll talk
about on that initial visit when
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:they first come to meet their puppy.
533
:So we'll go through a lot of information
at that point, and people will have a
534
:lot of questions, but also when they
take their puppy home, you know, they
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:go home with a, a full information
folder of, of information around
536
:vaccinations, worming, health tests,
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
538
:Nicky Hammel: sorts of things like that.
539
:And you know, I always say to my
puppy owners when they go, you know,
540
:you, you've got my phone number.
541
:You can ring me or message me at any time.
542
:You know, if there's anything you're
not sure of, anything you're worried
543
:about, any support I can give you.
544
:You
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
546
:Nicky Hammel: only ever a phone
call or a message away, so they
547
:know that they've got me basically.
548
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
I think that's fantastic.
549
:'cause not everyone offers that or
does that, and it's nice that they
550
:can feel supported and it, it just
says more about you as well, that
551
:they're getting their puppy from,
you know, a really ethical reader.
552
:Perfect.
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:Nicky Hammel: And not
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:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.
555
:Nicky Hammel: you know, for as, as
a breeder, and you'll probably know
556
:from, you know, when, when you've
bred yourself, there's nothing nicer
557
:than somebody got one of your puppies
sending you a photo or a little
558
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
I still get, yeah, I'm still in groups
559
:now and I get updates, so I mean, it
could be a year down the line and I
560
:then get a message and it's lovely.
561
:It's quite, quite heartwarming and.
562
:Nicky Hammel: so lovely.
563
:And do you know what, one of my
puppy owners for Christmas this
564
:year, it actually made me a little
bit emotional when I opened it.
565
:So I dunno if you've seen them,
but you can get these like.
566
:Plates or plaques and things
and you know, you can do like
567
:dog footprints on it or your
568
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
569
:Nicky Hammel: and stuff like that painted.
570
:And they'd sent me like this
little plaque with their dog's like
571
:footprint on it and I was just like,
572
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh, that's cute.
573
:Nicky Hammel: So lovely.
574
:So
575
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's nice.
576
:Yeah.
577
:So you've picked, you know, like
you say, you do your research on
578
:the, the owners, they get vetted.
579
:So you've picked a, you know, you've
picked some good people there.
580
:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, absolutely.
581
:And you know, I've had people that,
well, I think one person who's actually
582
:come back for a second puppy as well,
583
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
584
:Yeah.
585
:That's good.
586
:Nicky Hammel: that's been lovely as well.
587
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, that's really nice.
588
:Perfect.
589
:So moving on to our next section.
590
:Thank you for that.
591
:So it's all around
puppyhood to adolescent.
592
:So raising a happy and fulfilled dexon.
593
:What are the key things you recommend
for the new Dexon guardians to
594
:focus on during those early weeks?
595
:Nicky Hammel: So early weeks,
I would say take things slowly.
596
:Don't expect too much, at the same
time, you know, sort of start doing
597
:things as you know, as soon as you,
you take pup home, because I mean,
598
:obviously while the puppies with me,
I will have done a certain amount
599
:of socialization and habitation.
600
:So, you know, puppies will sort
of leave me with, you know, sort
601
:of being comfortable around a
variety of different people.
602
:Particularly children as well.
603
:You know, I'm very fortunate in that
respect because, you know, a lot of
604
:the time you, you can hear stories
about people's Dax ands not liking
605
:children and, and, and things like that.
606
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Right.
607
:Nicky Hammel: you know.
608
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.
609
:Nicky Hammel: If they've never been
around children or the new home
610
:doesn't have children, that actually
be quite difficult, especially if
611
:they've got family that have got
children that then sort of visit
612
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm
613
:Nicky Hammel: So, you know,
614
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: mm.
615
:Nicky Hammel: kids are, well, they're
nine and nearly 10 and nearly 18.
616
:So, you know, they're, they're very,
very much hands-on with the pups.
617
:They get handled by them, you know, they
get to spend a lot of time with them.
618
:So.
619
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
620
:Nicky Hammel: You know, and they get
to meet a different variety of people.
621
:You know, we have visitors
and things like that.
622
:And, you know, they have a lot of the
time they, you know, they're, they're
623
:downstairs in an area of the living
room where they can see everything
624
:that's going on, all the sight
sounds, smells, everything like that.
625
:I mean, some breeders you know, will
sort of have dogs and kennels and
626
:things like that, and, you know.
627
:I dunno how much they get to
experience a home environment.
628
:But you know, we make sure when our
puppies leave that, you know, they've
629
:kind of experienced most things that
they sort of need to experience and
630
:it's really about the owners, you know,
sort of keeping up on top of that and
631
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
632
:Nicky Hammel: to build on that, but
obviously not doing things too quickly.
633
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
634
:Nicky Hammel: So for them
to sort of start doing that.
635
:And also as well, know, sort of getting
them to build the pup's confidence, you
636
:know, sort of alone and things like that.
637
:So, you know, the, the most tempting
thing to do when you've got a new puppy
638
:is just to pick, pop up and cuddle them
all the time, which saying is wrong.
639
:all do it.
640
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: We do.
641
:Nicky Hammel: them have that little bit
of independence where they can kind of.
642
:Go and do own thing and actually put
proof in the home so you know it is
643
:safe for pup and you're not sort of
almost like telling them no every five
644
:minutes or Come here, don't do that.
645
:It's, you
646
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
647
:Nicky Hammel: opportunity to be confident
and, you know, sort of go and explore
648
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
649
:Nicky Hammel: getting into
trouble, if that makes sense.
650
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
651
:And I think the, from my experience
working with puppy owners, the things
652
:they struggle with initially is
probably like toilet training and yeah.
653
:So have you got any tips on
sort of toilet training at all?
654
:Nicky Hammel: I mean, in terms of
toilet training with, with mine,
655
:I will just sort of, you know, af
probably every sort of 15, 20 minutes
656
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's it.
657
:Yeah.
658
:Nicky Hammel: them outside
particularly after they've eaten
659
:or had playtime or they've just
660
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
661
:Nicky Hammel: up and things like
662
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
663
:Nicky Hammel: I mean, we start
toilet training with the pups
664
:around sort of three or four weeks.
665
:So we have them, you know, sort of,
kind of in a welcoming box up until
666
:three or four weeks till they get
a little bit more mobile and then.
667
:really good at cleaning up
after them, you know, sort of
668
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
669
:Nicky Hammel: they're there.
670
:But
671
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
672
:Nicky Hammel: a little bit
older around, you know, sort of
673
:three and a half, four weeks,
674
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah,
675
:Nicky Hammel: of create in a pen, you
know, a separate sleeping and toilet area.
676
:So, you know, they do start to
understand the difference of,
677
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.
678
:Nicky Hammel: of where to
go and where not to go.
679
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
680
:Nicky Hammel: and one thing I do sort
of say to my puppy owners is, don't
681
:fall into the habit of using puppy pads.
682
:I'm, I'm
683
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I know.
684
:Nicky Hammel: I think they've got a place,
685
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
686
:Nicky Hammel: Nelly, I'm not a fan of
using a puppy pad indoors because I think
687
:it's confusing and it kind of teaches
the pup that it's okay to go to the
688
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, your, your encouraging to go
689
:indoors, but I know that like for some
people that were using them, I, what
690
:I used to say was, we'll put it by
the back door and then slowly move it
691
:outside so that the puppy knows to go.
692
:But I.
693
:With a lot of this, it is for
long getting a new puppy and we
694
:don't know what we don't know.
695
:So it's all about sort of education
and research and stuff like that.
696
:And, you know, getting a reputable
sort of dog trainer positive
697
:reinforcement dog trainer.
698
:Early on, that's mine.
699
:Sort of probably having a scrap
down there now on the floor.
700
:Yeah, getting help early on doing,
I'm really big on sort of education,
701
:doing your research into the breed.
702
:Particularly obviously if it's like
you know, a breed that, like you say,
703
:you've not got kids or, you've not got
a garden, you, you're just in a flat
704
:that's gonna make toilet training harder.
705
:Yeah, that's what I was gonna say.
706
:So people don't realize that you
have to be so rigid and get them
707
:out every sort of 15 to 20 minutes.
708
:So I, I'd say like you
just have to put 'em out.
709
:And even if they don't do anything
when they do go, you've gotta
710
:fully praise them and reinforce
that with a nice, tasty treat.
711
:But like clockwork, you have
to set a, a timer and get
712
:them out every 15, 20 minutes.
713
:And they, they, like you said,
after any form of excitement, play
714
:eating, they've just woken up.
715
:You need to just put 'em out.
716
:'cause they don't, they can't
control their bladder straight away.
717
:Nicky Hammel: Absolutely.
718
:And then, you know, not getting
upset if they do have an accident
719
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Exactly.
720
:Nicky Hammel: it is gonna happen.
721
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: It does.
722
:I used to say create the party outside
and all your neighbors probably think
723
:you're crazy, but you know, when they
do go outside, just wave your arms
724
:around and get all, get all excited.
725
:So you picked, I picked up on some, as
you said, so some of our pet parents
726
:listening, they may know what's
of, they may have heard the word
727
:socialization, but you mentioned habit.
728
:It's another word I can't say habitation.
729
:Yeah.
730
:Are you able just to tell us what
that word means if you don't mind?
731
:Nicky Hammel: the difference, I
mean, socialization, pretty much
732
:everyone knows what that means.
733
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
734
:Nicky Hammel: introducing the dog to
all living creatures, whether that
735
:be humans, dogs, cats, any other
animals you might have in the house.
736
:But habituation relates to, you know, sort
of things that are in the environment.
737
:So, sight, sounds, textures,
all bits and bobs like that.
738
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
739
:Nicky Hammel: well.
740
:So what we sort of tend to do with
our puppies as well, we do do a bit
741
:of the early neurological stimulation
and the early scent introduction.
742
:So the early neurological
what you call it the early
743
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: a,
744
:Nicky Hammel: neurological stimulation.
745
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that's A-N-S-A-N-S, in other words,
746
:Nicky Hammel: I was trying
to use the correct name.
747
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that that's.
748
:Nicky Hammel: you know, there, there's
various exercises that you can do
749
:which kind of relates to touch.
750
:So it's kind of touching
their feet, holding them in
751
:different positions and whatnot.
752
:And it's designed to,
you know, sort of create.
753
:A little bit of stress, but also
to help build but good stress, not
754
:stress in a bad way, but good to help
build their resilience a little bit.
755
:And then, you know, you sort
of do that for the first week
756
:from day three up to day 10.
757
:And then you can also do
that with scent as well.
758
:So you pick a different scent
for each day, whether it be.
759
:You know, sort of household things like,
you know, some of your herbs, not the ones
760
:that are like really strong, like cayenne
pepper or chili powder or something
761
:like that, but your na, your natural
herbs that you get, you know, like your
762
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
763
:Nicky Hammel: and things like that.
764
:You can grab bits and bobs,
you know, sort of from outside
765
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
766
:Nicky Hammel: would be, you know, you
can record the pup's reaction to it.
767
:So it's things like, you know,
if they have no reaction, whether
768
:they move towards the item or sent.
769
:Or, and whether they sort
of like move away from it.
770
:So again, it's just building that
little bit of resilience there as well.
771
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
772
:Brilliant.
773
:I love that.
774
:I was gonna mention as well, is that when
the puppy goes home, if that's either
775
:eight, 10 or 12 weeks, and we've got
this thing with vaccinations now that
776
:they have to wait or they get spaced
out, and that's quite a key, what we
777
:call the sensitive period for, for dogs.
778
:And they need to sort of, you know, have
all these different novel experiences.
779
:So don't get so hung up on that.
780
:You can't take your puppy out.
781
:You should put it in like
a puppy sling so they can
782
:Nicky Hammel: sling.
783
:I
784
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.
785
:Nicky Hammel: all of
786
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's, yeah.
787
:So I just thought it would good to touch
on that, that even though they don't
788
:have their second vac, you wouldn't let
them interact maybe with other dogs or
789
:out on the street, but take them out so
they can experience those novel sounds.
790
:Sight and smiles.
791
:Nicky Hammel: Or you know, if you've
got vaccinated dogs in the family.
792
:It's fine for them to come
in and, and and visit pup?
793
:absolutely.
794
:As long as they're vaccinated, it's just,
yeah, pup can't go on the floor outside,
795
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,
796
:Nicky Hammel: wrong with,
you know, bringing in novel
797
:things from outside as well.
798
:You know, sort of like leaves other
799
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
good idea.
800
:Nicky Hammel: you know, sort of stones
and anything like that at all that,
801
:you know, sort of pup can explore.
802
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
803
:Brilliant.
804
:Perfect.
805
:So moving on then to when the Dak
sound goes through adolescence, so
806
:it's quite a tricky time for them.
807
:So it can be a lot for the, the
dog and the owners the pet parents.
808
:What tips do you have or would you
like to share for this tricky stage?
809
:Nicky Hammel: so I, one of
my dogs was quite a difficult
810
:adolescent dog, and yeah, I can
completely relate to anybody who.
811
:May struggle with this and you
know, from my own experience, the
812
:only thing I can say is, first
of all, it doesn't last forever.
813
:And you do come out the other side of it,
814
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
815
:Nicky Hammel: being aware
that it's gonna happen.
816
:Behaviours and things that the dog
was maybe happy to do before could go
817
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
818
:Nicky Hammel: Things like toilet
training could go backwards.
819
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
820
:Nicky Hammel: Know, particularly with
my male dogs, I've found they can all of
821
:a sudden become more fearful of things.
822
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
823
:Nicky Hammel: You know, they, they can
be seen as, you know, sort of ignoring
824
:things that you are asking them to
825
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Right.
826
:Nicky Hammel: And just in general.
827
:You know, being able to do the
things that they could do previously.
828
:And again, you know, it comes back to that
thing that we were sort of talking about
829
:right at the very beginning when we were,
you know, sort of saying that they get
830
:branded as stubborn and things like that.
831
:It's,
832
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.
833
:Nicky Hammel: it's not about
them being stubborn, it's about
834
:they are not understanding.
835
:you are wanting them to do.
836
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
837
:Nicky Hammel: how the brain and
everything is developing and all
838
:the hormonal changes and, and, and
things like that, it, know, everything
839
:just kind of tends to go backwards.
840
:So again, it, you know, it's being
really, really aware of that and
841
:that you might have to go back to
basics with a lot of your training.
842
:Things like your toilet
training and things like that.
843
:You know, if they were happy
with being alone before and
844
:they may not be happy with.
845
:sort of being alone right now.
846
:Again, that
847
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.
848
:Nicky Hammel: a factor and I
849
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
850
:Nicky Hammel: just about being patient
851
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.
852
:Nicky Hammel: expecting them
to do too much and just having
853
:that real understanding.
854
:And it's not them being
stubborn or a difficult dog or
855
:doing anything to fight you.
856
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.
857
:Nicky Hammel: just one of those,
you know, developmental things that
858
:everybody goes through and, you know,
you know, humans go through it as well,
859
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
860
:Nicky Hammel: All sorts of stories
about teenagers getting up to
861
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
862
:Nicky Hammel: next thing you know
when they go through adolescence
863
:and when you know they're in
their teens and things like that.
864
:And it's
865
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
866
:Nicky Hammel: for our dogs.
867
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So
yeah, obviously it happens a lot earlier.
868
:So I wanted to touch on the point you
said about males being a bit more fearful.
869
:So they do go through, and not
a lot of pet parents may know
870
:this, it's the second fear cycle.
871
:It's normally from about
eight to 10 months.
872
:Is that right?
873
:Nicky Hammel: And although it's
kind of called a second second
874
:fear cycle, it is more to do with
adolescents and the hormonal changes.
875
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I
did wonder that, because I was thinking
876
:they've got this second fear circle.
877
:I don't really know what that means.
878
:But then they've got adolescents,
they've got all this brain fog, and
879
:like you say, they're by no means
meaning to, to ignore you or to do
880
:like things that they shouldn't be.
881
:But they're, they've got a lot
that they're, they're dealing with.
882
:So you, you are saying it's actually
sort of more of the same then the, the,
883
:Nicky Hammel: Yeah, I think so.
884
:And you know, again, I like to
make the comparison to humans.
885
:'cause I think a lot of the time when
you're speaking to people about it in
886
:relation to their dog, if you can link it.
887
:To the human concept, it's
either something they've gone
888
:through themselves or they know
someone that's gone through it.
889
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
890
:Nicky Hammel: interesting what
you were sort of saying about the
891
:brain fog and things like that.
892
:You know, obviously when women go
through perimenopause and menopause
893
:and, and things like that, you
know, I'm at that age now, you
894
:know, you kind of become a little
895
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: My.
896
:Nicky Hammel: You
897
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: My mum.
898
:My mum, bless her, she's in her sixties.
899
:She's been going through it for years,
and she's still having problems.
900
:Bless her.
901
:So I've, yeah, you've got my,
you've got my respect you ladies.
902
:Nicky Hammel: But you know,
it all joking apart, it is
903
:exactly the same for the dogs.
904
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
905
:Nicky Hammel: you know, if people can
kind of relate to that and understand
906
:that, I think that gives people a
deeper understanding of their dog.
907
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, it's always good to
908
:compare, make comparisons.
909
:And can you is it with smaller dogs,
do they tend to start adolescents
910
:in six months or does it just vary?
911
:Nicky Hammel: It varies.
912
:It varies.
913
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.
914
:Nicky Hammel: you know,
915
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
I know with bigger dogs
916
:it's like a Yeah, go ahead.
917
:My love.
918
:Nicky Hammel: no, no, no.
919
:I was just gonna say, you know, with some
of my dogs, I've not even noticed them go
920
:through adolescence and hormonal changes
921
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh,
922
:Nicky Hammel: same and you know,
they've not been any different.
923
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that's interesting.
924
:Nicky Hammel: But then of them you
really, really do notice the change.
925
:And like I was saying, one of my dogs
really, really sticks out for me,
926
:and you probably know who that is.
927
:Anyway, my dogs,
928
:yeah.
929
:Yeah, it, it does vary so much.
930
:And you know, even with like,
some of the girls, I mean, the
931
:girls mature at different rates.
932
:You know, I've, I've had dogs
that have come into season, you
933
:know, and had their first season
when they've been five months old.
934
:And then at
935
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh wow.
936
:Nicky Hammel: you know, I've had
a dog that didn't have her first
937
:season till she was 13 months old.
938
:So, you know, it is all
939
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
940
:Nicky Hammel: very, very different.
941
:Very, very
942
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
943
:Nicky Hammel: what
944
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Do
female and male D Dashon Ds go through
945
:adolescents at different ages or.
946
:Nicky Hammel: would say
some of the girls earlier,
947
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
948
:Mm-hmm.
949
:Nicky Hammel: I mean, I start to
notice things with the boys around
950
:sort of seven, eight months.
951
:And like I say, with the girls,
they can come into season sort of
952
:as early as five or six months.
953
:So
954
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
955
:Nicky Hammel: it does.
956
:I do think in general the girls probably
go through it a little bit earlier.
957
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
958
:And what I was saying earlier is
that I think the bigger dogs tend
959
:to be later around about 18 months,
or 12 to 18 months, but the smaller
960
:dogs do tend to start earlier.
961
:So, yeah, that's really interesting.
962
:So if there's one thing that you
w that you, if there's one thing
963
:you wished all D and pet parents,
guardians knew, what would it be?
964
:Nicky Hammel: I would
say probably the biggest
965
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I.
966
:Nicky Hammel: Is whatever you are
going through, you're not alone.
967
:You're not, and know it's absolutely
fine for you to reach out for help.
968
:Don't sort of
969
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
970
:Nicky Hammel: by yourself or think you're
the only one that's going through it.
971
:You know, a lot of the time.
972
:You know, when people get a new
puppy, it, it is very overwhelming.
973
:You know, it's like when you have a
child for the first time, it is, you
974
:know, it's very, very emotional and, and
you know, sort of very, very similar.
975
:And, you know, people
struggle and, you know.
976
:like to call it the puppy blues, but you
know, that is something a bit like the
977
:baby blues, again, the human analogy.
978
:It's,
979
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
980
:Nicky Hammel: very real
for a lot of people.
981
:And you know, if you've got a dog or
pup that's keeping you up half the night
982
:and you know, you're sleep deprived and
you know, you can't get your dog to do
983
:what you want them to do and they're not
doing this and they're not doing that,
984
:you know, it is, it is really, really
emotional and you know, to anybody,
985
:I would say don't suffer in silence.
986
:Reach out for help.
987
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Brilliant.
988
:My God, we've literally
sailed through this episode.
989
:It is literally been jam
packed with information.
990
:It's so, I love it.
991
:So we're gonna spend the next sort of five
minutes or so just sort of wrapping up.
992
:So for someone who might be struggling
right now, what would you say to
993
:them to make them feel more hopeful
or to help them feel more hopeful?
994
:Nicky Hammel: just.
995
:Whatever it is that you're going
through at the moment, it is just
996
:a point in your pet's journey,
997
:Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
998
:Nicky Hammel: know, and you know, just
sort of reiterating around, you know,
999
:the adolescent side of things, you know?
:
00:42:49,267 --> 00:42:49,627
Yes.
:
00:42:49,627 --> 00:42:55,087
That can start at any time from, you
know, 5, 6, 7 months and go on, you know,
:
00:42:55,087 --> 00:42:58,087
until sort of 18 months to two years and,
:
00:42:58,221 --> 00:42:58,611
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:42:58,837 --> 00:43:04,267
Nicky Hammel: you know, it's, it
is just that moment in time and.
:
00:43:05,377 --> 00:43:09,367
You know, once you've kind of gone
through that and things settle down,
:
00:43:10,147 --> 00:43:14,617
you know, you'll kind of look back
on it and think, it wasn't that bad.
:
00:43:14,617 --> 00:43:16,147
I probably would do that again.
:
00:43:17,737 --> 00:43:18,127
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:43:18,277 --> 00:43:20,137
Nicky Hammel: you know, whatever
anybody's going through, you
:
00:43:20,137 --> 00:43:21,817
know, it, it isn't forever.
:
00:43:22,177 --> 00:43:26,647
And like I say, it is
just that point in life.
:
00:43:27,622 --> 00:43:27,982
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:43:28,162 --> 00:43:28,792
I love that.
:
00:43:29,132 --> 00:43:35,852
And basically if someone was looking at
getting a d you, you'd, you'd recommend
:
00:43:35,852 --> 00:43:38,372
them researching the breed, wouldn't you?
:
00:43:38,377 --> 00:43:39,277
And doing their homework.
:
00:43:39,377 --> 00:43:39,947
Nicky Hammel: percent.
:
00:43:39,947 --> 00:43:45,047
And you know, I think particularly
just sort of going back to what we were
:
00:43:45,047 --> 00:43:52,427
talking about earlier with how I select
my puppy owners, so I have a form that.
:
00:43:52,802 --> 00:43:56,732
A potential puppy owner has to fill in
because I basically wanna know everything
:
00:43:56,732 --> 00:44:01,892
about this person, you know, what they do,
what their work is, what their family set
:
00:44:01,892 --> 00:44:04,202
up is, and this, that, and the next thing.
:
00:44:04,332 --> 00:44:04,912
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's good.
:
00:44:04,942 --> 00:44:05,512
Your father.
:
00:44:06,242 --> 00:44:10,892
Nicky Hammel: one of the questions
that I do ask on there is around
:
00:44:11,702 --> 00:44:15,362
they aware of the potential
health issues that DAXs can have?
:
00:44:15,722 --> 00:44:16,082
And there
:
00:44:16,412 --> 00:44:16,632
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes,
:
00:44:16,652 --> 00:44:19,502
Nicky Hammel: know, sort of some quite
serious health issues that they can have.
:
00:44:19,772 --> 00:44:20,462
So I think.
:
00:44:20,657 --> 00:44:20,778
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
that's right.
:
00:44:21,062 --> 00:44:24,242
Nicky Hammel: You know, not to put the
sort of downer on someone wanting to
:
00:44:24,242 --> 00:44:29,132
get a puppy, but I think, you know,
with anything, you've gotta go into
:
00:44:29,132 --> 00:44:33,662
it, you know, with your eyes wide open
and actually, you know, be prepared
:
00:44:33,662 --> 00:44:37,922
for the fact that, you know, we as
breeders do as much as we possibly
:
00:44:37,922 --> 00:44:43,202
can around, you know, selecting
dogs for temperament confirmation.
:
00:44:43,262 --> 00:44:43,772
We do all
:
00:44:43,827 --> 00:44:44,047
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
:
00:44:44,252 --> 00:44:47,762
Nicky Hammel: health tests to
make sure you know that we're.
:
00:44:48,152 --> 00:44:52,322
Breeding the healthiest puppies
that we possibly can, but
:
00:44:52,652 --> 00:44:52,712
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:44:52,712 --> 00:44:56,792
Nicky Hammel: only so much we
can do because there is still a
:
00:44:56,792 --> 00:45:00,632
small chance that, you know, some,
something might happen, you know,
:
00:45:00,632 --> 00:45:01,892
sort of later on down the line.
:
00:45:01,892 --> 00:45:05,642
So really it's, you know, sort of
nailing people down and, you know, making
:
00:45:05,642 --> 00:45:07,652
sure that people are aware of that.
:
00:45:07,922 --> 00:45:08,252
And
:
00:45:08,422 --> 00:45:08,712
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:45:09,002 --> 00:45:12,392
Nicky Hammel: does go wrong, are
they gonna be prepared for it?
:
00:45:13,002 --> 00:45:13,292
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:45:13,742 --> 00:45:15,482
Nicky Hammel: and what
that's likely to involve.
:
00:45:15,752 --> 00:45:18,662
And then, you know, it's around
sort of researching the breed.
:
00:45:19,022 --> 00:45:22,202
You know, things like how much
exercise the breed needs, what, what
:
00:45:22,202 --> 00:45:25,322
sort of exercise they need, what
sort of things they're gonna find
:
00:45:25,322 --> 00:45:29,702
most rewarding, what sort of mental
stimulation are they gonna enjoy.
:
00:45:30,062 --> 00:45:30,332
You know, I.
:
00:45:30,782 --> 00:45:35,012
Things like, for example, you know,
the fact that they're a scent hound
:
00:45:35,012 --> 00:45:36,602
and they're very, very cent driven.
:
00:45:36,902 --> 00:45:40,832
So tapping into that sort of thing
and you know, just getting people to
:
00:45:40,832 --> 00:45:45,542
research so they can understand what.
:
00:45:46,367 --> 00:45:49,007
The dog is that they're getting and how
:
00:45:49,052 --> 00:45:49,272
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
:
00:45:49,397 --> 00:45:53,237
Nicky Hammel: provide the best
possible enriching life for that dog.
:
00:45:53,237 --> 00:45:53,537
And,
:
00:45:53,842 --> 00:45:54,132
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:45:54,707 --> 00:45:57,797
Nicky Hammel: we can educate as
much as we possibly can, you know,
:
00:45:57,797 --> 00:46:02,117
as breeders and, you know, there's,
there's probably breeders out there
:
00:46:02,117 --> 00:46:07,157
that maybe don't go into as much detail
and give as much information as I do.
:
00:46:07,602 --> 00:46:07,822
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
:
00:46:08,537 --> 00:46:11,087
Nicky Hammel: you know,
I of like people to.
:
00:46:12,107 --> 00:46:14,867
everything before they
then make a commitment.
:
00:46:15,497 --> 00:46:15,947
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:46:16,217 --> 00:46:20,807
I just want to quickly, really touch,
quickly touch on just about IVDD.
:
00:46:21,077 --> 00:46:24,677
So we mentioned about obviously
they're doing their research, but
:
00:46:24,677 --> 00:46:29,687
IVDD is something that potential
people should know about, isn't it?
:
00:46:29,687 --> 00:46:30,977
'cause it could happen.
:
00:46:31,577 --> 00:46:32,747
Nicky Hammel: Yeah, absolutely.
:
00:46:33,407 --> 00:46:33,797
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:46:34,217 --> 00:46:38,867
Nicky Hammel: And you know, it's also
as well being aware of the condition
:
00:46:39,147 --> 00:46:40,107
you know, it's a condition that.
:
00:46:40,737 --> 00:46:42,117
Affects their back and can
:
00:46:42,357 --> 00:46:42,927
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
That's right.
:
00:46:43,922 --> 00:46:44,212
Yeah.
:
00:46:44,697 --> 00:46:46,257
Nicky Hammel: dogs need surgery for it.
:
00:46:46,287 --> 00:46:50,847
Other times, you know, they can be
rehabilitated with, you know, sort
:
00:46:50,847 --> 00:46:54,777
of conservative treatment like pain
relief, crate rest, things like that.
:
00:46:55,137 --> 00:46:58,377
I mean, I've seen dogs recover
without surgery and then I've seen
:
00:46:58,707 --> 00:46:58,887
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh.
:
00:46:59,037 --> 00:47:00,117
Nicky Hammel: have needed surgery.
:
00:47:00,717 --> 00:47:04,407
You know, I've seen some that have had
surgery two or three different times.
:
00:47:04,407 --> 00:47:06,597
So, you know, it is being aware of that.
:
00:47:07,602 --> 00:47:08,142
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:47:08,397 --> 00:47:11,577
Nicky Hammel: that, you know, the disease
does exist and whilst we do everything
:
00:47:11,577 --> 00:47:13,767
we possibly can to, to minimize it,
:
00:47:14,506 --> 00:47:14,727
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm
:
00:47:15,687 --> 00:47:21,897
Nicky Hammel: you know, as a breeder,
given your puppy owners advice on
:
00:47:22,197 --> 00:47:23,877
how to mitigate against the risks.
:
00:47:23,877 --> 00:47:27,267
So the types of exercise, the
activities you allow your doctor to do.
:
00:47:27,297 --> 00:47:28,077
Things like
:
00:47:28,091 --> 00:47:28,542
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: mm.
:
00:47:28,707 --> 00:47:31,557
Nicky Hammel: their weight to a good
weight, looking at diet and, you
:
00:47:31,557 --> 00:47:33,207
know, sort of everything like that.
:
00:47:33,207 --> 00:47:35,187
And it, you know, it's
kind of given people.
:
00:47:35,547 --> 00:47:37,527
That awareness around that.
:
00:47:38,457 --> 00:47:38,757
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:47:38,757 --> 00:47:41,727
I just thought it was really important
just to touch on it because it is
:
00:47:41,727 --> 00:47:45,417
something you know that you do see, and
I just think if someone was new to the
:
00:47:45,417 --> 00:47:48,652
breed, it is something they should really
be aware of and they wanna look into.
:
00:47:49,407 --> 00:47:51,957
Nicky Hammel: But also, you know,
sort of off the back of that as well,
:
00:47:51,957 --> 00:47:55,627
you know, there is another condition
that they can suffer from, which is
:
00:47:55,627 --> 00:47:57,187
a condition that affects their eyes.
:
00:47:57,187 --> 00:48:00,217
So it's called progressive
retinal, a trophy.
:
00:48:00,332 --> 00:48:00,991
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: PRA.
:
00:48:01,382 --> 00:48:02,222
Nicky Hammel: ERA, so you've
:
00:48:02,312 --> 00:48:02,912
Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
:
00:48:02,982 --> 00:48:05,172
Nicky Hammel: So yeah, basically
what that is, that that's a
:
00:48:05,172 --> 00:48:06,672
condition that affects their eyes.
:
00:48:06,672 --> 00:48:11,052
So what, as a breeder, what you have
to do is you have to test all your
:
00:48:11,052 --> 00:48:14,802
breeding stock to see whether they
carry the gene or whether they're
:
00:48:14,802 --> 00:48:19,512
clear of it and what you have to
do within your breeding program.
:
00:48:20,547 --> 00:48:22,947
Dogs that carry the gene, absolutely fine.
:
00:48:22,947 --> 00:48:24,297
They won't be affected by it.
:
00:48:24,357 --> 00:48:27,057
They just carry the gene and
they, it means that they can
:
00:48:27,057 --> 00:48:28,317
pass it on to their offspring.
:
00:48:28,317 --> 00:48:32,547
But what you have to do with breeding
is you have to then put them to
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a dog that's clear of the gene.
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So what will then happen is each
puppy within that litter has a
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50 50 chance of being a carrier
or being clear of the gene.
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But what you can't do is if you've
got two carriers of the gene.
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can't breed them together because there's
a 50 50 chance that the puppies will
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either be carriers or they'll be affected.
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And if they're affected, it
means they could go blind at some
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point later on in their life.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh gosh.
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Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: yeah, again, health
testing and you know, if anyone's
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looking to get a puppy, these are
the sorts of questions that you
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know, that people need to be asking
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: It,
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Nicky Hammel: And
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: it
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Nicky Hammel: what help
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: should,
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Nicky Hammel: been done.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.
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The only reason I knew about, 'cause
the toy peles had to be tested for it.
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Nicky Hammel: Yeah.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So
it is important, like you say, if you
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are, if you are getting a puppy that
you do ask that they've had these
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relevant health checks and stuff.
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Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: absolutely.
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And not only just ask him,
but actually ask to see
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
the result.
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Nicky Hammel: it.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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See the evidence.
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Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: Yeah,
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Yeah, definitely.
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Brilliant.
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So I absolutely love the breed.
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Obviously I've met your, I've
obviously helped look after your
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guys a couple of times and seen them
when I come around for a couple,
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but, and Kimmy like seems to love me.
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But I'm sure she's like with
everyone, she likes to gimme a wash.
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Nicky Hammel: She loves everyone.
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That dog.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So I
mean they're just, I, I walk a few as
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well, so we've got a few Dax on our books
and like they're just full of character.
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I just think like they're just
really, they're really spirited.
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Nicky Hammel: They, they really are.
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And they're so funny.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: funny.
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And you know, each, like I say,
each of my dogs, they bring
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something completely different.
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To
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Their own personalities.
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Nicky Hammel: I mean, I've, I've
got dogs that make me laugh from
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the minute I get up to the minute
I go to bed because they're just so
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funny and the things that they do.
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And then, you know, you've got
the real, like soft ones that
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are like really, really cuddly.
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And then you've got the others.
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That are more scent
driven than the others.
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So, you know, you can go out and do some
training and have some real fun with them.
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Whereas some of the others,
they're kind of like, they're,
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they're not too fussed about it.
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They'd rather sit and
have a cuddle on the sofa.
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But you know, each one of my dogs
brings something different to the
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table and yeah, they're amazing.
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I'm
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: they're,
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Nicky Hammel: they aren't.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
yeah, I love, I love them as well.
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They're such, such,
such little characters.
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So I'm Nicky.
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Where can our listeners find
out more about your work or
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to follow your gorgeous gang?
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Nicky Hammel: So I have a
Facebook page, which is opi d
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din, so that's O-P-I-E-D-X, dins.
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That's my
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: And then I've got
a website, which is www.opax.co
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uk.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh, and they can reach out to you
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if they wanna get a, a new gorgeous
Dexy puppy or join your waiting list,
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Nicky Hammel: Oh, absolutely.
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Yeah.
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I mean, our waiting list for this
year and next year is already open.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: right.
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Nicky Hammel: so, you know, if anyone is
looking for a part and they want to join
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a waiting list, absolutely get in touch.
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But also as well, you know, if, if
there's anybody sort of listening
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that's struggling with any element
of their Dixon's behaviour,
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: like I said, you
know, don't suffer in silence, reach
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.
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Nicky Hammel: you know, I'm more
than happy to, to help anyone.
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So yeah, feel free to get in contact.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Brilliant.
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00:51:55,571 --> 00:51:58,181
They can just get in touch with
all your website or on Facebook.
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Yeah.
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Nicky Hammel: Yeah,
Eva is absolutely fine.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Oh brilliant.
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00:52:02,736 --> 00:52:09,176
So do reach out to Nicky Nicky
Hammel one of our breed specialists.
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It's been fantastic talking
to you about the danne today.
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Thank you for joining me on the
Yappy Hour powered by Yappily.
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It's been a great conversation
and we will chat again soon.
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Nicky Hammel: Thank you for having me.
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It's been lovely.
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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:
Thank you.
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Nicky Hammel: I.
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What's a brilliant
episode with Nicky Hammel.
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Here are just a few of the
takeaways from our chat today.
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Number 1D sounds are bold,
bright, and deeply sensitive.
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Understanding their emotional world
is the key to supporting them.
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Number two, common struggles like
barking or reactivity, often stem from
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fear or frustration, not naughtiness.
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Number three, early support enrichment
and positive training can make a world of
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difference for both puppies and adults.
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Number four, responsible breeding
plays a huge role in setting
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up dogs for a lifelong success.
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Nicky, thank you so much for joining me.
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Today and for being such a brilliant
voice for this amazing little breed.
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If you'd like to learn more about
Nicky's work, be sure to check
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her out on social media and follow
along with her fabulous Dashan GaN.
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