3 Seas Osteopathy

28/08/2026

🐾 FREAKY FRIDAY: “DID MY DOG JUST… TASTE THAT PEE?!” 😳 🐾

Yep. They probably did.

And before you yell “LEAVE IT!” and start questioning every kiss your dog has ever given you 😂… here’s the fascinating part:

Your dog may be gathering information.

We humans see another dog’s urine and think: Gross. P*e.

Your dog sees — and smells — something much closer to an information report.

Urine contains chemical and scent information that can tell another dog a surprising amount about the animal who left it behind. That’s why you may see your dog intensely sniff a urine spot, lick it, taste a tiny amount, chatter their teeth, curl their lip, or stand there looking strangely thoughtful afterward.

They’re not necessarily being disgusting.

👉 They’re investigating.

Dogs have an extraordinary chemical-sensing system. In addition to their incredible nose, they have a specialized structure called the vomeronasal organ (Jacobson’s organ) that helps detect chemical signals involved in communication between animals.

So when your dog stops at a particularly interesting p*e spot, think of it as a little bit like running a field lab test. 🧪🐕

Who was here?

Male or female?

Is there reproductive information here?

Is this dog familiar?

What other chemical clues have been left behind?

To us, it’s a wet spot on a lamppost.

To a dog, it can be data.

And suddenly that ridiculously long sniff on your walk makes a whole lot more sense.

Dogs experience their world very differently than we do. We are overwhelmingly visual creatures. Dogs live in a world dominated by smell and chemical information — and behaviours that seem bizarre or even revolting to us can be perfectly normal ways of investigating their environment.

Now, that doesn’t mean I’d encourage your dog to drink urine, and excessive licking, drinking urine, or a sudden change in behaviour deserves attention. There can also be health and hygiene considerations when dogs investigate bodily fluids.

But that quick sniff… lick… investigate… process?

It may simply be your dog doing what dogs have evolved to do.

Running the canine lab. 🔬🐾

So the next time your dog stops at a p*e spot and appears to be conducting a full forensic investigation while you’re standing at the other end of the leash thinking, “Seriously?!”…

Remember:

You smell p*e.
Your dog smells information.

🐾 Freaky Friday with 3 SEAS Osteopathy

The more we understand how animals experience their world, the better we become at understanding their behaviour — instead of judging it through human eyes.

And THAT is pretty freaky. 🤯

27/08/2026

They’re not lame. They’re not injured. But have you ever looked at your dog or horse and thought, “Something’s just different”?

Maybe your dog takes a little longer to get up or hesitates before jumping into the car. Maybe your horse bends beautifully one way, but not the other.

These small changes can tell us a lot.

Today, try something simple: don’t look for anything wrong. Just watch.

How do they get up? How do they turn? Do both sides look the same?

Just notice. You might be surprised by what you see.

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26/08/2026

You know your dog.

And sometimes you just KNOW something has changed.

Not lame.
Not crying.
Just… different.

What if you knew what to look for?

Dog Mobility Webinar
Learn to spot the little things before they become bigger ones.

26/08/2026

24/08/2026

Maybe they sit a little differently.
Take longer to get up.
Shift their weight.
Move differently on the stairs.

Those tiny changes are easy to dismiss as “just getting older.”

But movement tells us a story — if we know how to read it.

In my Dog Mobility Webinar, I'm going to teach you what to watch for and why those little changes matter.

You don't know what you don't know. But once you see it, you can't unsee it.

22/08/2026

22/08/2026

🔗: https://myseniorhorse.com/fun-stuff/research-reports/researchers-compare-cheek-tooth-extraction-outcomes-in-older-and-younger-horses/

Senior horses can suffer from various dental issues that might necessitate cheek tooth removal to alleviate pain and encourage better chewing.

In a recent study, researchers studied case reports of 710 tooth extractions in 442 horses, including 154 geriatric horses (34.8%) and 288 non-geriatric horses (65.2%).

Researchers said older horses did not experience higher complication rates or worse short-term outcomes when undergoing cheek tooth extraction compared to younger horses.

21/08/2026

“Let him come to you” or “not over his head” - four innocent words, and yet they can land like a warning. Say them to a new guest and watch their face change, shoulders tighten, smile goes a little fixed, voice drops half an octave into “careful now” mode. They’ve heard or perceived fear, unpredictability, or even aggression, even though we meant only to be considerate.

Dogs read us, and often misread. If a guest tenses up because they think our dog might be a problem, our dog often mirrors that tension straight back - not because anything was wrong, but because we have just told them that something might be. The instruction itself isn’t the issue; it’s the perception it can create.

However, many people don't know how to interact with dogs in a mindful, considerate way, and often cross boundaries they didn't know existed. We often still need to give these instructions, even with tolerant dogs, and not just expect our dogs to tolerate (while patting ourselves on the back for how tolerant and good-natured our dog is).

So how do we best communicate:
Make it about preference, not risk. “She likes to do her own sniff-and-decide” or “if he does want you to touch him, he will let you know and prefers to have his chin or chest stroked” reads more as personality than risk.

Giving people something to do, rather than telling them what not not to do can also help them feel less worried or self-conscious.

Deliver with a positive framing, “Give her a minute and she may want to say hello” carries the same information as “don’t rush her,” but may be perceived with less tension.

Watch your own delivery - the calmest, most useful instruction still lands as a warning if you say it with a worried face. Dogs aren't the only ones trying to read the room; people do, too.

None of this changes what we’re actually asking guests to do. It just may change what they feel while doing it - and that feeling can be the difference between a dog who adjusts and settles more easily and one who spends the whole visit unsure why everyone’s acting strange.

For dogs who are indeed a bit more fearful or distrustful of strangers, the appropriateness and selectivity of interactions will need to be carefully considered, and instructions may differ, as may the delivery.