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Like a deceptively dormant Vanarama Vesuvius, Dulwich Hamlet have exploded into life, spewing molten signings all over South East London while launching a pyroclastic surge of a new kit to blow the minds of awe-stricken locals. You lava to see it. First the players, where whimpers of joy met the news that the Pink and Blues have retained a sack-load of fan favourites from last season; including salmonesque shot-stopper Charlie

Grainger, Danny "puts the tall in stalwart" Mills,

Sanchez "The Emperor" Ming and square-jawed club captain Jack Holland. Welcome back boys. In addition, new players there are plenty. Deadfield,

Porter and Splatt might sound like a dodgy firm of

Peckham bailiffs. But these non league galacticos bring with them the promise of getting their foot in the

National South’s door before taking and flogging its sofa and tele. And then there's others like Krasniqi,

Owusu, Comley, and Osaghe, who have driven the Hamlet's crack team of terrace songwriters to frenziedly ransack the back catalogue of early nineties electronica for inspiration. With Gavin Rose remaining at the helm, could this be the side to put some dog back into Dog Kennel Hill? “Hope is the pillar that holds up the World. Hope is the dream of a waking man” as Pliny the Elder said just before his Pompeian petrification. Meanwhile, sight of the Sons of Edgar Kail's new kit has sent eruptions of hot joy shuddering through the fanbase. We've had the horizontal stripe. We've had the sash. We've even had a bit of bauhaus asymmetry. But for 2022/23 we've got a pink and blue quartered Battenberg beauty of a kit that is so damn sexy it will make you consider leaving your spouse and kids to set up a love nest with it above a disappointingly understocked delicatessen on the Forest Hill Road. Proper gorgeous. Or peng if you're a nipper. The away kit is a looker too, paying homage to our much loved German pen-pals Altona 93.

So there you have it. If you're not inspired by all of that, perchance to buy yourself a season ticket, or an ill-advisedly tight replica shirt, then there's not a lot we can do for you. You are interested? Well then get yourself down to the club’s website for ticket news and all your preseason and early season match details:

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet. And keep an eye on the Supporters Trust website for updates on new merch, including replica kits https://dhst.org.uk/. We’re all going to look like a right bunch of swaggering dandies walking down Lordship Lane in this clobber. In the meantime, Up The Hamlet and we’ll see you down Champion Hill.

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Iam seeing quite a number of clients who are new to dog ownership. To a person, they are committed and desperate to do the very best they can for their new pet. However, many of these owners also have one thing in common and that is a stated desire to provide their dogs with lots of “stimulation”. Quite frequently, these same owners berate themselves for not providing enough of the “s” word and view this lack as the most likely source of whatever problems they are having with their dog. Yes, dogs do need suitable outlets for whatever working drives they come genetically primed with...up to a point. Designer breeds are no exception, a fair few may have a double whammy on the genetic front, picking up on working traits from whatever purebreds have gone into their development. For instance, many cockapoos have a strong dose of working cocker behind them. However, to be realistic, we are not going to train our cockapoo to flush, quarter or pick up in the field. Instead, we use selective training and structured games to satisfy some of the dog’s innate drive. All this is very different from giving our pet freedom to enjoy stimulation all day long. Like a fractious over-tired toddler, an over-stimulated dog can be extremely trying. The most difficult time is at adolescence when the animal is already hyped up on hormones, primed to push the envelope and almost incapable of self-regulation. It easy to think that the fix is more stimulation to tire the dog out. Loads of hard exercise may indeed cause the dog to eventually collapse in an exhausted heap, much to everyone’s relief; but nothing of use is being learned. Dogs in a ‘boom and bust’ cycle of inability to settle and then hours of exercise or, worse, play-fighting with other dogs, are not learning to switch off. Rest and calm are the keys to healthy development, both mental and physical. It is essential that young dogs are given enough stimulation to enjoy life but equally important is developing an off switch and it will pay lifelong dividends. Calm dogs sleep more and consequently learn more too. If you have not taught your dog the importance of calm behaviour, try this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wesm2OpE_2c.

Many dogs will also benefit from a simple strategy known as ‘Learn to Earn’. Quite simply, this programme teaches your dog that although he can get the good stuff from you, whether food, play or cuddles, in return he must first exhibit behaviour you like. All we ask is that the dog exhibits calm behaviour or a polite “sit” in order to get the things he values. This can be surprisingly effective in beginning to teach the dog to slow down and take a beat, learning that calm behaviour gets him access to his favourite things. It also introduces greater structure to interactions throughout the day and gradually the dog learns to accept that if you are not available for interaction and with nothing else to do, he may as well sleep. Of course, within the context of ‘Learn to Earn’ it is vital the dog knows that there will be quality time set aside for him, involving adequate structured exercise, training and play. Outside of this, instead of being in a perpetual state of anticipatory high alert, your dog learns to switch off.