It's All About The Dog
Understanding the cycle of worms, the differences between the four most common worms, how they infect our dogs, what the symptoms are, how they are diagnosed, how to protect our pups, and how to prevent and eliminate worms, is a[…]
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When a dog warns a human or another dog to stay away from his/her food, toys, bed, or anything they consider belonging to them, it is referred to as guarding resources. The warning can be a low growl, raised lip,[…]
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Puppies and dogs that have been adopted from a shelter or rescue foundation, do better if they start in a central location of your home. For puppies, you will be starting them off on the right track to conforming to[…]
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Then the day comes when it’s time to put on a collar and leash. Not every puppy will happily cooperate with being walked on a leash. This isn’t even about collar vs harness. We’re only talking about using a[…]
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Social grace is learning to pass people and other dogs, bikes, scooters, cars, or any other possible distraction without reaction. Distraction without reaction skills also comes into play when your puppy/dog is at sit/stay and people, dogs, bikes, etc., are[…]
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Most pet parents love to teach their puppies to sit when prompted with a treat or toy. Subsequently, most puppies will sit even if you pretend to offer a treat. Easy peasy. The hard part is teaching your puppy to[…]
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A puppy is just being a puppy. He’s not being bad. The problem is we want him to act human and that’s never going to happen. But he can be a little more human as time goes on and we[…]
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If you round up one hundred dog lovers in a room, one hundred of them will tell you stories about how their dogs recognized their pet parents’ pain, sickness, and sadness, and immediately administered a canine brand of comfort. Of[…]
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Dog lovers have a common habit of being their dog’s ventriloquist. Though we don’t always need the pet parent to provide a descriptive narrative, we can see the bubble of words over the dog’s head. So why, when our dogs[…]
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