A NEW LIFE ON THE END OF A LEASH
Even if you have a large, fenced-in, private property, all dogs need to learn to walk on a leash. This is not about training your puppy to “heel” or not to pull, or to walk at your side and sit[…]
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Category: INFORMATIVE-
General information for the health and well being of dogs.
UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE NOT WHAT YOU THINK
A dog’s “depth sensation” or depth perception is less acute than a human’s. Breed, age, and health all contribute to the accuracy of a dog’s vision. The brain can calculate depth or formulate depth perception by using two images of[…]
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IS MY DOG AGGRESSIVE? WHY DOES HE ACT OUT?
I met Derek for the first time at my consultation appointment with his pet parents. Derek is large, strong, young, and sometimes rambunctious but also sweet, loving, gentle, and curiously eager to have my attention. This was my professional assessment/evaluation[…]
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ATTRACTIVE DISTRACTIONS HOW FICKLE IS YOUR DOG?
Kids are easily distracted, but we find ways to keep their attention and interest by developing new ideas based on what we know they like. The same goes for puppies. Puppies are just simpler to work with. Really! Distractions can[…]
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PUPPY BELLY-RUB MASSAGE OR MANIPULATION?
What could be cuter than a puppy rolling over to ask for a belly rub? And I don’t know anyone who isn’t happy to oblige. Any pet parent who trains with me knows I am not a “treat trainer,” meaning[…]
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NAME MOVES THE DOG—GABBY COME-GABBY COME
Getting a new puppy? What name did you pick? Names are important; you want them to be something meaningful, cute, roll-off-the-tongue, fit the puppy, or have a deeper meaning to you personally. Whatever the name is, you want the puppy[…]
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PUPPY CENTRAL- THE HEARTBEAT OF THE HOUSE
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 start them off on the right track to conforming to house[…]
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DRESS REHEARSAL DON’T WAIT FOR A FAMILY DINNER
Just as the relationship between parent and child has changed over the years, from disciplinarian to a more relaxed friendship, so has the relationship between human and canine. With this change came a born-again love for dogs, and the quality[…]
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GOING TO THE BATHROOM or GOING FOR A WALK
Go potty, go pee, go poo, let’s go out, or directive for my own dogs, go to the bathroom. What is your favorite word for asking your dog to urinate or defecate? Go potty is the one I hear the[…]
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