It's All About The Dog
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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You can’t leave it up to the pup to know what to do and when to do it. A puppy only knows how to be a puppy and what it learned from its canine mom, littermates, possibly other household dogs[…]
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A dog’s home is not his castle, but the backyard is his kingdom! So how do you explain the difference to him? If you remove the grey area, your dog will not be confused about what is ok or not[…]
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The first bad experience I can remember having as a child was being bitten by a dog. That didn’t deter me in the least but it’s as fresh in my mind today as it was the day it happened. My[…]
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This amusement park of discovering new and fun things to chew is not limited to the outdoors. As difficult as it may be to get something out of your pup’s mouth while on a walk, you still have the advantage[…]
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BODY LANGUAGE Dogs are not human. Approaching your new puppy or frightened, anxiety-filled shelter dog, with your arms stretched out in front of you, as though greeting a long-lost friend, will have the opposite effect you are hoping for. If[…]
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