YOUR DOG CAN LEARN TO DO THIS
The complaint I often hear from pet parents is that their dog PULLS ON THE LEASH. If their dog could talk to me, I bet the number one complaint would be that the pet parent pulls on the other end[…]
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Category: puppy training
CAN YOUR PUPPY BE TOO FRIENDLY?
Though we cannot always ascribe human traits to our pups, it’s often easier to use human traits as a comparison to understand canine behavior. You may remember having a friend or classmate who needed more attention than anyone else. In[…]
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TIME-OUT FOR YOUR PUP OR FOR YOU?
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 if we[…]
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UP TO THE PUP – NOT GOOD DOG TRAINING
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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LOVE ON A LEASH FOR SENIORS
Having a companion dog means never being alone. Not only can walking a dog make someone feel less detached, but it can also be a way to meet other people. Petting a dog causes our brain to release endorphins, creating[…]
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WHO KNOWS HOW ABOUT WHAT
Would you ask your ophthalmologist a question about your toothache? Every canine-related field has educated, experienced, and trained professionals who work specifically in that field. Why would you benefit from asking someone who, at best, may be a dog lover[…]
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A DOG’S COPY-CAT BEHAVIOR
If you have ever adopted a second dog into your home, you probably noticed how much easier it was to train the new dog, eventually realizing that he learned the ropes from the first dog. However, allelomimetic behavior is not[…]
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LISTEN TO YOUR INSTINCTS
The definition of instinct is to behave in a way characteristic of a species, a natural, unlearned, predictable response to stimuli. Instinctual actions are in contrast to actions based on learning. So, whose instincts am I talking about here, ours[…]
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TASTY TAINTED AND TOXIC
Recently I was asked by a pet parent if I know which wild mushrooms are poisonous to dogs. My first thought was that unlike onions and chocolate which are toxic to dogs but not humans, toxic mushrooms are poisonous no[…]
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