It's All About The Dog
To all pet parents who claim their dog has never bitten anyone or will never bite, and especially to everyone who has heard a pet parent tell them that their dog has never bitten and will not bite, Dogs do[…]
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All parents figure out sooner or later, preferably sooner, that it’s a juggling act to know when to be a parent and when to be a friend. When to be a disciplinarian and when to be supportive and encouraging. The[…]
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Canine food aggression is not only dangerous to family members, especially children, but it is also frightening, frustrating, and cause for great concern. Not all food-aggressive dogs start out as food-aggressive puppies. Sometimes pet parents create and/or encourage this behavior[…]
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Getting a new puppy? What name did you pick? Names are important; you want them to be something meaningful, cute, roll-off-the-tongue, fits the puppy or it has a deeper meaning to you personally. Whatever the name is, you want the[…]
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The moment a puppy, older or rescued dog comes into our homes and into our hearts, we must take full responsibility for his or her health, well-being, and socialization skills by giving it an abundance of love, understanding, and guidance.[…]
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Kids are easily distracted but we find ways to keep their attention and keep their interest by coming up with new ideas based on what we know they like. The same goes for puppies. Puppies are just simpler to work[…]
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As humans, we think of children in terms of a baby, toddler, and teenager/adolescent. Canines also have stages of growth and maturity recognized in terms that are identifiable by physical changes and behavioral changes. NEONATAL STAGE The Neonatal stage is[…]
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“NO” is a perfect word; understood the world over. We say it to our spouses, children, siblings, parents, friends, and fellow employees; this list is endless. “NO” is an attention-getter, so you can follow it with a command like “sit.”[…]
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE REINFORCING? “Positive Reinforcement” has become a familiar term when considering how to train a dog. However, there is definitely a lot of confusion about what this means and how it applies to the dog being trained.[…]
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