It's All About The Dog
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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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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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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It’s not too late to help your dog cope with the loud noises of the holiday. July 4th fireworks may be more intense in volume in addition to emerging with more of a sudden boom, and more often than thunder[…]
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If you’re bringing home a puppy, the first thing you need to consider is what the puppy will need. Where should I keep him so that he’s happy, safe, comfortable, easy to take care of, and train? Let me make[…]
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I met Derek for the first time at my consultation appointment with his pet parents. Derek is large, strong, young, and at times, rambunctious as well as sweet, loving, gentle, and curiously eager to have my attention. This was my[…]
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Pet parents often tell me that they have searched the internet or other avenues of dog training information for “how to teach your dog to leave it” but have been led to the same useless advice. According to the majority[…]
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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? The answer is you can’t—and I don’t mean verbally. Your dog does not live in the “it’s complicated”[…]
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