Your dog is not a Christmas tree! I can’t believe I feel the need to say that. However, through personal experience and searching the internet, I have seen dogs completely wrapped in holiday paper with instructions available on how to[…]
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LOVE ON A LEASH-BUT WHICH ONE?
The dog supply industry is a gazillion-dollar business. Even though your dog doesn’t complain and for the most part he’s happy about any toy, chew, ball, bed, and the like that you bring home, it doesn’t mean that it was[…]
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THE RESET BUTTON-REBOOT-DO-OVER
Reset, Reboot, Do-over. When you’re training your puppy or adult dog, any particular individual segment of that training session, that doesn’t go smoothly can become frustrating, confusing, upsetting, agitating, and unpleasant for both of you. Let’s take a simple example.[…]
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN CANINE COSTUME CONTEST
HAPPY HALLOWEEN CANINE COSTUME CONTEST WIN A PLATINUM MURPHDOG MEMBERSHIP FOR 1-YEAR with full access to information and advice including Professional Dog Training and Puppy Rearing. SHARE YOUR PHOTOS and info HERE CONTEST ENDS NOVEMBER 3, 2020 and the winner[…]
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WHEN YOUR PUPPY IS STILL A BABY-WHAT TO EXPECT
NEONATAL STAGE The Neonatal stage is the first stage when the puppy is born until two (0-2)weeks old. Only the sense of taste and touch has developed and the puppy is completely reliant upon his mother. The puppy’s eyes are[…]
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ZOOMIES / FRAPs
Another behavior you may encounter during the Ranking Stage and into the Adolescence Stage is known as FRAPs which stands for Frenetic Random Activity Periods. FRAPS are what pet parents refer to as The Zoomies, The Crazies, or Circling. This[…]
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NO, YOUR PUPPY DOES NOT THINK HIS NAME IS “NO”
“NO” is a perfect word; understood the world over. We say it to our spouses, children, siblings, parents, friends, fellow employees; this list is endless. So why are we afraid to say “NO” to our dog?? Many times the answer[…]
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GOING TO THE BATHROOM or GOING FOR A WALK
Go potty, go pee, go poo, let’s go out, or the latest entry Bio-Break. When your dog is taken outside because he must urinate or defecate it should be a different event than taking your dog for a walk. Most[…]
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HE’S JUST BEING A PUPPY! STAGES OF LIFE
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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