Do you know what empowers your dog or motivates them to do anything for you, including listen?Most people think they...
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P.A.W.E.R.
PAWER my 5 Principles for getting your dog to listenOver 40 years of training, fostering, working, and living with...
Management
Management: What does that have to do with my dog’s behavior?Management has two purposes when it comes to getting your...
Holiday Hazards
With the Holidays upon us for the next several weeks, I wanted to put some helpful information out to remind us that the Holidays affect our pets too.
From changes in routines to new visitors to longer times alone to new things around the house to new smells and new foods, it can be tempting to a dog that has never had issues before, and it can be overwhelming.
Know your dog’s signs of stress and act on them as soon as possible. Waiting until the dog is out of control is a recipe for disaster.
With the following tips in mind, make a plan NOW for how you are going to help your dog navigate these changes this season, for your sanity and your dog’s safety.
Hierarchy of Dog Needs
Are you meeting ALL of your dog's needs?Similar to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for humans, dogs have more needs than...
Socialization
Socialization, what exactly does it mean and is it necessary for your dog? Those are two questions I often see not...
Advanced Obedience
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Roles
Your Role? Your dog’s Role?
Problem Behaviors
What causes problem behaviors?In another post, we discussed nuisance behaviors and as I said then, it is not that...
Stress, Anxiety, & Fear
Stress, Anxiety & Fear: our dogs feel it tooThese three emotions have very similar feelings and signs. They often...
Nuisance Behavior
Is your dog’s behavior a nuisance to you or anyone else? There are two common groups that canine behaviors are divided...
Basic Obedience
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