Keep Toddler Hands Away From Your Dog
A tip to parents of toddlers and a dog. Dogs do not appreciate having little hands and bodies around their valuables…including food and toys.
Plan Ahead To Lower Your Dog’s Stress After COVID-19
When it comes to this COVID-19 pandemic, people are not the only ones who can experience stress and anxiety. Dogs and other pets can too for a number of reasons.
Teaching Dog To Walk Between Your Legs
Practice your dog training skills by teaching your dog to walk between your legs. It is a fun, novel skill to work on. I call it ‘Peek-a-Boo’ .
Getting Your Dog To Come Inside
I was asked again the other day how to get a dog to come inside from the yard, when the dog clearly does not want to. “She is so stubborn,” I was told. “I can call her over and over and she completely ignores me. I used to be able to lure her in with […]
Home Dog Enrichment Ideas For Your Dog
During this COVID-19 social distancing time, as you are spending much more than usual time at home with your dog, I will be sharing ideas for helping to enrich your pet’s day…and add some fun to yours too. Here are a few ways you can feed your dog and add more enrichment than simply feeding […]
Teach Kids NO Dog Hugs
Hi Parents, A little reminder…dogs in general do not enjoy getting big bear hugs.
Socializing A Puppy During The Coronavirus Pandemic
For puppies, what they experience – or don’t experience – sets the foundation (in addition to their genetics) for the rest of their life when it comes to so much like whether novel sights, sounds, people and things will frighten them, create no reaction, or cause a positive emotional response. Or whether they will be […]
Is It Okay To Pet Your Dog…And Others’ Dog?
That is an important question for us all. And also as there are a lot more people out walking their dogs these days.
Importance Of Crate Training A Puppy
The importance of crate training puppies comes up a lot with clients as it relates to house training, teething and setting the puppy up for success. It just happened again the other day. When out of his crate, the adorable little fur ball has a lot of freedom to run through the house – scampering […]
Reinforced Behaviors Continue
I thought I would share some of a conversation with a client from the other day as it may be helpful to you. It is a reminder to focus on building value for the behaviors you WANT to see.