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October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and in celebration of that fact I'll be writing some posts specifically about bringing home a new...

What's one of the keys to socializing your puppy properly? Let them vote with their feet!

"Alright, I know what you're thinking when you look at that title. Walking with your puppy. Step one, put a leash on your puppy. St

socialization is a puppy having positive experiences with many new things, teaching the puppy that novelty is actually a great thing, rather

One of the biggest criticisms of “positive-only” training (side note: there is no such thing as “only” positive training, this is a...

So you’ve decided to add a dog to your family, congratulations! Deciding to add a furry member to your family is highly rewarding, but...

As I was walking one of my client’s dogs today, I heard a car pull up behind me and looked to see who it was. Curious if I was running...

Adding a new dog to your family is a very exciting time, and brings a lot of joy and new experiences. However, it can also bring stress...

Either way, someone's gotta start out wearing something. For me, I'll choose wearing a treat pouch over having my dog wear an aversi

All week long we've been discussing dog bite prevention, and how we can handle dogs who are behaving aggressively or biting. And yes,...