Dog Separation Anxiety

One of the most difficult behavior problems to address in dogs is separation anxiety.   Symptoms include: digging and scratching at doors and windows destructive chewing Barking, howling, whining Urination and defecation from an otherwise house trained pet. Of course, many of these activities could just be the result of bad manners. But if the [...]

Choosing a Dog Training Treat

Dogs are eager to please. They thrive on praise, quickly learning what behaviors are rewarded and what ones aren’t. When working with your dog during training sessions it is helpful to offer treats. The prospect of getting a treat helps your dog focus on what you are asking. When picking a treat to use during [...]

Dog CPR

  If your dog was to stop breathing or have a heart attack would you know what to do?  The Red Cross has started to teach people how to do CPR and basic first aid on their dogs. Depending on where you live they may use a stuffed dog to demonstrate on. Some Red Cross [...]

Top 10 Advantages of Getting an Adult Dog

10 Advantages of Getting an Adult Dog Are you thinking of joining the ranks of the canine enhanced? Ready to take the puppy plunge? Good for you! But before you take a ride down to the puppy farm consider this: puppies aren’t the only options. There are some fantastic advantages for anyone willing to open [...]

Picking Out a Dog

People often ask me how I ended up with such great dogs. My usual answer is consistency; both my husband and I enact the same rules. For example: To prevent begging at the table neither of us feed our dogs (Sadie and Rusty) while we are eating at the dinner table. Still we often save [...]

Getting woken up in the morning!

Do your dogs come and wake you up in the morning demanding to be fed or taken out for their morning walk? Sadie and Rusty started to think they should get fed before my alarm would go off in the morning.  Sadie would come over to where I was sleeping and put her face right [...]

Teach Your Dog To Sit!

Every dog knows how to sit, the trick is getting them to sit on command. When I taught Sadie and Rusty to sit I was just reinforcing behavior they already do on their own. Before feeding the dogs their breakfast, I would conduct a ten minute training session. Why wait to feed them? Most dogs [...]

Choosing the Right Dog?

How do you know what is the right dog for you? Dogs come in all different sizes, lengths of hair, and disposition. These are some of the traits to take into consideration when deciding on the best dog for you. Also consider why you are getting the dog: protection, companion or for the children? Settle [...]

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