Keep Your Pooch Out of the Doghouse with These Tips to Avoid Doggie Disasters    While some dog habits are ingrained and unpopular among their human family members, it’s possible to replace those unwanted behaviors with more appropriate ...

 Preventing LGD Failure - Meeting Your LGD’s Needs  It can be confusing, especially for new owners of livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to sort out which information to follow as oftentimes the advice they hear is contradictory. For example ...

 Owning a pet is a privilege. Yet, if you’ve never had one before, you may be overwhelmed by all that you have to consider. Here are five tips to help you find the pet of your dreams.    ...

Vinny Olito | Camp Ruff Ruff Common Socialization Pitfalls and What to Do Instead Many pet parents come to dog trainers with behaviors that stem from experiences during socialization. One example of how a single experience can affect ...

 Tips on How to Recognize and Avoid Heat Stroke    How to Recognize and Avoid Heat Stroke Did you know that the dog-days of summer can be deadly to your dog?  As the temperature and humidity rises, so ...

 Hydrotherapy and your Dog    Does your dog struggle to get in his daily dose of exercise due to illness, injury or old age? Just like their humans, dogs struggle with many health issues that make exercising a ...

 Realistic Expectations for Training Based on Age  For many new dog owners excited to bring their puppy home, the amount of contradictory advice for when to start training their new family member can be confusing. On one side, ...

 When You Should Start Training Your Puppy  Ask a group of dog trainers when the best age is to train a puppy and you may get several different answers. This is because the standards for dog training has ...

Dog Urine Marking: Important Behind-the-Scene Communication!  Urine, often the source of woe for many homeowners training a new dog, is also getting recognition as a vital communication tool for canines.  The importance behind your dog lifting their leg ...

 Should you use retractable leashes to walk your dog?  Going for a walk with your dog is one of the best times for you two to connect. It’s a time to exercise and play together. More literally, there’s ...