Keep Your Pooch Out of the Doghouse with These Tips to Avoid Doggie Disasters
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 canine conduct. Many negative behaviors stem from a dog’s boredom, which often leads to mindless munching, excessive […]
Preventing LGD Failure – Meeting Your LGD’s Needs
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 “never bring them in the house and don’t handle them a lot” versus “bring them inside where […]
Common Socialization Pitfalls and What to Do Instead
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 an otherwise well socialized dog is Heidi, as shown in a story shared by Dr. Jen Summerfield […]
Hydrotherapy and your Dog
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 real struggle and often times, even impossible. One solution to this very problem for both you and […]
Realistic Expectations for Training Based on Age
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, some dog trainers recommend avoiding training until the puppy is at least six months old, preferring to […]
When You Should Start Training Your Puppy
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 gone through such an evolution over the years: industry techniques that were common twenty years ago are […]
Dog Urine Marking | Important Behind-the-Scene Communication
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 has gone unstudied for quite a while, but recent research has begun to draw back the curtain […]
Top 10 Things Humans Do That Dogs Hate
Top 10 Things Humans Do That Dogs Hate Relationships between humans and dogs can be complex. If you don’t take the time to adjust your behavior when owning a dog, then you could find that your bond is never able to reach its full potential. A loving and compassionate relationship with your dog can […]
