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Dog-Dog Greetings
November 23, 2020 ·
It's a dog meets dog world!
How polite is your dog when he greets other dogs? Here are some tips and guidelines for dogs greeting on leash and off leash.
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Does Your Dog Destroy His Toys?
May 30, 2020 ·
Hold the Stuffing!
Does your dog rip apart and de-stuff all his fluffy toys? Here's how I taught my dog to quit wrecking his toys.
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5 Ways to Help Your Reactive Dog
December 28, 2019 ·
5 Tips to help you with your reactive dog.
Plus an added Bonus! 5 tips to help other people with their reactive dogs!
Fear is the most common cause of aggression in dogs.
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Should My Dog Be In My Wedding?
July 16, 2019 ·
7 Ways To Do It, 7 Things To Consider
Can’t you just picture a trio of bridesmaid and groomsman with a beautifully groomed dog tucked in between them as they make their way down the aisle?
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Before You Get Your Puppy
June 13, 2019 ·
Baby Steps
Our lives are constantly changing, as we get older and our life circumstances shift and turn. Getting a puppy should be as carefully planned as everything else in our lives.
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People Friendly Dogs
June 07, 2019 ·
People Skills
As a society, we tend to have pretty high and pretty unrealistic expectations of our dogs. One of those expectations is that dogs will be friendly, polite and well mannered with very little training.
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Reactive Dogs
April 16, 2019 ·
Techniques for Over-Arousal and Reactivity
Dogs do what dogs do – they bark, chase, dig and bite – many things humans really don’t like. Simply stopping behaviour or using punishment in an effort to suppress it is not effective, humane or fair.
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Puppy Socialization
April 02, 2019 ·
Raising a Dog-Friendly Puppy
Hopefully by now most people are aware that socializing their puppy is one of the most important things to do in order to have their puppy grow into a friendly, confident and happy family pet.
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Dog Enrichment
March 19, 2019 ·
It's a Wonderful Life!
It’s an amazing world we live in! We live in a time where we can choose to learn, explore, or experience pretty much anything we want. Whether in real time or in virtual time, our lives can be as full as we want them to be.
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Training Cues Not Working?
March 09, 2019 ·
The Poisoned Cue
Some trainers claim to be positive because they use treats to reinforce good attempts at behaviour, but then they follow up a correction (punishment) in an attempt to curb poor attempts at behaviour.