Anything But Helpless: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Newborn Puppies I am always surprised when people, dog breeding books and even veterinarians describe newborn puppies as “helpless.” Although newborn puppies have limited abilities, they are anything but helpless....
Are BPA Free Dog Foods Safe or Even BPA Free? If you feed canned dog food, both regular and those advertised as BPA free, you should read the results of this new study from the University of Missouri (Koestel, Z.L., et al, 2016). Dogs come in contact with bisphenol A...
Raising Puppies to Be Brave: The Top 10 Ways to Create Confident Dogs Product categories Select a category 2020 Avidog Swag and Gear Books Breeder Community Breeder Puppy Packages Bundles Canine Fitness Classes Canine Fitness Memberships Classes for Dog Owners Courses...
Puppies Learn Best What They Learn First! Four problem behaviors that people unintentionally teach puppies. Because of the way canine brains develop, what we teach puppies during the sensitive period, from 3 until 16 weeks of age, stay with them forever unless and...
How Badly Do We Need to Know? Part 2 Are routine prenatal x-rays in dogs safe? Over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic decrease in routine x-rays of pregnant women due to concerns for the safety of their unborn babies. In my last blog, I challenged the...
