Avoid or Cure Your Dog’s Fear of Storms, Fireworks and Loud Noises! There are few things sadder and more frustrating for owners than dogs with thunderstorm phobia, fear of fireworks or just general anxiety over loud noises. These dogs suffer greatly as do their …
For many of us, watching our dogs play in the water is nothing short of wonderful! Splashing, wading, leaping, retrieving, diving–it’s just all good fun. Spending a warm afternoon at the beach, lake, stream or pool is a perfect day for many …
Cool new findings about which, what and how dogs learn! We haven’t completely processed this recently released research (Wallis, Lisa, Virányl, Z, et al. 2016; download it below) but wanted to pass it on to you because it’s interesting in so …
Whether you are a breeder or a new puppy owner, your barking puppies can learn to be quiet with a few simple steps! How cute is it when you walk into a room full of barking puppies jumping on the side of the …
Breeders and owners can do many things when raising puppies to be confident, stable adults. Last weekend was our Puppy Walk. Our 7-week old puppies enjoyed a 45-minute walk in the woods with 35 new friends. Many of the visitors, even long-time dog …
Four problem behaviors that breeders unintentionally teach their puppies. Before we invented the Adventure Box, we created many prototypes to help our pups handle touch, noise and sights. One of those early prototypes was a baby gate that the pups could squeeze through, …
There are many types of non-traditional therapies that benefit dogs! Canine sports medicine and rehabilitation is a relatively new specialty in veterinary medicine. Physical therapy (also called physiotherapy) has long been used for humans to help preserve, enhance or restore …
How to Build Good Chewing Habits In Your Puppy If you have a new puppy or have ever had a puppy in the past there is one undeniable truth – puppies chew! They are not being bad, they simply have …
In Part One of Prepping Your Puppy For The Vet I talked about conditioning your puppy to accept and perhaps enjoy having all the parts of his body handled. If you take the time to do those things, it will …
A few weeks ago, in my 2-part blog Teach Your Puppy to Love Visiting The Vet, I wrote about things you can do with your puppy so he will learn to enjoy going to the vet’s. In today’s blog I’ll …
