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Managing Puppy Biting
One of the most common concerns I address with new puppy families is biting! Puppies may look all cute and cuddly but sometimes they feel like little menaces with those super sharp puppy teeth! This can be especially trying if … Continue reading
Posted in puppy
Tagged aggression, biting, chewing, dog training, kids, mouthing, puppy
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Settling in a New Puppy
Meet Story my new Australian Shepherd pup – she’s 8.5 weeks old and ready to move in with my crew and I. Every new puppy is different – I’ve had my share and there’s none that are the same even … Continue reading
Posted in puppy
Tagged crate training, first days, New Puppy, settling in, socializing
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How to successfully foster a dog
Getting a new dog from a rescue or shelter has become extremely common place and there has been an increase in that amount of pet lovers fostering a pet. Foster parent programs vary from rescue to rescue but the premise … Continue reading
Sibling Rivalry
One of the most difficult issues to deal with is two dogs (related or not) that can’t get along but have to live together. Sometimes the issues are sporadic and sometimes the dogs can’t even see one another. This causes … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour Issues
Tagged aggression, dog fighting, dog fights, dog training, multiple dogs, resource guarding, territorial
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Loose Leash Walking – I’m in Charge Right?
There’s this common prevalent myth that if your dog walks nicely on leash then you are the leader and all behaviour problems will disappear. I don’t know WHY people believe this but they do. Loose leash walking is incredibly important … Continue reading
Posted in General Advice, Uncategorized
Tagged behaviour, dog training, focus, heeling, loose leash walking, training
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Just Knee Him In The Chest
I was out for a nice walk with my family the other day. We have this great park with an ocean view that we all like to check out. The spot was full of people and their dogs. The area … Continue reading
Posted in General Advice
Tagged dog training, greeting, jumps on people, jumps up, manners, polite, sit
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The First Thing I Teach A Dog
Whether it’s a puppy or an adult dog there’s one common thing that I teach them first. This is pretty much the most important foundation skill. And now that we’ve had all this build up: I teach them their name … Continue reading
Posted in General Advice, puppy, Uncategorized
Tagged coming when called, dog training, focus, name, new dog, New Puppy, relationship
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New Puppy? How to Prepare
I’m getting a new puppy so I have puppy brain – and that means some pretty puppy centric posts coming your way! I have 7 weeks to go before she arrives and here’s what I’m doing to get ready. I … Continue reading
Posted in puppy
Tagged classes, kennel, New Puppy, plan, prepare, socialization, training
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Don’t Shoot The Dog!
The hot topic of the day is Montreal’s new breed specific legislation (find more info: here). So I thought I’d weigh in on BSL in general and why it’s not effective. Breed Specific Legislations (BSL) is typically enacted on a … Continue reading
Posted in General Advice
Tagged aggression, breed specific legislation, bsl, dog bites, germany, montreal, ontario, preventation, solution
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What is Canine Anxiety?
I recently attended a webinar on Building Resiliency in Dogs by Dr. Patricia McConnell. It was a great and free information session on how to increase confidence. This would be particularly great for rescue workers and families living with fearful … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour Issues
Tagged aggression, anxiety, ASPCA, behaviour, dog training, patricia mcconnell, resiliency, resource guarding, webinar
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