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The Most Common Complaints – Addressed!
It’s not uncommon for pet owners to reach out to me about feeling frustrated and they usually have a laundry list of complaints about their pet that includes: Chewing Digging Counter Surfing Barking Jumping Up Mouthing/Nipping Pulling on Leash Not … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, dog training, exercise, manners, prevention, training
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My dog ate my homework…
One of the oldest excuses students have given their teachers over the decades have been “my dog ate my homework”. Dogs do sometimes have destructive tendencies which is why even though uncommon this excuse is plausible. Dogs engage in destructive … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour Issues, General Advice
Tagged adolescent, anxiety, bored, chewing, destructive, pacing, puppies, ruins things, separation anxiety, training
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Exercise & Dog Reactivity
The ISCP has released new research from graduate Linda Cooper on the impact of exercise on reactive dogs (view study here). The study is fairly interesting in that it recommends reducing walks and arousal increasing activities such as fetch. The … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour Issues
Tagged anxiety, dog training, exercise, reactivity, research, scentwork, stress, tracking, trick training
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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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