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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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Compassion for Fearful Dogs
My clients usually make up 2 select groups of dogs – the first group is the untrained, rowdy and often young dogs who have poor manners and drive their owners crazy with “naughty” behaviour and the second group is usually … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour Issues, General Advice
Tagged aggressive, children, dog, fearful, help, socialization, strangers, 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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Living (Happily) with a Reactive Dog
I have a dog that is just amazing – he’s sweet, loyal, well trained and extremely dedicated to his human family. He’s also not good with other dogs especially if there’s a barrier like a fence or a leash involved. … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour Issues
Tagged calm, dog aggression, exercise, living with, reactive dogs, training
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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
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
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Tagged behaviour, dog training, focus, heeling, loose leash walking, training
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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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