I hear this from every puppy owner – “he goes crazy every day about the same time. He runs through the house, tail tucked and wild eyed, barking and grabbing at anything he can get his mouth on!” What they are describing is a...
Bringing home a new furry family member is a big decision and is not to be taken lightly. When planned for and chosen responsibly, a Christmas Puppy can be a wonderful gift that brings your family joy for many, many years. So if you're thinking about getting a puppy...
The theme of this blog post is new experiences! It isn’t possible to socialize your puppy to everything he’ll encounter in his adult life. What you can do is teach him this lesson: "An interaction with something new usually has a good outcome". Learning this lesson...
As a dog trainer, I hear this all too often. So, why it is some dogs hate crates and others love them? I think a lot of it has to do with the way the crate, or confinement in general, is introduced to the dog. For instance, the vast majority of pet store puppies are...
I was working with new clients the other day. A really nice family with a very high energy puppy! When we started talking about exercise, walks in particular, I was told that their vet advised them not to take the puppy out of the house until 2 weeks after finishing...
Puppies are programmed to seek out social connections for safety and comfort. Spending time alone is something that is naturally foreign to them, and that they probably did not experienced in early puppyhood while they were with their mother and littermates. However,...
