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Avoiding Puppy Mills
The situation is as predictable as it is preventable. A hapless person calls about a small breed dog that they purchased from a pet store or breeder. Although they paid a lot of money for a pure bred, registered puppy, they are having multiple problems. First the...
Atomic Habits for Dogs
Just after Christmas I began reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. This is a well written book that distills complex psychology, learning theory and neuroscience into an easy to understand manual for how to improve your life by making good habits form and making bad...
Puppy Class and Vaccinations
My heart sank as I read the first email in my box on January 2nd. The email said, “Please cancel my request for puppy class. Both my vet and breeder advised against participating in the class until my puppy is fully vaccinated.” Once again a new puppy owner has...
Camping With Dogs
This weekend I celebrated the end of camping season with a two night trip out to the lake with my two dogs. Both my dogs love camping and I love camping with them. It really gives us a chance for a great deal of one on one bonding time. I just recently purchased a...
Dog Daycare – Right for Your Dog?
Dog daycare wasn’t a thing when I was growing up. According to most resources, the first dog daycare was opened in 1987 by Joseph S. Sporn in New York City. In the following 30 plus years, dog daycares would pop up in every major city, and millions of dogs would...
Dipping Into Competitive Sports
It all started a few years ago when a friend called me and asked if I wanted to travel to the middle of nowhere to see if my dog could earn a Farm Dog title. She said, “…it's a little like an AKC Canine Good Citizen but for farm dogs”. She thought my Cattle Dog,...
Easy Crate Training
I have always had success crate training dogs. I think a lot of that success has to do with my mindset about crate training. Instead of looking at it from the human perspective, I look at it from the dog’s perspective. What do I mean by that? Well, when I ask most...
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