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How To Choose a Dog Trainer
Before you start your search, here is some excellent background information to keep in mind:
Create a Comfort Area For Your Dog
Do you have a dog who would benefit from having their own space in certain situations? Create a comfort area for them!
A comfort area can help ensure safety, prevent a dog from practicing unwanted behaviors or an emotional state we’re trying to change, and create a better & more successful experience for everyone.
Dog Bites and What We Can Do to Prevent Them
Why Follow Leash Laws…
Let’s look at the reasons a dog may not want to be approached by an off-leash dog no regardless of how friendly or well-trained the off-leash dog’s owners insist he or she is…
Finding a Smoother Training Journey
Most trainers and pet owners will recognize this image as one of the most accurate the internet has produced. It resonates so deeply because we’ve experienced it personally but let’s think about why that is. Why doesn’t dog training look like that first nice flat line?
Enrichment and Behavior
If we could change just one thing to positively impact the lives of dogs in homes and housed in shelters, it would be this: provide regular, varied, species appropriate enrichment.
Is He Good with Other Dogs?
How a dog engages with other dogs depends on a variety of factors including not just that dog's personality but the personality of the dog(s) with whom he/she is interacting, the environment in which they are interacting, the behavior of the humans present, and any number of variables…
What *Can* Kids Do with Dogs?
A safety first mindset is critical when it comes to dogs. But what about the fun things that are in the approved column of all the great but maybe less obvious stuff kids and dogs *can* do together? And can the fun stuff help us teach and facilitate safe interactions? We think so!
I Need To Return This Dog
We wanted to explore this issue from a dog behavior perspective. Specifically, the behavior related reasons for dog returns we've seen repeatedly throughout the years.