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Off-Leash Tips, Dog Park Safety and Dog Friendly Spaces

Off-leash play time is an important part of caring for social dogs. Many unwanted behaviors, including leash pulling, lunging, and barking, can be improved by giving your dog a few dog park outings each week!

Kris Hampton 2/28/24 Kris Hampton 2/28/24

Dog Chewing: Tips For A Necessary Habit

Chewing is a very important pastime (with evolutionary importance!) for your dog, and it is not an act of resentment, a result of teething, or a sign of mental disorder.

Read on for chew-training tips!

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Kids and Dogs: 3 Don’ts

To avoid conflict and to keep everyone safe, I recommend a puppy safe zone that your child cannot access, especially for meal times and rest times. Use a baby gate or a separate room where your pup can unwind without the sticky-fingered (albeit loveable) interruptions of your children.

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Preparing your Dog for Spooky Season & Puppy Socials

Halloween is approaching - cue the fireworks, door knocking, and happy kiddos!

If your pup is sensitive to sounds or has never experienced fireworks before, here are a few tips to help you prepare:

1) Play fireworks, door knocking and children laughing sounds from YouTube or Spotify at a low volume and pair with high value treats. Slowly increase the volume only when your pup is comfortable at the current level….

Kris Hampton 9/1/22 Kris Hampton 9/1/22

To Buy or Adopt, To Alpha or Not

Do you, in fact, need to show your dog you're the boss?

In a word. No.

An American biologist, David Mech, drew on studies - and conducted studies himself - of wolves taken from different packs and placed into confinement…

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Grooming, Counter-surfing, & Finding the Right Trainer

Dogs who grab food off counters/tables or get into the garbage are being dogs, not criminals. Think how strong the reinforcer is for this behaviour! (‘I get CHICKEN scraps from this surface sometimes!’)

A behaviour that clearly works is tough to extinguish….