As a puppy parent, you want your new family member to grow into a confident, well-adjusted and happy adult dog. Perhaps the biggest key to achieving this goal is to ensure that your puppy is properly socialized from a young age. If you got your pup from a breeder,...
Introducing a new puppy to your family is an exciting time. Everyone is looking forward to hours of playing and cuddling, but it quickly becomes apparent that your puppy also is interested in chewing on everything. This natural behavior is exhibited by all dogs,...
Today, I’m inspired to talk about how we support incoming dogs through the different programs that lead to allowing them to have enrichment in their lives. We do this by: 1. Having an end goal in mind. 2. Being very clear about what that end goal looks like from a...
I was just getting ready to begin recording for this blog. On my recording days, Naylan knows to stay outside. It takes me at least three tries (sometimes more) to get going. He is incredibly mindful of what this experience is like for me. Before I start, I always...
For decades puppy training has focused on how to get the dog to behave how it is expected to behave by humans, but it doesn’t focus on what is functional and valuable for the puppy itself. When training a puppy it’s important to focus on creating a developmentally...
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