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Does Your Dog Rock Their Recall?

By Elisha on June 3, 2022 / Pet Care and Safety

DON’T MAKE “COME” A FOUR LETTER WORD. Perhaps the most important behavior we can teach our dogs – and the most difficult one, teaching a reliable recall requires a lot of patience and hard work. We tend to only practice and use it in real life, in […]

A Little Talk About Dog Adoption!

By Elisha on May 20, 2022 / Every Owner Needs to Know

It’s National Rescue Dog Day! A day to remind people that there are wonderful dogs available for adoption in shelters and rescues across the country. If you are thinking of adding a new four legged furry family member to your home and would like to adopt, here […]

Foxtail Facts and Safety Tips

By Elisha on May 2, 2022 / Every Owner Needs to Know, Uncategorized

It’s that season once again when pet owners need to stay diligent about foxtails. …BUT WHAT ARE FOXTAILS? Foxtails come from a common type of grass awn. The grass generally grows during spring with fuzzy, barb-like heads falling off its stalks once the weather begins to turn […]

Bulldogs (& Brachycephalic Breeds) are Beautiful!

By Elisha on April 21, 2022 / Every Owner Needs to Know, Pet Care and Safety

“Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day” is celebrated on April 21 (that’s today) every year! This holiday is a chance for bulldog owners to shower their beautiful dogs with treats, praise, and love, while also showing off just how beautiful they really are! Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day corresponds with the […]

Settling in with “Siblings” in Multi Dog Households

By Elisha on April 10, 2022 / Basic Training, Every Owner Needs to Know

105 Million Americans own dogs and most of them own more than one! In fact, reports show that multi-dog homes are growing at a faster rate than any other segment of the pet industry. Though, to many pet parents, the idea of owning more than one dog […]

It’s National Puppy Day! So let’s talk about puppies!

By Elisha on March 23, 2022 / Puppy Training

Puppies are a lot of work. Coming from a mother of two, I am the first to admit that having a new puppy in the home shares some similarities with having kids. Human babies have different developmental stages from infancy, baby, toddler, school age, to teenager. There […]

It’s February 22nd, National Spay Day! But what does that mean?

By Elisha on February 22, 2022 / Every Owner Needs to Know

Spay day is a part of Spay and Neuter awareness month, an opportunity to educate the community about the pet overpopulation problem that affects so many animals across the country. As someone who has spent over 15+ years working in animal shelters, and as a former Humane […]

Canine Enrichment

By Elisha on January 21, 2022 / Every Owner Needs to Know

Ways to enhance your dogs life I wanted to be sure to bring to your attention a very important part of being a pet parent. Have you heard of the term canine enrichment? There are blogs and facebook groups devoted to this and we wanted to start […]

Why is My Dog Barking?

By Sean Miller KPA CTP, CPDT-KA on December 30, 2021 / Basic Training, Behavior Problems

When your puppy starts barking at you, it can be difficult to determine what their motivation is, but all behaviors have a function. That is to say that there must be some reason our dog is behaving this way. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all reason that dogs […]

3 ways the pandemic helped dog training (And 3 ways it didn’t)

By Guest Author Jeb Cadwell CPDT-KA, CBCC on January 13, 2021 / Every Owner Needs to Know, In the News, Latest Updates, Puppy Training

The events of 2020 certainly altered the routines of our lives. The world of dogs has also been influenced by the global pandemic. In some ways, dogs have benefitted from the changes. There is an upside! However, there has also been widespread, unwanted consequences. Fortunately, there are […]