by Marion | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Your dog may lick you because they love you. It’s their way of getting your attention and makes them feel better if they’re stressed. They’re showing concern for you. You taste nice to them. Licking is a natural and instinctive behavior for dogs....
by Marion | Dec 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Be cautious when putting up your Christmas tree this season. The reason? “Happy Dog Tail Syndrome.” This syndrome will wipe out all decorations on the lower branches of your tree. Try keeping the good ornaments higher while saving the sturdier ones for the bottom....
by Marion | Nov 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
A dog blowing his coat is worse than a ripped up goose down pillow fight on a windy day. Tumbleweeds of hair everywhere! Shedding is the natural process of a dog’s coat ridding itself of hair that is old. Once the older hair is shed, room for new and healthy...
by Marion | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you ever found something – like your dog’s favorite toy or chewy – buried in the bottom of your laundry basket? How about some dog food buried underneath the cushion in the corner of your couch? You should have seen how surprised I was...
by Marion | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hot-diggity-dog, we’re all feeling the blistering heat of the dog days of summer! Dogs can’t tell us when they need a break from the heat. Here’s a couple ways your pup might tell you they need a break from the heat and some time to cool down. ...
by Marion | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
A couple of fun facts about dogs, most of which even I didn’t know! 1. In an interview in 2013, Sir Paul McCartney said that he added a frequency that only dogs can hear to the end of the Beatles song “A Day in the Life”. Of course, I had to try it. I played it...
by Marion | Jun 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Getting your dog to swallow a pill can be more than challenging – it can be impossible! Finding treats to hide pills in effectively is also difficult. We’ve tried pill guns, cheese, liverwurst, peanut butter, and even cream cheese. Dogs are incredibly sneaky...
by Marion | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Two Important Things to Add to Your Puppy’s Training Positive-Only Training- 20 years or so ago when force-free training was new to the dog training world, positive-reinforcement-only trainers had to endure a lot of criticism about using treats for training. Positive...
by Marion | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
1. Socialization Puppy socialization is the process of gradually introducing your puppy to a variety of people, places and experiences early in life. Socialization is so critical because it can prevent a dog from developing behavioral problems later in life such as...
by Marion | Jul 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Can Your Dog Handle Being Left Alone? Have you been working from home with the best co-worker in the world, your new dog? Have you given him any practice at “alone time?” Due to COVID-19, lifestyles have changed dramatically. New “pandemic puppies” and recently...
