Dogs Playing For Life: Building Confidence Through Play
Dogs Playing for Life is a national initiative designed to give shelter dogs the opportunity to socialize, play, and thrive. By organizing supervised playgroups, shelters…
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Urine Marking Behavior
Much like the miners during the Gold Rush, dogs and cats are territorial animals. They “stake a claim” to a particular space, area, or object.…
New Dog Introductions
From “the leader of the pack” to “the top dog,” plenty of simplistic metaphors come from the canine world. But relationships between canines can be…
Introducing Your Pet and New Baby
Congratulations, you’re expecting a baby! If your family already includes a pet, you’ll need to help that first “baby” adjust to the new one you’ll…
Dog Toys
For dogs and other animal companions, toys are not a luxury, but a necessity. Toys help fight boredom in dogs left alone, and toys can…
Removing Pet Stains
You know how it goes: The minute you turn your back, your pet decides that your new carpet is the perfect place to relieve himself.…
Area Off-Leash Dog Parks
Dog Park Etiquette Keep your dog from jumping on or interfering with people and their dogs. Off-leash does not mean out of control. Aggressive dogs…
Training Your Dog With Treats and Praise
We all like to be praised rather than punished. The same is true for your dog, and that’s the theory behind positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement…
Crate Training
If you like nothing better than coming home from a hard day’s work and finding that your dog decided to “go” on the couch or…
Digging
“I dig because I can.” It’s the motto of dogs everywhere, and completely normal behavior. Yet the reasons behind the activity are varied. Your dog…
House Training
Contrary to popular belief, housetraining a puppy requires far more than a few stacks of old newspaper – it calls for vigilance, patience, and plenty…
Separation Anxiety
Dogs with separation anxiety exhibit behavior problems when they’re left alone. Typically, they’ll have a dramatic anxiety response within a short time (20–45 minutes) after…
Allergies to Pets
Being a pet owner is never easy. While pets bring us joy and companionship on a daily basis, they also require training, veterinary care, time,…
Barking Problem?
Problems such as escaping and excessive barking can result in neighborhood disputes and violations of animal control ordinances, and that means problems with your pet…
Destructive Chewing
Sooner or later every dog lover returns home to find some unexpected damage inflicted by his or her dog…or, more specifically, that dog’s incisors and…
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