A Positive Approach to Introducing Your Dog to Other Pets
Congratulations on bringing home a new pup! If you’ve got other furry family members in the house, you’ll want to make a plan for introductions…
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8 Tips for Introducing Pets and Children
Adding a new furry friend to the family? Congratulations! There’s nothing quite like the excitement and joy that comes with bringing a new pet into…
The Rule of 3 for Dogs
Congratulations on adopting your new canine companion! Bringing home a new dog can be a wonderful experience, but it’s also normal for both of you…
Acclimating Your Dog to a New Home
Congrats on bringing home a furry new family member! Acclimating your pup to their new home will take time and patience, but seeing your new…
10 Essentials for Your New Dog
Congratulations on welcoming a new canine pal to the family! Preparing your home (and yourself!) ahead of time will help ensure your pup’s transition is…
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…
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…
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