Resource Guarding is when a dog growls, snaps or is otherwise aggressive when a person or other animal approaches things that the dog finds valuable…
4 Tips for Preventing Separation Anxiety in Dogs
Let me start off by enumerating some things that you a dog owner might be doing to inadvertently teach your puppy or dog to be…
How to Potty Train Your New Puppy
Is there an easy solution to potty training? Do pee pads and housetraining sprays that supposedly attract your puppy to a potty spot really work?…
Crate Training Your Dog
What is Crate Training? Crate Training is the process of teaching your dog to accept being crated or confined. This is important and useful for several…
Environmental Enrichment: Kong Stuffing Ideas
My human students often hear me suggest the use of Kong toys to provide environmental enrichment, and mental and physical stimulation for dogs especially puppies…
Happy New Year! Let’s Gangnam into 2013!
2013 is just around the corner and pets everywhere in the Philippines have already been suffering through many frightful nights of fireworks. Because I share…
Free Webinar: The Inclusion of Family Dogs for Success by Jennifer Shryock
Just a few weeks following Mother’s Day and it being Dog Bite Prevention Week (in the U.S.), I found this appropriate webinar – provided by…
The Importance of Early Puppy Education
Puppyhood is the best time to start your dog’s education – that means early training and early socialization. This period marks the peak of learning…
Happy 2012! No Fireworks Please!
I am hoping that as responsible pet owners, all of us have made the decision to not use or at least to reduce the use…
Teaching Bite Inhibition
Dogs can acquire the ability to bite softly if they are given plenty of feedback about bite strength during the first few months of life.…