Is Your Puppy Play Creating a Puppy Monster?
Is your puppy terrorizing your kids every time they want to play with him? Learn how your kids can influence this overly nippy behavior.
March 24, 2021
Category: Behavior Issues & Training
House Training Your Puppy
Dog don’t automatically know that we want them to go potty outside. We have to help them learn this by dedicating their first days and sometimes weeks to learning where we want them to go potty.
February 16, 2021
Puppy Basics – Helping Your Puppy Adjust to their New Home
How Do You Best Help Your New Puppy Learn What Your Expectations Are in Your Home?
February 8, 2021
Shelter-in-Place – Preventing Incidents with the Family Dog
With the shelter-in-place ordinance, families are spending a lot more time together. When it comes to your child and the family, dog take some time to discuss safety tips.
March 22, 2020
Can My Child Be In Charge of The Family Dog?
So now that we know that children usually can not be successful at being “in charge” of the dog, can we still help our child to learn to be a responsible dog owner and help care for the family dog? Absolutely!
December 11, 2018
Do I Want My Dog to be Protective of My Child?
Our children bring out the protectiveness in all of us. In the case of having the family dog act as protector of our children, although it may sound appealing, allowing the dog to take on this role or “job” can easily backfire.
July 21, 2018
Before Kids Walk the Family Dog, Consider Two Things
Wouldn’t it be great to have the kids walk the family dog?!! There are two things to be aware of before you hand over the leash.
August 9, 2017
Dog Body Language that says, “Things Are Going Well!”
Help your child to learn the body language of a dog that tells your child it is safe to interact and the dog is happy too!
April 4, 2017
Dog Bite Warning Signs
Often dog bites occur because no one noticed and acted on the early warning signs given by the dog. My clients usually say, “He didn’t give us any warning…he just bit.” What is more likely is that the signals that the dog was giving were not recognized.
January 28, 2017
Do Dogs Perceive Children Differently Than Adults?
Dogs like predictable and reliable actions and behaviors to make them feel safe and secure in their world. Read the 3 reasons dogs perceive children differently than they perceive adults to better understand your dog.
December 30, 2016