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3 Tips to Successfully Brush Your Dog’s Teeth

Brushing your dog's teeth is the household chore most owners skip, and it is the one with the largest consequences. Plaque and tartar do not stop at bad ...

Oct 29, 2022 8:25:32 PM 4 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

4 Things to Keep High Energy Dogs From Being Naughty

We hear the same sentence almost every week: "My dog keeps getting into trouble when I am not home." Chewed baseboards, emptied trash, a shredded couch ...

Jul 28, 2019 10:05:01 PM 4 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

Is Doggy Daycare good for my dog?

Everywhere you look there is another daycare opening. Franchising turned it into a land grab, and the marketing all sounds the same. So the fair question is ...

Feb 26, 2019 12:25:19 PM 4 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

3 Reasons Why Rattlesnake Avoidance Training is Important for Your Dog [Graphic Images]

Living in the desert has obvious upsides. Nobody shovels a driveway, nobody loses a workday to a snowstorm, and shorts stay in rotation most of the year. The ...

Feb 17, 2019 9:13:51 AM 3 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

6 Ways for PET PARENTS to Survive the Holidays

The holidays bring family, friends, food, and a low hum of anxiety about whether everything is going to hold together. We cannot help with the turkey. We can ...

Nov 12, 2018 11:57:15 AM 5 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

How to Stop Your Dog From Pulling on the Leash

You did not buy a sled dog. A walk should be the easiest part of your day, not forty minutes of bracing against sixty pounds of shoulder. The good news is that ...

Oct 15, 2018 10:34:23 AM 4 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

How To: Solve (Almost) Any Problem in Just 3 Steps

Most dog problems look like separate emergencies. Jumping on guests, chewing the furniture, bolting out the door, pulling on the leash. They feel unrelated ...

Oct 8, 2018 11:07:47 PM 5 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

3 Mistakes Every Dog Owner Makes

Nobody sets out to confuse their dog. The owners who end up most frustrated are almost always the ones trying hardest. That is what makes these three mistakes ...

Sep 9, 2018 10:54:49 PM 3 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

How to Choose a Dog Trainer

Choosing a dog trainer is closer to choosing a school for your child than to hiring a contractor. You are handing over a living animal and a good part of what ...

Sep 5, 2018 4:22:43 PM 6 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

6 Dos and Don’ts To Keep Your Dog Safe In The Desert

The Sonoran Desert is a spectacular place to own a dog and an unforgiving one to get careless in. Most of the emergencies we hear about from clients are not ...

Aug 28, 2018 9:31:17 AM 4 min read by Christopher Oosthuisen

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