6 Brain Games to Play With Your Dog
Most owners who tell us their dog is out of control are describing a dog who is understimulated, not badly behaved. The dog gets a walk, gets fed, and then has ...
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12 Awesome Facts About Dogs
You live with a dog. You feed one, walk one, and clean up after one. That does not mean you know everything about the animal asleep on your couch. Here are ...
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5 Ways to Spend the Holidays With Your Pup
Life gets loud over the holidays. Guests, travel, shopping, cooking, and a calendar that fills up faster than you agreed to. In all of it, the family member ...
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3 Ways to Stop Your Pet From Wrecking Decorations
There is a specific kind of disappointment that comes from spending an afternoon on the tree and finding half of it on the floor by morning. Ornaments chewed, ...
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Why Do Dogs Hate Men?
Some dogs are perfectly steady all day and then change completely the moment a man walks in. The hackles come up, the shaking starts, the drooling begins, or ...
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Why do dogs growl at our kids?
Kids and dogs are both near and dear to us, which is exactly why this topic gets handled badly. Reactivity toward children is one of the most common problems ...
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How To Teach Your Dog Tricks
Teaching tricks is one of the best parts of living with a dog. There is no reason to stop at sit, down, and stay when your dog is perfectly capable of learning ...
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Does your dog CHEW your life up?
Chewing is not a character flaw. It is one of the most normal things a dog does, and for most dogs it is the single easiest thing to reward. The problem is ...
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Is your dog afraid of fireworks or thunder?
Fireworks and monsoon thunder are two of the hardest nights of the year for a lot of dogs. More dogs show anxiety around the Fourth of July than any other day, ...
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Why your dog SHOULD NOT sleep in your bed!
That title is deliberately blunt, so here is the honest version. Where your dog sleeps is your call, and most owners let their dog on the bed. We usually ...
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