Why Dogs Eat Grass? Your dog does some very quirky things – they prefer sitting on you instead of next to you, they never seem to remember that the glass door needs to be open in order to walk through it, and they love to eat weird things. When those weird things include grass and other plants, you start to wonder if maybe your dog is ill, weird, or needs a therapist. We did […]
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Chlorine and Your Dog – Should You Be Worried? The barbeques are firing up, ice cream trucks are going, and you have finally opened your pool for the sunny season – don’t forget to think of your dog when considering pool-side safety tips. While the number one concern that comes to mind for dogs and pools is the chlorine, there are several other risks to keep in mind when enjoying some pool time with
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Leash Reactive Dogs Frequent dog walkers know leash reactive dogs even if they’ve never had a name for them: as soon as the harness or leash goes on, they go on red alert. From the squirrel in the yard twenty meters away to the mailman about to pass them on the sidewalk, leash reactive dogs will try to be confrontational with anything that moves. While the cause for leash reactivity are many and
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When Not to Feel Guilty for Training Management My bulldog, lovely bumble-foot that she is, loves chasing squirrels. Despite being an extremely polite walking partner, she cannot resist a good heart-stopping scramble for a small mammal that she has no idea what to do with. I say this because she has never once, in her fourteen years, caught a single squirrel. I have also never attempted to train her out of these last-minute
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Making Peace with Multiple Dogs No matter how many dog pileups are in your bed, how many wet-nosed kisses you get every day, or how many wagging tails can get going, any pet parent of multiple dogs can tell you that having multiples is no easy feat. From buying enough food for all the furry family members to breaking up disagreements, keeping the peace in an extra dog-friendly household is a full-time job. Here
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Resource Guarding: What It Looks Like and What to Do While food aggression or resource guarding has a reputation as a problem typical only in strays, the truth is this behavior can be found in any dog with any background. Guarding anything from food to their favorite bedding, dogs who growl, bark or hide their favorite items are guilty of this localized aggression. What resource guarding looks like, the reasoning behind it, and
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How to Deal with a Mouthy Puppy Part of bringing home a puppy is going through the house and moving everything you hold dear in life up out of their reach. When puppies start exploring the textural qualities and flavor profiles of everything, the real training begins. This innate desire for puppies to put everything in their mouths is similar to the same stage in human toddlerhood; exploring and experiencing new things through all
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5 Tips When Bringing Home Your New Dog Your first dog home is an exciting and memorable time for every pet owner. Meeting your new best friend, teaching them, playing with them, and watching their personality change as they grow are some of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. In hindsight, however, the process always seems much easier than it was. In order to have the smoothest transition from a no-pet house,
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The Importance of Puppy Socialization The most common training problems in adult dogs are, surprisingly, the result of poor socialization during their puppy months. Dogs that show aggression to other dogs, are afraid of wet grass, and those who don’t like nail clipping or baths, are all behaviors that could have been prevented with socialization. The question is, though, what is socialization, how can it prevent all these behaviors, and what is the best
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