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Dog Urine Marking | Important Behind-the-Scene Communication

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Dog Urine Marking: Important Behind-the-Scene Communication!  Urine, often the source of woe for many homeowners training a new dog, is also getting recognition as a vital communication tool for canines.  The importance behind your dog lifting their leg has gone unstudied for quite a while, but recent research has begun to draw back the curtain on this golden language style.  If this is news to you, join the discussion about the behavioral background of urine

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Should you use retractable leashes to walk your dog?

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 Should you use retractable leashes to walk your dog?  Going for a walk with your dog is one of the best times for you two to connect. It’s a time to exercise and play together. More literally, there’s also a physical connection between you two: a leash. There are so many options when you look at the leash market, but one has caused a great deal of debate. Retractable leashes are marketed as safe, freer

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Are Dogs Pack Animals?

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 Are Dogs Pack Animals?    In the last decade, the mantra of many dog trainers has been the same: be the leader of your pack.  This rule has remained constant due to the belief dogs are no different than the wolves they evolved from.  Despite dogs now coming in a range of sizes, from teacup to small pony, we remain sure that there is a wolf in dog’s clothing waiting in our living room. Recent

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Leash Reactive Dogs

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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

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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

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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

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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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 5 Tips When Bringing Home Your New Dog 

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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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