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Dog-focused, relationship-based training tips to help ensure you maintain a happy and healthy connection with your pet.
Help for Dogs with Food Aggression
Food aggression is fairly common among dogs, but that doesn’t mean it isn't a serious issue! Fortunately, knowing how the behaviour develops gives you the keys to managing it. Dogs have four basic needs: food, safety, shelter and entertainment. Of these, food plays...
How Your Pet’s Microchip and Identification Tags Work Together
Your dog may be well trained, but they can still end up loose or lost. The identification on their collar can get them back home quickly from around the neighbourhood, but only if they're still wearing it. Plus, what if they get lost further afield, or the information...
Mixed Signals: What You Are Really Telling Your Dog?
Dogs are pretty clever; they learn that certain human actions mean certain things. For example, they know that when you pick up their leash, it’s time to go for a walk. What you might not realise is they are taking in ALL your actions—even the ones you do in between...
Safely Ramping Up Your Dog’s Fitness Level
As with people, regular activity helps your dog maintain their weight, retain their overall good health, and it can even boost their mood. Plus, spending time together being active can be fun for you both! Here are some tips for getting them started while avoiding...
Can I Still Have a Dog If I’m Allergic?
There's no doubt that pet allergies are a pain, but if you are a dog lover, you might still be wondering if there’s a way to bring home a new furry family member. The answer is: it depends. Approximately 10% of the population is allergic to dogs If you already have...
How to Have Visitors and Maintain Your Dog’s House Rules
Your dog has responded well to training—they're keeping calm at the door, staying out of the kitchen, leaving people alone at the dining room table—that is, until a well-meaning guest riles them up, or slips them some table scraps. Since dogs thrive on consistent...
Can Dogs and Cats Get Along?
It can be funny when it happens in a cartoon or a movie, but if your dog chases after your cat in real life you’re bound to have some very unhappy pets on your hands. Can these two potential enemies be taught to get along? The short answer is yes, but it can take a...
Recognize Signs That Your Dog is Afraid
Most dog owners believe they are good at reading their dog's emotions, yet our trainers get lots of calls about behaviours that—at their root—reveal a fearful dog. The good news is: if you become an expert at reading your dog's feelings, you can then ease those fears,...
Supporting Your Dog When They Lose a Friend
Just like humans, dogs struggle with the loss of a close companion, but there are a few ways that you can help each other through your grief. Having two dogs may be double the love, but if one of those dogs passes away, you won’t be the only one who’s mourning....
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