Author: criticalcanine
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Can any canine be registered as a service dog?
Many individuals who travel with their dog claim that it is a service dog, which is dubious. Is it necessary for their dog to be registered? Domestic and international travel I’ve seen individuals traveling with their canine companion, and I’ve always attempted to start up a chat about their pet. Generally, I ask the following…
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Canine Hero’s of 911
Around 10,000 rescue workers aided in the search for survivors after the World Trade Center fell. The heroes of the canine variety comprised more than 300 of those service members. To honor the hero dogs of 9/11 and all those whose lives were irrevocably changed by the constant companionship of man’s best friend, we recall…
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Dogs Left Behind: Abandoned Canines in Afghanistan
Dogs left behind in Afghanistan is a topic that many people don’t know anything about. We live in a world where we can’t imagine what it would be like to leave our canine companions behind, but unfortunately these canines are abandoned all the time and they’re not getting any help from anyone. This blog post…
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Why does my dog disobey me? Part 3
Why does my dog disobey me? In this 4 part series we are investigating the 4 main reasons why a dog is disobedient to commands. The third reason why can be attributed to a term that is called “Blocking”. Blocking can be due to instinctual drive (Prey, Hunt, Defense) or can be out of fear…
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Why does my dog disobey me? Part 2
Now that we have had time to examine the first reason of “why dogs disobey us”, today we will explore the second reason why. Confusion. It takes little effort to convince ourselves that our pets have a cognitive understanding of the words spoken verbally to them. Therefore we rely heavily upon the spoken language to…
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Why does my dog disobey me? Part 1
We all know when our dog is disobedient, but many of us do not know WHY. I have broken down the reasons into 4 different categories. In this four part blog, I am going to reveal the “4 reasons why our dog does not obey us” and give some professional tips on how to avoid…
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Puppy Biting: How to Know when its gone too Far!
One of the most common issues we see in working with puppies is overall mouthiness and play biting. And it is one of the most misunderstood behaviors we see, and people are often given some of the worst advice to curb and redirect the behavior. From squeezing the snout, to rewarding this behavior by giving…
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The Covid Effect on America’s Family Pet
March 2020, Americans would be abruptly halted in our footsteps and forced indoors for the next 12 Months. Many of us chose to pass the time by attempting to scroll back to the beginning of time on our phones, watching JoeExotic, and finding anything at all to pass the time. Americans were bored, forced to…