Category: Stories
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Allergic Reaction to Vaccinations
I was recently alerted that my dogs’ rabies and other vaccinations were due, and so I decided to take my Dutch Shepherd and Belgian Malinois to the nearby Tractor Supply Store to receive their shots. I brought one dog in at a time for vaccinations, and both dogs had previously been through this process. My…
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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…