Tips for a Hard-to-Housebreak Dog: Techniques to Eliminate Bathroom Accidents in Pets

Easing the Fears of a Velcro Dog: Separation Anxiety Can Constrict the Life of the Pet and Its Owner

Dog Health Symptoms: Is Your Dog Overheated?

Review--How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

DNA Tests for Mixed Breed Dogs: Do Dog Owners Find Test Results Helpful?

Best Dog Breeds for Apartment Living: Choosing Dogs with Low Barking Tendencies and Exercise Needs

How to Stop a Dog From Visiting Your Cat's Litter Box

Dealing With Behavioural Problems in Dogs: How to Take on the Pack Leader Role

A Vest Cane and Other Tips for Helping Blind Dogs

Use a Crate for Effective, Humane Training: Controlling your dog safely and effectively

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Tips for a Hard-to-Housebreak Dog: Techniques to Eliminate Bathroom Accidents in Pets

February 8, 2019

Housebreaking can be a challenging task, but using proper training techniques - like positive and negative feedback, crating, tethering and establishing a routine - can make the process quicker and more effective. There are some dogs who just never really got the hang of proper bathroom habits, while others require the occasional refresher course. “The […]

Easing the Fears of a Velcro Dog: Separation Anxiety Can Constrict the Life of the Pet and Its Owner

February 7, 2019

Animal behaviorists label dogs too attached to one of their humans as velcro dogs, echoing the Velcro Syndrome that afflicts some insecure people. Small dogs, especially those thought of as lap dogs, are the ones most often affected, but surprisingly, golden retrievers also have a reputation of falling into this category. These dogs are constantly […]

Dog Health Symptoms: Is Your Dog Overheated?

February 7, 2019

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion can happen for dogs as well as people. Just to be clear before discussing how to prevent heat stroke or heat exhaustion with a dog, let's define heat stroke and heat exhaustion. The Definition of Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion: Heat stroke is defined by MedTerms.com as the body's inability […]

Review--How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

February 6, 2019

How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks by Dr. Ian Dunbar is another in a list of his excellent short paperbacks that are designed to help new puppy owners have fun, gain a deep rapport with their pups, and get an early start on training. He presents the Sirius puppy training system with light-hearted […]

DNA Tests for Mixed Breed Dogs: Do Dog Owners Find Test Results Helpful?

February 5, 2019

With an estimated half of US dogs being mixed breeds, dog owners are becoming more interested in DNA testing to find out what breeds are in their mutt. While it’s fun for them to guess what kind of mixed breed dog they have, some go beyond curiosity and seek answers to behavior problems and health […]

Best Dog Breeds for Apartment Living: Choosing Dogs with Low Barking Tendencies and Exercise Needs

February 5, 2019

Many dog owners can live happily and peaceably in an apartment or condominium if they choose the right dog and follow pet rules. Many apartment or condo residents feel their home would not be suitable for a dog. They cite such reasons as not enough room or barks disturbing neighbors. In the past, many apartment […]

How to Stop a Dog From Visiting Your Cat's Litter Box

February 4, 2019

If you find your dog raiding your cat's litter box, rest assured, you are not alone. Many dogs find litter boxes appealing. Learn why and what you should do It happened again: you came home and found Rover visiting your cat's litter box again, and worse, even gulping down some of the cat's stools this […]

Dealing With Behavioural Problems in Dogs: How to Take on the Pack Leader Role

February 3, 2019

It is important to relate well to a dog and establish the pack leader role, to eliminate unwanted behaviours. By adopting an authoritative and calm manner with the dog, it is possible to change the dynamics of the power balance and have a positive and rewarding relationship. Altering the Pet/Owner Relationship A dog that displays […]

A Vest Cane and Other Tips for Helping Blind Dogs

February 3, 2019

How Blind Dogs Navigate A blind dog will take in his world through touch, scent, taste, and sound. He will have many ways to know where he is and what is around him. Scents of foliage, people, food, smoke, air fresheners, and soaps along with textures of concrete, grass, gravel, wood, rugs, or tile under […]

Use a Crate for Effective, Humane Training: Controlling your dog safely and effectively

January 30, 2019

Crates are one of the most effective training tools available today. While a crate may appear cruelly confining to some people, they are actually humane devices that control a puppy’s movements until it has achieved the mental maturity to live in the house without endangering itself or being destructive. If you are deciding whether to […]

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