3 Steps to Ensure Safety for Visiting Kids and Your Dog
When kids visit your home, it’s essential to ensure that interactions between them and your dog are safe and enjoyable.
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Jake Belmont
Nov 113 min read
Dog Walking Skills Part Three: Walking Past Other Dogs
Wrap up our dog-walking skills series with the final step: moving your dog past distractions.
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Louise Belmont
Oct 203 min read
How to Manage Leash Reactivity on Walks
Navigating the world with a reactive dog can be difficult and stressful. Today we’re talking about ways you can safely navigate the world
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Casey Morrison
Sep 183 min read
Enrichment for Your Newly Adopted Dog
Adopting a new dog is an exciting and transformative experience for the dog and their new family.
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Jake Belmont
Mar 113 min read
Mastering Off-Leash Etiquette: A Dog Walker's Guide
The off-leash dog. It’s a dream for most and a nightmare for many. Walking out in our woods with Manzo off-leash exploring whatever his...
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Casey Morrison
Feb 125 min read
How to Introduce a Second Dog to your Home
Are you thinking about bringing home another dog, but you just don’t know where to start?
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Casey Morrison
Feb 54 min read
Valentines Day with your Dog: 3 cost-free ways to celebrate
We all know the unbreakable bond between humans and dogs, and it’s not just on Valentine’s Day but all year round.
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Casey Morrison
Jan 223 min read
The Top 2 Ways to Bond with a Newly Adopted Dog
It's important to start your newly adopted dog off right and training is a great way to bond with a newly adopted dog or puppy.
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Casey Morrison
Jan 152 min read
The Rule of 3s: Welcoming a Rescue Pup into Your Home
Once you have picked out the perfect addition, bringing home your pup and giving them the time to settle in can be challenging.
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Jake & Louise
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Understanding Your Dog's Prey Drive
Prey drive is the instinctive desire for dogs to find, chase and capture prey.
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Jake & Louise
Apr 5, 20215 min read
Understanding Your Dog's Fear. What to look for and how to help them.
Is your dog fearful of something? Have you seen your dog cower, shake, growl or even bark at seemingly nothing? Fear can seem like a...
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Jake & Louise
Mar 22, 20214 min read
Shame and Blame. An Open Letter to Reactive Dog Owners.
Hey you! Yes you, the reactive dog owner who is trying to balance everything. I see you and I know your struggle. You are trying your...
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Jake & Louise
Mar 8, 20215 min read
Reactive Dogs 101, How to get started training your reactive dog.
Training a reactive dog is a journey like no other. Dogs who bark, lunge, and even growl at people or other dogs, require a lot from...
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Dog Gear Review
Feb 22, 20215 min read
No Pull Harnesses, are they a magic solution for pulling dogs?
I know we would all love to believe that there are magic tools out there that we can just buy, and they will solve all our dog training...
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Jake & Louise
Feb 8, 20214 min read
Reactive Dog Training Top Tools
Reactive dog training can be difficult. It is hard to know what to do, how to do it, and if you are even doing it right. On top of that...
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Jake & Louise
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Puppy Training Mistakes: 4 Things to Avoid.
Puppyhood. It is a magical and amazing time in you and your dog’s relationship. It goes way too fast and feels like it lasts forever at...
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Jake & Louise
Jan 11, 20215 min read
Dog Training for the Real World
Something that we hear often is that someone's dog will listen really well in a training class or when the trainer is there with the dog....
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Jake & Louise
Dec 29, 20204 min read
DIY Dog Enrichment
Food enrichment can be such a huge and important part of having a happy, satisfied dog. A good enrichment toy can take a twenty second...
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Jake & Louise
Dec 14, 20208 min read
My Journey With a Reactive Dog: Part Two.
Living with a reactive dog, a dog like Manzo, is so incredibly challenging. You have such high hopes bringing home a new dog. You think,...
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Casey Morrison
Nov 30, 20204 min read
Pet Tips For The Holidays: How to Keep Your Dog Safe, Calm, and Happy During the Chaos
Make the holidays stress-free for your dog! Discover practical tips to keep your pup calm, safe, and happy amidst the festive hustle.
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