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Just because the snow is coming and the weather is getting colder doesn’t mean your dog needs to get any less exercise. While continued walks and romps in the snow are ideal for physical exercise, there are also a lot of ways to mentally tire your dog out inside your home! As is often reported [...]

In order to have a stable pack, whether human or non-human, that pack must be led by a stable and confident leader. In the human world, a good leader is confident, assertive, knowledgeable, strict with boundaries, protective of his/her people, etc. It is those same qualities that make a strong leader in the world of [...]

By: Laura Chapman, Miss Behavior For decades, the idea of dominance and dependence on establishing yourself as the alpha by forcing dogs into submission through alpha rolls, choke collars, and other aggressive methods has existed. With this mentality, there is an assumption whenever a dog does something inappropriate, whether pulling on leash, jumping on people, [...]

CREATING HARMONY AND FRIENDSHIP TO LAST A LIFETIME What do you picture when you think about kids and dogs? Do you picture a Lassie-like relationship, where the dog watches over the child, keeps him safe, teaches him responsibility, and plays ball until they both collapse and curl up together in exhaustion? Or do you picture [...]