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Three Tips for Riding in a Car With Your Dog
For dogs, riding in a car can be a fun and thrilling experience, especially when traveling with an owner or someone very familiar. Putting a head outside the window and feeling the strong wind is a favorite of many larger dogs who aren’t used to the speed of a car. For other dogs, [...]
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What to Do When Your Dog Misbehaves
So your dog urinated on the carpet. Or your dog excessively barks at strangers. Or maybe your dog constantly chases its own tail. How do you get a dog to change its behavior without being able to tell it exactly what you want changed? Every time you try to correct the behavior, [...]
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Puppy Raising FAQs
If you’ve just acquired a new dog for you and your family, then there’s a good chance that you’ve found a puppy that you’d like to raise. After the initial novelty of owning a puppy wears off, there are some strong questions that arise. How do you work with this puppy? How [...]
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Is It Time to Hire a Dog Trainer?
The chances are good that if you’re reading this, you’re a dog lover. Some dog lovers don’t necessarily want to admit that your dog has a behavioral problem that needs to be address. Others think that their dog is unique and requires that kind of special attention. Depending on the type of [...]
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The Different Categories of Dog Training
For many of us, the phrase “dog training” is typically associated with images of dogs jumping through hoops, shaking on command, or responding to bellowed-out German words. But this kind of “dog obedience” only represents part of the world of dog training, and doesn’t really present an accurate picture of what healthy and effective [...]