In this week’s episode, I answer a caller’s question who wants a clarification on something they heard in podcast #7 about not picking up a small breed dog too much. And if that applies to her new smaller breed puppy. Also, in the adult dog section, I give you the steps to make training with [...]
As you can imagine, many of my clients have more than one dog. They often call me because they realize that training more than one dog at a time is a little harder than training just one dog. I thought I’d share with you the game-plan that I give these clients in the event that [...]
Veterinarians get calls every day from dog owners describing symptoms that they’re seeing in their dogs. You may have recently placed such a call yourself. Dog owners frequently end up bringing their dogs into the vet’s office when simple treatment at home might easily take care of the problem. You're likely wondering how you know [...]
1) USE YOUR BRAIN TOO! Many people call with questions about how to pick a puppy from a litter. Assuming you have already decided on a particular breeder, in today’s blog article, I’d like to give you a quick set of crib notes on what to look for when picking a puppy. Remember, you have to have a [...]
In this week’s episode, I discuss some of the results of our 21 day New Year’s behavior challenge! And, in our puppy segment, I answer a caller’s question about what to look for when you’re choosing a puppy. Also, in the adult dog section, I give you the steps to make bath time much easier [...]
In this week’s episode we talk to, Dr. Jake Tedaldi, the author of one of the best dog first aid books out there. His book, What’s Wrong with My Dog, has helped many dog owners more accurately assess the symptoms they’re seeing in their dogs, and has helped them more accurately communicate with their veterinarian [...]
In this session of the podcast, I go through the steps and tips of how to introduce a new puppy into your home when you already have an existing dog. And I discuss some of the problem solving I suggest to a listener who has a question about his dog who has been aggressive with [...]
In this session of the podcast, I talk about what to do when your puppy loses awareness of you when going up to, and interacting with, other dogs. ALSO: For those of you that have a dog older than 7 months, I issue you a New Year’s resolution, 21 day behavioral, challenge for you and [...]
We all have ways we like to entertain ourselves; some of us watch TV, some of us read a book, while some of us might even play a game on our phones. It’s a given that you need a certain amount of enjoyable stimulation to stay happy and healthy. In fact, you may have noticed, on days [...]
In this session of the podcast, I follow up on homework from session 4. We’ll answer a listener email about house breaking with puppies and then we go through a game plan to prepare your dog to be better behaved during parties. In this session: EMAIL BAG SECTION: Front [...]