Therapy Dogs We get lots of questions and requests to train therapy dogs, but what qualities make a good therapy dog? Here are some things to think about if you want your dog to become a therapy dog. First, if you are looking to train your dog will your dog physically, mentally, and socially be [...]
Emotional Support Animals (ESA’s) An Emotional Support Animal is a dog, cat, bird, rabbit, or any other domestic animal that a licensed mental health professional (A therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist) has determined provides comfort and or emotional stability to an individual with a mental or emotional disability. ESA owners commonly have conditions like severe [...]
Service Dogs Service dogs (also known as “assistance dogs”) are trained to perform quantifiable tasks that directly ease the challenges associated with their owner’s physical, psychiatric, sensory, and/or developmental disability. These dogs generally have many hours to years of training to perform those specific tasks and be well under control in the community. Service [...]
The Signs of Heatstroke Here are the symptoms: Unusual breathing/panting (rapid and loud) High rectal temperature (103 or higher) Extreme thirst Weakness and/or fatigue Glazed Eyes Disorientation Dark or bright red tongue and gums Skin around the muzzle or neck doesn’t snap back when pinched (dehydration). Difficulty breathing Excessive/Lack of Drool or Thick Saliva [...]
What is puppy socialization? Is it puppies going out into public meeting other dogs and having play dates with them? Is it going out into public and meeting strangers and jumping up and getting pet? Is it going to group classes? What is socialization to you? This is what socialization is to me…co-existing in [...]
Another helpful tip for people with puppies is start doing now what you would want your puppy to do as an adult. This seems self-explanatory and very obvious however as humans we get caught up in our everyday lives and forget about the little things with puppy training. So here are my tips to [...]
10 Easy Steps to Housetrain Your Dog You can easily teach your dog to eliminate in an acceptable location by keeping a close eye, recognizing his signals, understand his instincts, and rewarding his appropriate behavior. Prevent undesirable elimination by not allowing your dog to wander all over the house without supervision and by keeping [...]
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Doggy Diversions Daily This is an online course to help you create a check list of things you can do with your dog daily to remove boredom and increase the mental health of your dog. These quick and easy ideas will help keep your dog both physically and mentally fit without a lot of [...]
Cozy Crates Many people mistakenly equal dog crates with canine jail. But if you introduce your dog to a kennel in a positive way and avoid some common crating mistakes a kennel can be one of the best gifts you can give your dog. Kennels can also help puppies with things like potty training, [...]