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5 Simple Steps to Improve Your Dog’s Wellness
The following, simple steps will improve your dog’s quality of life and help prevent future health issues. 1) Nail Care Have a groomer clip and dremmel the nails (using a grinder to smooth the edges) every 3 weeks. Each step your dog takes on long nails puts an inappropriate pressure on the toes and makes…
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Preventing Your Dog from Counter-surfing
Dogs are naturally opportunistic food seekers and genetically programmed to eat food when they find it. Any successful attempt by your dog of stealing unattended food from tables, desks and kitchen counters is highly reinforcing. This practice is one of the hardest canine behaviours for dog owners to understand or forgive. To prevent this behaviour…
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Managing Puppy Mouthing and Nipping
Puppies naturally explore the world with their mouths as they don’t have hands. They may even swallow both edible and non-edible items so close supervision is recommended. Puppies love to nip you and even grab your clothing especially when they get excited. This becomes a much larger issue when the dog matures and has a…
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Jumping Up For Attention
When you come home to your cute, little canine companion, your puppy tries to get your attention by jumping up on your legs. This behaviour is considered a friendly appeasement gesture and your dog’s way of saying: “Please give me some attention” or “Welcome home, I missed you.” Since dog owners rarely see this as…
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Crate Training: A Home Within a Home
Crate training is the process of teaching your puppy to accept a crate as a familiar and safe place. Canines are den animals and a crate is a modern den—a dog’s personal, portable bedroom that he can retire to. A crate makes house training easier, prevents destructive chewing and furnishes your dog with a safe…
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Potty Training Made Easy
Potty training your dog is an important step in your puppy’s integration into your home. To be successful, knowing what to do and establishing a consistent, predictable routine is important. Preventing your puppy from eliminating in your home and providing a designated potty area in your yard is the first and most important task. To…