How Can I Get My Dog To Stop Peeing In Her Crate?

Dublin in his crate

We often get puppy questions through our blog, email, and social media channels and recently received similar crate training questions several times over the past month.  The basic questions was “How Can I Get My Dog To Stop Peeing In Her Crate?” Before we brought home our first puppy we read several books about how [...]

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7 Reasons Why You Should Adopt A Rescue Puppy

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Are you thinking about bringing home a new puppy?  If so, you should consider adopting a puppy from your local animal shelter or rescue.  We adopted our little Linus from the animal shelter over 8 years ago and it was perhaps the best decision we ever made! Every year we try to support our local [...]

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Are Golden Retriever Puppies The Cutest?

Cute Golden Retriever Puppy

Maybe I’m biased, but I think Golden Retriever puppies are the cutest darn things ever!  Or maybe it’s just shiny new object syndrome because I’m pretty sure all puppies are cute.  Anyhow, you guys have to check out this picture of our latest shiny new object: Clover! A soon to be new puppy owner found [...]

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Does The Thundershirt Solve Dog Leash Aggression Problems?

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It’s still a work in progress, but we’re gradually figuring out how to fix Linus’ dog leash aggression.  This past week we added a new piece of equipment to our arsenal…a Thundershirt (aff link)! Yep, the same anxiety relieving doggy shirt that most dog’s wear to keep them calm during thunderstorm, fireworks, and other craziness [...]

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Pet Blogger Challenge III

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If you’re like me then you’re probably just getting into the groove of the new year.  I’ve been gathering reports, reviewing last years numbers, and setting goals for the coming year, but there’s one problem…I’m doing all of that work for my day job, but not for my blog (I must admit I have thought [...]

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Solving Linus’ Dog Leash Aggression Issues In 30 Days – Week #1

Linus Duck Aggression

At the beginning of the month we set out to solve Linus’ dog leash aggression over the next 30 days.  Although the process will most likely take longer than 30 days we hope to create habits that will lead to better behavior out of Linus. If you didn’t read our initial post with our strategy [...]

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