Puppy Training Tips
Have you ever wondered... Question: How much does a service dog cost? Answer: $25,000 is the total cost to raise and train a service dog including acquiring, training, placing, providing support, vet bills, food, supplies, and other … [Read more]
Over the past couple years we've been hearing rave reviews about deer antlers for dogs. If you have a Labrador Retriever or Golden Retriever in your house then you probably run into some of the same issues we do with Dublin, our yellow lab, … [Read more]
Crate training a puppy is an exercise in patience (with Stetson it certainly was). If there's one thing I've learned as a guide dog puppy raiser it's how to crate train a puppy. More importantly I learned how to stop a puppy from barking … [Read more]
Thank you to Amy Burkert from Go Pet Friendly for hosting this years Pet Blogger Challenge. Keeping it short and sweet this year. Here are the answers to this years PBC questions: 1. For those who may be visiting your blog for the first time, … [Read more]
Your puppy's first night at home. It's definitely exciting...It's definitely fun...Here are some things to think about before your puppy arrives at your home. It's been about a year (UPDATE: Yowzers! It's been almost 12 years now!) since I brought … [Read more]
My readers often tell me: "My dog is out of control and untrainable!? What do I do?" I guess we've been lucky. After working with hundreds of dogs we haven't come across one that was untrainable. One reader says: We have a 7 month old Bichon … [Read more]