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All About Food: Everyday Food & Feeding Questions
Common questions we get about food and feeding. How much should you feed your dog? Should you leave food out all day? How long should you leave food out?
Category: Diet and Nutrition
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All about food: Bones, Treats, & Food Enrichment
There’s more to food than mealtimes!
Category: Diet and Nutrition
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All about food
Exploring the different ways to feed your dog, from kibble to fresh food and everything in between. A well-fed healthy dog is better equipped to learn, engage with the world, and make good choices.
Category: Diet and Nutrition
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Practice makes… good enough!
Practice at home doesn’t have to mean setting aside specific time every day to train your dog. The best way to train is to incorporate it into your everyday activities together.
Category: Training
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Advocate for your dog (and other dogs, too!)
When your dog is interacting with another dog, you can and should step in if something is happening that doesn’t make you feel comfortable. Sometimes you will need to protect your puppy from another dog’s poor choices. Other times, it means stepping in when your puppy is the one making a poor choice.
Category: Behaviour
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The Puppy Troubleshooting Guide
When a puppy starts barking, biting, or chewing on random things, it’s easy to jump straight to “How do I stop this?” But what if we asked a different question? “What’s going on with my puppy, and what might they need?”
Category: Puppies
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Why does my dog sometimes bite the lead?
Lead biting is a very common puppy behaviour, but not all lead biting is the same. What happens right before your dog grabs the lead will help you understand why they’re doing it.
Category: Behaviour
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The Three Second Rule
When should you intervene when two dogs are interacting? You don’t need to wait for growling, snapping or a fight. One simple guideline I use is the Three Second Rule.
Category: Behaviour
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Exercise: Click & Follow
Click & Follow is a simple way to reduce pulling and teach your dog what to do when the lead becomes tight.
Category: Class Handouts
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Exercise: Walking on Lead Basics
Walking in a straight line on a lead isn’t natural for dogs. We need to teach them what we want them to do—and be patient while they learn. You can start teaching this at home, long before you expect your puppy to walk nicely out in the world. It’s also a great refresher for older…
Category: Class Handouts
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All Articles
(alphabetical order)
- Advocate for your dog (and other dogs, too!)
- All about food
- All about food: Bones, Treats, & Food Enrichment
- All About Food: Everyday Food & Feeding Questions
- Equipment Recommendations
- Exercise: Click & Follow
- Exercise: Find a Way
- Exercise: Four on the Floor
- Exercise: Go Say Hi
- Exercise: Walking on Lead Basics
- Healthcare Recommendations
- Indie Business (Food) Recommendations
- Living with an adolescent dog
- My Dog Won't Come Back When Called
- Nail trims don't have to be stressful
- One Toy, Ten Puzzles
- Practice makes… good enough!
- Puppy school is just the beginning
- Puppy Socialisation Explained
- Puppy Socialisation Isn’t What Most People Think
- Puppy Training Beyond Sit & Stay
- Small Moments, Big Impact
- Teaching Your Dog to Love Their Name
- The land shark survival guide
- The Puppy Blues Are Real
- The Puppy Troubleshooting Guide
- The Three Second Rule
- Think Twice About Tennis Balls
- Two steps forward, one step back
- Walks Don't Have To Be Boring
- What your dog can teach you about mindfulness
- Why does my dog sometimes bite the lead?
- Why your dog forgets cues in new places
- Why your dog ignores their name
- Why Your Off-Lead Dog Shouldn't Approach On-Lead Dogs
- You're not the only one
- Your Puppy Doesn't Need to Know 20 Tricks