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January 4, 2023

Resolve to Train Your Dog While Making It Fun — and Doable!

It’s that time of year: recovering from holidays, getting back to a ‘normal’ routine, and being reminded of the ol’ New Year’s resolutions ritual. And since January is also National Train Your Dog month, why not put the two…

November 21, 2022

Pro Tips to Help Your Dog Through Holiday Stressors – Part Two

Helping our inquisitive canines through holiday stressors is important for their well-being as well as the safety of your family and guests. The behavior of stressed-out pets can even escalate to aggression if things become overwhelming, particularly this time…

November 7, 2022

Pro Tips to Help Your Dog Through Holiday Stressors – Part One

Holiday festivities often bring joy and enchantment to many, but they also might bring a bit of upheaval to your dog’s world. What does the holiday season mean for your inquisitive canine? Will he or she be spending more time…

October 24, 2022

Enrichment for Dogs – Part Four: The Human-Canine Relationship

In this series so far, we have covered how enrichment helps our canine pals survive and thrive in our human world (Part One), offered some concrete ideas for enriching training games and puzzle toys (Part Two), and discovered how…

October 10, 2022

Enrichment for Dogs – Part Three: Digging, Chewing, Sniffing and Choice

A quick recap. In Enrichment for Dogs – Part One: Helping Canines Live in Our Human World, we examined why under-stimulation is a pervasive and serious welfare issue for dogs and how environmental enrichment can improve the well-being of our…

September 26, 2022

Enrichment for Dogs – Part Two: Training Games and Interactive Food Toys

In our previous post, Enrichment for Dogs – Part One: Helping Canines Live in Our Human World, we looked at dogs as social animals, as hunters and scavengers by nature, as problem-solvers, but also as unique individuals, with their…

September 11, 2022

Enrichment for Dogs – Part One: Helping Canines Live in Our Human World

In this four-part series, we will explore enrichment for dogs, beginning here with getting inquisitive about our canines and looking into fun ways to improve their lives with us….

August 24, 2022

Understanding When Your Dog Is Struggling to Generalize: He’s Not Ignoring You

Generalizing means taking skills dogs have grasped in one area and making sure they understand them in many other contexts. This important step helps to ensure that a behavior is actually trained, meaning that your inquisitive canine has a…

August 8, 2022

Staying Inquisitive Helps Bust Mutt Myths

Do dogs know when they’ve done something “wrong?” Do inquisitive canines instinctively want to please their humans? Do you need to be your dog’s pack leader? No, no, and no. And here’s why. Myth #1: Dogs understand the concept…

July 26, 2022

Dog Training Terms Explained

Our dogs trust us to speak up for them and make the most scientifically and ethically informed decisions we can when it comes to their care. So, let’s take a closer look at some of the terms frequently used…