Holidays Archives

Category: Holidays

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…

November 20, 2021

Harnessing Happiness with Your Dog This Thanksgiving

Helping your dog be a pawfect holiday guest or host might sound like a lot of work. But holiday prep with your pup can be fun! Incorporating a dash of gratitude, a splash of joy and a healthy helping…

October 23, 2021

Keeping Halloween Safe and Fun for Dogs – Did Someone Say Treats?

With Halloween just around the corner, we can use this time to practice key skills with our inquisitive canines while having some fright-less fun along the way. Let’s make this celebration a real treat for our dogs by: Teaching…

June 21, 2021

Prepping Your Pup for Take Your Dog to Work Day®

Okay, so this is a good news/better news situation… The good news? Take Your Dog to Work Day® – one of my favorite pawlidays – is Friday, June 25! (More like Fri-yay!) The better news? According to Pet Sitters…

June 8, 2021

Let’s Celebrate Pet Appreciation Week

Cheers and woofs! Pet Appreciation Week is June 6–12! Here at The Inquisitive Canine, we’ve come up with four pawsome ways we can all show appreciation for the pups in our lives: Be Their Voice Dogs have a lot…

June 7, 2021

Celebrate National Best Friends Day with Your BFF – Best Fur Friend!

Sure dogs are humans’ best friends, but are you a BFF to your dog? Of course you are! And here are some more ways to celebrate that most sacred dog-hooman bond: Enhance your relationship by creating opportunities to unleash…

June 1, 2021

Tips for Pet Preparedness Month and Fire Season

June is National Pet Preparedness Month. While we sincerely hope you’ll never have to face an emergency or disaster, we know that being prepared is the best way to safeguard you and your loved ones, whatever may come your way. We…

May 5, 2021

Should You Let Your Dog Sleep in Your Bed with You?

In my 16 plus years’ experience as a dog trainer and behavior consultant, there’s a hot topic that pet parents often ask me about: “Do you think it’s okay to let dogs sleep in bed with you?” My answer? “It…