3 Reasons Why Your Reactive Dog Needs a Daily Routine
Without a daily routine, life can feel chaotic for humans and dogs alike. Chaos brings stress, anxiety, and even depression, when you...
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Lauren Kidd
Sep 245 min read
Good Dogs Growl: Mentally Reframing Growling for the Human Perspective.
Growling is a very normal, common vocalization that dogs use to warn other dogs, animals, and people to back off. A dog’s growl can have...
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Lauren Kidd
Aug 207 min read
5 Reasons Why a Harness is Best for Your Reactive Dog
In an ideal world, our dogs would walk nicely next to us and ignore all distractions to trot merrily by our sides. If this were the case,...
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Lauren Kidd
Jul 167 min read
Dog Park Etiquette: 6 Do’s and Don’ts for a Safe, Fun Dog Park Experience
.Visiting the dog park presents an opportunity for dogs to exercise and socialize, but it also requires responsible behavior from owners...
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Lauren Kidd
Jul 44 min read
4 Tips for a Safe 4th of July for your dog
The Fourth of July can be a joyous celebration for humans, but for our canine companions, the festivities can be overwhelming and even...
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Lauren Kidd
Jun 236 min read
6 Qualities of a Safe Dog Park
Watching your pups frolic off leash at the dog park is a truly joyful experience. Most indoor dogs don’t have many opportunities to let...
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Lauren Kidd
Jun 174 min read
5 Reasons to Avoid Allowing Your Dog to Greet Strange Dogs During Walks
Jess and her 80 lb lab mix Bucky are out for their morning stroll, when Bucky spots another dog, let’s call her Tilly, and her human...
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Lauren Kidd
Jun 96 min read
How to help your reactive dog
Step 1. Be compassionate with yourself. Please stop blaming yourself. Maybe you could have done things differently and better, but you...
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Lauren Kidd
Jun 14 min read
How to train your dog
Dog training is currently regarded as some sort of mysterious, elusive, and complex concept that requires professional intervention and...
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Lauren Kidd
May 256 min read
6 Swim Safety Tips For Dog Owners
Splashing in the pool is one of the highlights of summer for humans and dogs alike. Swimming together can be great exercise and wonderful...
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Lauren Kidd
May 196 min read
Top Tips for Keeping Your Pup Safe from Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
Just like us, dogs live it up in the summertime and just like us, sometimes they go too hard. When dogs play at high levels of intensity...
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Lauren Kidd
May 186 min read
What to do if you find a tick on your dog
Depending on where you live, finding a tick on your dog during the warm summer months is a common annoyance. If you and your dog frequent...
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Lauren Kidd
Apr 285 min read
Mastering Recall: The 3-Minute Daily Training Routine for Your Dog
Of all the skills your dog needs to function safely in the human world, having a solid recall is the most important. Life happens and...
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Lauren Kidd
Apr 287 min read
3 Steps for Mastering Recall Training with Your Dog
Every dog owner is well acquainted with their dog’s selective hearing disorder that magically appears once it’s time to leave the park or...
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Lauren Kidd
Apr 134 min read
Should my dog go to dog daycare?
Though some dogs really enjoy romping around with dog buddies, dog daycare is a luxury, not a necessity. You are perfectly capable of...
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Lauren Kidd
Apr 135 min read
5 At-home Enrichment Games
Are you poor and love your dog more than life itself? Same. Here is a list of five free/very cheap at home enrichment games for your dog....
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