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Sudden Changes In Behavior
Sudden Changes In Behavior Did your previously quiet dog suddenly start barking up a storm? Did your previously dog friendly dog suddenly start disliking other dogs? Have you seen a sudden increase in unfriendly behavior towards strangers? Your previously...
read moreBest Books For Understanding Reactivity (Squidoo)
Best Books For Understanding Reactivity (Squidoo) Just yesterday I published another Squidoo article I thought you would like to read or be linked to. You can get a quick preview from the screen shot below! Get reviews/synopsis for 5 of my most frequently referenced...
read moreAging Out Of The System–dog play
Aging Out Of The System--dog play "My dog used to love going to the dog park and playing with all the dogs. He was always fantastic and never had a problem with any of the dogs at the park. Recently he's been getting into fights at the dog park and I don't know what...
read moreBe Courteous During Vet Visits
Be Courteous During Vet Visits Considering they service animals, vet offices are typically not set up with animals (particularly dogs) in mind. Their waiting rooms are set up to provide the maximum number of seats for people to sit and wait. Unfortunately this set...
read moreDBPM–The Do's and Don'ts of Greeting a Dog (repost)
Originally posted 5/25/12 DBPM--The Do's and Don'ts of Greeting a Dog We've talked extensively about dog body language, why dogs bite, how to prevent dog bites, how kids should interact with dogs and more...but one thing I haven't yet touched upon is how people should...
read moreMy Hope For Everyone
My Hope For Everyone Last week I got together with SJC blog guest star, Meika and her mom for a walk at a local park. After our walk we decided to hit up a local ice cream shop for a post-walk snack. It was a gorgeous evening and there were a handful of people in...
read moreCounter Conditioning–Grooming Bandit Edition
Counter Conditioning--Grooming Bandit Edition About 6 months ago, our groomer of Bandit for the last 10 years retired (she's also our neighbor). She has kept a barebones shop together so I (and a few others) can utilize her stuff to groom our pups. Yesterday I...
read moreLife Changes Can Be Problematic
Life Changes Can Be Problematic Stress effects dogs in much the same way that it effects people and if you've been following this blog over the years, that should come as no surprise. What we are sometimes surprised by is that events that are seemingly innocuous to...
read moreDBPM–To Pet or Not To Pet
Here is a repost of a very popular Dog Bite Prevention Month post from 2011 To Pet or Not To Pet Yesterday I wrote about the rules that we has humans (and especially children) need to follow when interacting with dogs to keep things as safe as possible. One of the...
read moreTwo Bits of Information–newsletter and new post
Two Bits of Information--newsletter and new post It is that time again for our quarterly news letter (and by that I mean it's about a month or so late). I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to sign up for the newsletter if you haven't already. It will be sent...
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