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5 Simple Ways to Play Scent Work at Home
Discover 5 simple scent work games you can play at home with your dog!
Jake Belmont
Feb 244 min read
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Building Your Dog's Confidence Through Sniffing
Discover how sniffing can boost your dog’s confidence and reduce anxiety.
Casey Morrison
Feb 174 min read
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Consistency Made Easy: How to Make Dog Training a Daily Habit
Discover 5 easy, practical tips to make training a consistent and rewarding part of your day—for both you and your dog!
Louise Belmont
Jan 275 min read
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How to Determine if Your Dog Needs Training
Discover when dog training is truly necessary and how to balance behavior management with your dog's well-being.
Louise Belmont
Jan 204 min read
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A Practical Guide to Multi-Dog Living: Why Avoiding the Hard Things is Just Fine
Discover practical tips for setting realistic expectations and creating a peaceful environment.
Casey Morrison
Jan 134 min read
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5 Signs Your Dog Has Separation Anxiety
Learn how changes in your dog’s eating habits, like loss of appetite or overeating, can signal anxiety or stress.
Casey Morrison
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Welcoming Home a New Dog: Helping Your Dog Adjust to Your Child
Bringing home a new dog is exciting, but it can be challenging when you have a child.
Casey Morrison
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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Enrichment for Your Newly Adopted Dog
Adopting a new dog is an exciting and transformative experience for the dog and their new family.
Casey Morrison
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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10 Signs Your Dog Might Be Reactive and How to Spot Them
Dog reactivity is a hot term these days. Reactivity is such a broad category of behavior it can be hard to know if your dog is a “reactive d
Jake & Louise
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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How to Introduce a Second Dog to your Home
Are you thinking about bringing home another dog, but you just don’t know where to start?
Casey Morrison
Feb 12, 20245 min read
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Valentines Day with your Dog: 3 cost-free ways to celebrate
We all know the unbreakable bond between humans and dogs, and it’s not just on Valentine’s Day but all year round.
Casey Morrison
Feb 5, 20244 min read
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The Top 2 Ways to Bond with a Newly Adopted Dog
It's important to start your newly adopted dog off right and training is a great way to bond with a newly adopted dog or puppy.
Casey Morrison
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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The Rule of 3s: Welcoming a Rescue Pup into Your Home
Once you have picked out the perfect addition, bringing home your pup and giving them the time to settle in can be challenging.
Casey Morrison
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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How to Train Your Dog to Stay Home Alone
If your dog has separation anxiety or can't be left alone for 1 minute, these tips will help you prepare your dog for spending time alone.
Jake & Louise
Jul 3, 20234 min read
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Understanding Your Dog's Fear. What to look for and how to help them.
Is your dog fearful of something? Have you seen your dog cower, shake, growl or even bark at seemingly nothing? Fear can seem like a...
Jake & Louise
Apr 5, 20215 min read
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Puppy Training Mistakes: 4 Things to Avoid.
Puppyhood. It is a magical and amazing time in you and your dog’s relationship. It goes way too fast and feels like it lasts forever at...
Jake & Louise
Jan 25, 20214 min read
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Dog Training for the Real World
Something that we hear often is that someone's dog will listen really well in a training class or when the trainer is there with the dog....
Jake & Louise
Jan 11, 20215 min read
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DIY Dog Enrichment
Food enrichment can be such a huge and important part of having a happy, satisfied dog. A good enrichment toy can take a twenty second...
Jake & Louise
Dec 29, 20204 min read
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Pet Tips For The Holidays: How to Keep Your Dog Safe, Calm, and Happy During the Chaos
Make the holidays stress-free for your dog! Discover practical tips to keep your pup calm, safe, and happy amidst the festive hustle.
Casey Morrison
Nov 30, 20204 min read
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Surviving Canine Adolescence
You are over the puppy honeymoon. What used to be a little ball of furry joy is now an awkward toothy monster, ready to chew and destroy...
Jake & Louise
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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