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Jake Belmont
Feb 244 min read
5 Simple Ways to Play Scent Work at Home
Discover 5 simple scent work games you can play at home with your dog!
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Casey Morrison
Feb 174 min read
Building Your Dog's Confidence Through Sniffing
Discover how sniffing can boost your dog’s confidence and reduce anxiety.
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Louise Belmont
Jan 275 min read
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!
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Louise Belmont
Jan 204 min read
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.
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Casey Morrison
Jan 134 min read
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.
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Casey Morrison
Dec 30, 20243 min read
New Year’s Resolutions for Dog Parents: Fun Ways to Make 2025 Pawsome!
Kick off 2025 with meaningful New Year’s resolutions for you and your dog!
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Casey Morrison
Dec 23, 20244 min read
Helping Your Dog Overcome Separation Anxiety
Help your dog overcome separation anxiety with patience, safe spaces, desensitization, and mental stimulation for a calmer, happier pup.
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Casey Morrison
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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.
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Casey Morrison
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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.
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Casey Morrison
Nov 18, 20243 min read
3 Steps to Ensure Safety for Visiting Kids and Your Dog
When kids visit your home, it’s essential to ensure that interactions between them and your dog are safe and enjoyable.
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Jake Belmont
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Dog Walking Skills Part Three: Walking Past Other Dogs
Wrap up our dog-walking skills series with the final step: moving your dog past distractions.
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Louise Belmont
Oct 20, 20243 min read
How to Manage Leash Reactivity on Walks
Navigating the world with a reactive dog can be difficult and stressful. Today we’re talking about ways you can safely navigate the world
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Casey Morrison
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Enrichment for Your Newly Adopted Dog
Adopting a new dog is an exciting and transformative experience for the dog and their new family.
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Jake & Louise
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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
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Jake Belmont
Mar 11, 20243 min read
Mastering Off-Leash Etiquette: A Dog Walker's Guide
The off-leash dog. It’s a dream for most and a nightmare for many. Walking out in our woods with Manzo off-leash exploring whatever his...
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Casey Morrison
Feb 12, 20245 min read
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?
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Casey Morrison
Feb 5, 20244 min read
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.
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Casey Morrison
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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.
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Casey Morrison
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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.
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Jake & Louise
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Understanding Your Dog's Prey Drive
Prey drive is the instinctive desire for dogs to find, chase and capture prey.
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