Canines

Why are we still using dog pee pads after 14 years? We provide you 5 reasons why it makes sense for us and the two products we use.

Sometimes, standard outdoor potty training doesn’t work—especially when adopting a dog with deeply ingrained habits. If you are fighting a dog that refuses to go outside, fighting their instincts might not be the answer.

Dog Brush Science When it comes to grooming your chocolate lab, diving into dog brush science can save you hours of vacuuming clean-up later. Let me tell you, I sure loved my chocolate lab but boy did she shed. When I swept the kitchen floor it literally created piles of fur. When I vacuumed the

Recent research defines the human-dog relationship as an “Entangled Bond,” where the dog and the own are joined as a single physiological unit (a dyad). So, the next time you are walking your dog for some physical exercise, think of it as a time for you to allow stress and calm to flow back and forth from you to go, through the leash. So, dyadic balance would occur most comfortably when you feel in control of you animal and your animal senses this secure connection. For this reason, I am recommending some of my friends try the new 3 buckle harness. Why? It does not need to slip over the dog’s head and it provides a low pull anchor point in the middle of the dog’s front chest.

After training our chocolate lab Bella to stop pulling so hard with the gentle leader, we then transitioned her to a Y-frame harness. Note: the name comes from the Y on the dog’s chest, some may call it a H harness if you look at their back. Too confusing!