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Beyond Fetch: Exploring the World of Dog Enrichment
Enrichment for pets has become a popular phrase over the last few years. It’s used by doggie daycare facilities, pet sitters, boarding kennels – and me! My name is Steve Appelbaum, and I have trained professionally for almost 40 years. My school, Animal Behavior College, has trained animal lovers to be professional dog trainers since the…
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The Essential Guide to Bringing Home a New Puppy
Congratulations on your new puppy! Now what? Bringing a new puppy into your life is a major cause for joy. With some luck and care, the bundle of energy, most likely chewing on your shoe or sleeping at your feet, could be with you for 12-15 years. That’s a chunk of time and a big…
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New Puppy Tips: Obedience, Common Behaviors and House Training
OBEDIENCE FOUNDATIONS FOR PUPPIES Obedience commands (AKA Cues), like sit and come, can be taught from the first day you bring your puppy home. Sit: Put a Pet Botanics Training reward in your closed hand. Let the puppy smell your hand and slowly move your closed hand over the dog’s muzzle and top of their head.…
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Common Adult Dog Behaviors & Training Tips
Training an adult dog? We have addressed three common behaviors that pet parents struggle with when they begin their training journey: DESTRUCTIVE CHEWING Dogs love to chew! This is fine until they start chewing your clothes and furniture. Some dogs outgrow this behavior, and some don’t. Here are some tips to help with problem chewers.…
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Common Senior Dog Behaviors
We’ve all heard that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Is that true? Absolutely not. Older dogs can learn new things and sometimes be easier to train than puppies because they are not as easily distracted and have longer attention spans. Generally, it’s not the dog’s age but the age of behavior that…
