HOW IS IT THE END OF OCTOBER ALREADY? I ask myself this every year! Here we are, Halloween (which just so happens to also be my son’s birthday!), with cooler temperatures and shorter days. After Halloween, we’ll blink and it will be Thanksgiving, Then another blink-blink, and it will be Christmas-New Year’s. It is a […]
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Since the beginning of time, humans and canines have worked together to survive. Okay, maybe not the beginning of time, but it’s been a minute or two. Over the years we have developed several different ways to teach (train) a dog to do what we want them to do. When I started competing over 30
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It’s getting close to that time of year again. If you live anywhere like we do, the booming and banging will start mid-June and go as long as August, even into September! With graduations, weddings, and BBQ parties throughout the summer, fireworks can go off any given night. Although we might enjoy the pretty
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How can you tell if your dog has separation anxiety or if they are just having fun when you are away from home? In my experience, both issues display similar symptoms. I found an article released by American Kennel Club that helps clarify between the two. I have worked with a lot of dogs over
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AKC Registered Mixed Breed So, something really cool happened last night that I wanted to share. As of 5/12/2021, Phoenix is an officially registered AKC Canine! She is listed under the name Phoenix Page, All American Breed. Yes, you read that right! All American Breed! Why is this such a big deal, you ask? For
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What are the most common actions we take as humans that damage our dogs’ “Value of Life?” Often as humans we make mistakes and learn from them. But what mistakes do we make when looking through our dogs’ eyes? What we don’t see is a lot of the mistakes we make may actually be the
