Once again, I have given an existing product a more descriptive name. Actually, this product comes in two forms. The pet stores sell a version known as a Haiti®. The other brand is called a Promise Collar® and is sold exclusively...
Two Puppies Twice the Fun or Double the Trouble? Unfortunately, two puppies usually mean more trouble than fun. They’ll pay more attention to each other than they will to you because they’re dogs and you’re not (Nah, Nah!). A single puppy...
You’ll need to designate an area for your mischievous dog to stay while you’re not home and to cool off if things get out of hand. I like to think of the area as a cubby because it should be small, quiet, and...
You’ve come to a pivotal point in your dog training journey. If you don’t start out with the right equipment and make some effort to organize your home—I repeat, your home—you’ll have a hard time earning your dog’s respect. An untrained dog...
Dogs need to be safely enclosed when allowed to run free outside. As I tell all my clients, “If you can’t fence them, leash them.” It’s your responsibility to provide for your dog’s well-being in the world, so think it through, talk...
The Trip Home: You’ve selected your one and only. The moment’s arrived to bring him home! Unless it’s a neighbourhood litter, I’ll assume you came by car. Now depending on the situation, the car ride can be quite an experience, so let...
Your Lifestyle Situation: In addition to your activity level, you need to consider the other people and commitments in your life, too. Are you single? Do you have kids? are You retired? These things should influence your breed decision. Listed below are...
Pet Store Puppies: It’s unbelievably cute, it’s desperate, it looks so lonely, and it just went on sale—I’ll take that doggy in the window! Is this happening to you? If you’re deliberating over a pet store pup, let me fill you...
