Puppy Training: 5 Naughty Behaviors and Bad Habits to Reshape Before It’s Too Late
Welcoming a new puppy into your home is opening your doors to happiness. A new puppy brings in so much joy, laughter, and cuteness to turn you into a doting new puppy parent. You are often caught off guard by how adorable they are and how they seem like little angels that take your stress […]
Are You REALLY Ready for a Christmas Puppy? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself (And Your Family)
‘Tis the season of giving… One of my favorite times of the year! In the spirit of giving, so many families decide to adopt a dog or give their family a Christmas puppy wrapped in a big bow under the tree. Which I think is SO GREAT… I love to see dogs leaving shelters to […]
Christmas Puppies: Are You Truly Ready for the Responsibility of a Dog?
Imagine this… You wake up on Christmas morning. The trimmed tree is glimmering with lights. A fresh pot of coffee is brewing in the kitchen. Snowflakes are gently falling outside the window. And to top it all off, a tiny little puppy is snuggled up under a tree branch waiting for your children to wake […]
Puppy Training Classes: Should You Enroll + The Pros and Cons
Puppy training classes sound like a great idea if you’re currently dealing with a challenging puppy! Perhaps you’ve just brought home your adorable new puppy, and then, the typical stuff happens. They pee on your carpet, and they start chewing on your shoes. Even their barking has become non-stop! You have probably thought “Ahhhh! I […]
Crate Training a New Puppy: Tips and Tools for Setting Up Your Pup
Today, I want to talk about a very useful tool when it comes to training your puppy—a crate. Even more important, I want to discuss how to set yourself up for effectively crate training a new puppy. To some people, a crate looks a bit like jail cell. However, most puppies and dogs (once they’re […]
What Training Dogs Has Taught Me about Parenting
Have you ever looked at your dog, then at your child, and thought to yourself, “I wonder how similar raising a children is to training a dog?” I have! In fact, after a decade of training over 3,000 dogs, owning 4 dogs, and having two human children of my own, I ended up writing a […]
