WEIRD COSTUME/OUTFIT SOCISLISATION/DESENSITISATION Halloween is SUPPOSED to be a spooky scary fun night,but for dogs it can be a spooky scary BAD night. Those fun and silly wigs,masks,hats and other costumes you have fun wearing can be super scary to your dog. Suddenly all the usual people shapes around them and the faces they recognise…
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FIREWORKS!! We might find fireworks thrilling,exciting and magical but for some dogs fireworks are world war three!!! Is your dog afraid of fireworks,loud bangs,thunder? Do you have a new dog or puppy and aren’t sure if they are afraid of fireworks and thunder? Well the following will outline ways to prepare a dog for possible…
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Chocolate and Xylitol! ”Tis the season for yummy goodies to be laying about the house. Please be careful that your pooch doesn’t go snooping around and hit the jack pot or he may end up spending an unpleasant night at the vets. Chocolate and cocoa contain a chemical called theobromine that can adversely affect the…
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Garlic might be a great way to keep Dracula at bay,but if you aren’t careful it could mean a trip to the vet for your pet! Onions, garlic, chives, and leeks are in the Allium family, and are poisonous to both dogs and cats if the dose is right. Garlic is considered to be…
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2. Fiendish Fruits That are Freaky and Foul !!! You might be tempted to share your candy apples or little boxes of raisins from your night of ghoulish looting with your furry pal but HOLD ON!!! You may want to save those raisins for your little brother or sister instead! grapes/raisins For reasons that remain…
13 POSTS OF HOWL O’WEEN ! Post 1.
To celebrate the spoOky season I will be embarking on a series of 13 posts this month on topics relating to halloween AND dogs! come along with me! First up: POST ONE OF THIRTEEN The Benefits of Pumpkin For Dogs A number of nutrients in pumpkin, including vitamin A and zinc, improve your pet’s skin…
GRAND UPDATE
hey gang. my Apologies for the radio silence,but it’s been all for very good reasons! 2017 has been an amazing year for me so far in the land of career advancements! You may have noticed my super duper awesome revved up new website look. Or maybe the amazing photos added to my website and fb…
Humane Dog Training
There are those trainers out there who refer to themselves as balanced trainers. By this they mean that although they use modern science based reward methods,they are also willing to use aversive tools such as choke chains ,prong collars and E collars should they deem it necessary to achieve their goals. They often use the…
CHILL OUT!
We are currently in a stage 3 drought here in B.C.! With that in mind I thought I would give you some tips on how to handle this hot dry weather with your furry buddy! change the time of day you exercise your dog. the hottest time of day is from around noon till about…
Time Out Hug!
The Time Out Hug is a great tool to use when you want to calm your dog after they’ve gone ‘over threshold’ and are ‘freaking out’. If you have them on leash and they’ve suddenly begun reacting negatively to something or someone, you don’t have treats or treats aren’t working because they’re too wound up,…
