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How was your holiday weekend? My family and I backpacked into White Pine Lake with friends of ours and thoroughly LOVED the experience....

School starts this week in my area! Where did the summer go? We've had a good time, I know that. There are so many things I love about...

WOW - what a week it has been! I don't know about you, but for us it was another super busy week as we rushed to successfully complete...

This past week with Boots has been a good one - he rang his Bells to go outside in order to GO POTTY, he gained some weight and now...

Approximately 2 weeks ago we invited "Boots," our newest service dog in training, into our home to begin his 18 month educational journey...

By Amy Each time a new puppy comes to our home for training I am reminded of the importance of building a bond with them, not just on the...

Bringing home a new furry family member is an exciting and heartwarming time. Nothing is quite as joyful as walking into the house to be...

My teenage puppy seems rather on edge lately, sometimes anxious, sometimes full of energy, sometimes fearful. What should we do when our...

Chili is an Australian Labradoodle in training to be a service dog. He's pretty much the most adorable thing out there. Things were going...

Attention is vital to puppy training! You must have your puppy’s attention first before you can ask him to do anything. Puppies cannot...

The recall is one of THE most important things we can teach a puppy. When a young puppy first joins your family, he has a natural...

We invite you to follow along on our puppy training journey in hopes that it will help you on yours! Watch videos of Chili from day one...

Does your puppy have an upset stomach? Try giving him one tablespoon of 100% pure pumpkin puree with his food. Pumpkin is full of fiber...

Do you ever catch your puppy doing something you really like? When I am working in my kitchen preparing a meal or a snack, oftentimes my...

Sometimes we focus only on what we want our dog to STOP doing....stop biting, stop chewing, stop barking, stop jumping, etc. What if you...

Have you ever come home and discovered that your dog has toilet-papered your house? More than a few dog owners have dogs who seem to...

Dogs can mean a lot of different things when they lick. Believe it or not, licking is a form of communication for dogs, as well as...

Does your dog have breath like death warmed over? Do you cringe when she gives you doggy kisses? Is her breath making your kids faint? ...

It’s a fair question: why do we ask our dogs to heel on our left side? For that matter, why do we do so many things to the left? Why...

No doubt you’ve seen a dog in a car somewhere and thought, "What a nice dog. I think I’ll go speak to him." Then as soon as you get...

Probably all puppies have chased their tails at some point. For a puppy, chasing his tail is as common as a child spinning in circles. ...

Long hair blowing in the breeze, the rush of air in the face. Not a care in the world! What could feel better, right? That’s probably...

Puppies open their eyes and ears around three weeks of age. From then on, it is crucial that they see, smell, meet, touch, hear and...