Anyone who has ever loved a reactive dog knows that it isn't a cut-and-dry thing. You have to experiment with your dog, learn his triggers, then work with what you can figure out. With Lucas, for example, we realized that the first rule of dog-dog introductions - introduce new dogs on neutral ground so that no one feels territorial - does. not. apply. At all. Most places other than home feel
How are your 2014 dog training goals coming along?
So... it's February. How did that happen? Seriously, didn't we just Rescue Remedy/Thundershirt our dogs to ring in the new year? Hmph. Anyway, my main goal - and what I wanted to accomplish for the Train Your Dog Month Challenge - was to go through the Relaxation Protocol with both Cooper and Lucas. I'm here to update you on our progress. In one word: fail. While the failing
I probably should buy an x-pen
Last week, an hour after we got back from our Indy trip, John had to drive to Mobile for an oil spill conference (riveting, right?) for the entirety of last week. Molly was back with us, so already it was a busier week. And then Cooper had his indiscretion. So, add that to work and life stuff, my hands were a smidge full. While Molly is in our care, I'm working on crate training her to a
Help Stop Canine Cancer: The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study
Quick note: As you guys know, we hate cancer around here. Having gone through it with Emmett then again myself, we're committed to anti-cancer initiatives. When Katie reached out about this project to help stop canine cancer, I jumped on board to share this information. You try to keep your dogs healthy in every way that you can—you feed them the right food and bring them to the vet for
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