Normal Dog Behavior
The Hide Game for Puppy Training
Teach your puppy to keep an eye on you My Basset Fauve de Bretagne puppy, Brio, is 15 weeks old, which means he’s nearing the end of the important…
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An easy way to teach “Give” Having a hound puppy is a new experience for me. Brio isn’t my first hound. I had a basset hound for 12 years, but…
Read MoreIntroducing a new puppy
Adding a puppy to a multi-dog household IT’S BEEN a little over a week since I picked Brio up in South Carolina, and he and Larry were introduced to each…
Read MoreAfter COVID, when it’s time to leave the dog home alone again
Larry and I have been home together 24/7 for six weeks, with few brief separations for occasional food shopping. While I love being with Larry from one perspective, it is…
Read MoreAll About Dominance – 1
Is My Dog Dominant? Dominance & Pack Behavior You’ve heard the popular jargon – alpha dog, pack leader, dominant. It’s the in-thing to treat dogs as if they are wolves in…
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The Social Hierarchy Is there such a thing as a “dominant” dog? Sure there is. A social hierarchy can exist between dogs – members of the same species. But it is not…
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The Rules of the Pack The dog’s family unit, or pack, has rules of behavior. These rules apply to all pack members–including inter-species (dogs and humans). Dogs learn the rules…
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