Tips for starting your life together Getting started off right with your new puppy jump starts the bonding process that establishes your lifelong relationship with your dog. Puppies are wondrous creatures that are learning every waking moment of their lives. Much like a dry sponge, your puppy’s brain is soaking up information, drip by drip. Positively […]
Puppy Pointers Series – Biting
“Bite Inhibition” & Not Biting Children Puppies use their mouths. They chew fingers, grab ankles, and put their teeth on everything. Prior to the age of 13 weeks, you can help your puppy learn to moderate his bite, to limit the pressure of his bite by letting him know when he’s biting too hard. As he’s […]
In a Multi-dog Household – Learn to be Alone
It’s important for a puppy to learn to be alone Last fall, when I decided to introduce a puppy into my home, I had to carefully consider Larry, my seven-year-old Chinook. Larry was raised with Kochi, my Shiba Inu mix who was nine years old when Larry joined our family. Kochi wasn’t fond of other […]