We only have one chance to prepare our puppy for it’s first Independence Day. Puppies are “single event learners” and the younger they are the faster they learn. Puppies under 16 weeks of age are especially sensitive to this type of learning. Here are some tips and techniques to help you set your puppy up […]
Read MoreThe following is a post I wrote as part of our “Hard Conversations” series in our Pandemic Puppy Support Group on Facebook. I received many requests for a shareable version of this hard conversation, so I’ve updated it, added some resources, special notes for breeders/rescues and am reposting it here. As the weeks have passed […]
Read MoreDon’t we all wish we had a magic wand to wave over our puppy? If I was a magician and had such magical abilities, I might choose to remove all the “puppy” behaviors I don’t like from my puppy and replace them with “adult” behaviors I do like. But then, I would loose the magic […]
Read MoreHaven’t we all heard the predictions of doom that descend when the subject turns to raising litter mates. Read a few comments on social media and you might think that anyone raising two puppies at the same time was making what must be the worst mistake anyone has ever made in the history of mistakes. […]
Read MoreWhen I litter box trained my first litter, about five years ago now, I had no idea how something this practical and simple could have such far reaching effects in the lives of my puppies. “Dogs are angels full of poop.” Oliver Gaspirtz I just wanted to be able to raise my puppies inside my […]
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