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Tips For Successful Puppy Crate Training
What is Puppy Crate Training? Crate training is the process of getting a puppy comfortable with staying in a crate as a means of security …
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Potty Training Your Puppy
Puppy potty training is rarely easy. In fact, it can be downright frustrating and upsetting at times. There are ways to make sure you …
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Think Safety When Choosing Toys For Your Puppy
Puppies love to play with anything they get in their paws, whether it’s safe or not. Puppies, much like babies, love to put everything in their …
Continue ReadingTips On Finding A Good Dog Trainer
Whether you just adopted a new puppy, or are interested in modifying the behavior of your adult dog, it’s important to find a…
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Are You Ready For A Puppy?
Are you really ready to bring a puppy home? It sounds great in theory, but before you take home the first puppy who melts your heart, there …
Continue ReadingAccidents Happen! Eliminate Pet Odors Naturally
Party Marty, the hip, friendly and oh-so-cool cat who only puts his nose in the air when foul odors abound! You have pets. You have well-trained pets. You may also have pets that, well, have accidents inside on occasion. You have pets…you have smells. It’s a fact of life. We have a few doggie friends […]
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Is Your Dog A Boredom Eater?
Do you ever find yourself eating when bored? I do, and as it turns out, dogs can be boredom eaters too. Case in point is Sophia the Bulldog featured on the latest episode of Dogs in the City. Sophia and her bulldog brother were left at home on average nine hours each day while their […]
Continue ReadingUrinating upon greeting people? A simple “hello” with a tail wag would suffice!
Party Marty here with quite the canine dilemma. It seems our Yorkie-Poo friend Bolt, the alpha dog at home to his Wheaten Terrier counterpart, has this habit of urinating whenever guests stop by the home. He gets so excited to greet them and in doing so, tends to pee on their feet or somewhere closeby. […]
Continue ReadingOld Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
This weekend, I had pet sitting visits with Bailey, an 11 year old Labrador Retriever. He’s 11, considered a senior citizen in dog years but as I’ve come to find out, he’s got lots of energy and CAN definitely learn new tricks! We went for walks on each of our three visits. He’s a quick […]
Continue ReadingNew Show: Dogs in the City
You may’ve seen the ads for the new CBS show, Dogs in the City, which airs on Wednesdays, 7-8p Central Time. I taped the episode and watched it today. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I will say I liked “dog guru” Justin Silver’s approach to helping dog owners with various problems they were […]
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