A Loose Leash Walk – No Matter What! Come When Called – Around Any Distraction! A Solid Stay – At The Front Door, Kitchen And On Stairs! 1. What better obedience training setting than your own home? Your kitchen where we’ll teach your puppy or dog to “stay” during family meal preparation and eating Your doorway […]
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Dog Anxiety often occurs during or even before thunderstorms Thunderstorms can create low to high dog anxiety. There are a variety of different things to try to help reduce thunderstorm related fear. I have a very high quality downloadable soundtrack of thunderstorms that should be used as part of your strategy to desensitize your dog. Initially
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Hello John, Could you please help me figure out why for the last 3 years my 12-year-old mixed black lab refuses to drink out of a bowl and now even a flat platter. She approaches her food bowl with fear as well. If there is even the slightest bit of noise or if her food
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Hi John, I would like to ask a question about my 2.5 year old chocolate lab. He is considerably calmer than his puppy days and very sociable and friendly with humans and other animals. Unfortunately he has developed a strange behavior when being fed. When his bowl of food is routinely given to him, he
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My husband passed away in the hospital almost 2 months ago and our dog seems to be coming out of his blue mood but I find when I leave the house he gets very upset. For example, I left the house yesterday and he had chewed his tail into a wet, stringy mass, was over
Dear John, My min schnauzer, Olive, has increasingly become fearful of various noises – fireworks noises in particular. She pants heavily, will not settle down, and her whole body shakes. Her shaking and panting became so extreme that I thought she might have a heart attack. Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem? Eve
