Life Skills for Dogs & Separation Anxiety Information

A discussion of why it's important to let puppies explore while also trying to manage risk.

Puppies can be a lot! Use your first weeks with your puppy to work on skills that make life easier and build your puppy's confidence.

A follow up to the post about the importance of finding things you love about your dog, this is a description of things I love about mine.

Discussing a strategy to reduce a dog barking at passersby's overheard during a walk.

Finding things you love about your dog can help your relationship and your training!

skill areas to improve life with your canine adolescent

Why dog walks aren't necessary and things you can do instead.

5 common things that happen during canine adolescence

Puppies don't go directly to adulthood. There is a period of canine adolescence too!

5 skills to teach your dog that will make life and learning easier!

September is Responsible Dog Ownership month. Here are some ways to be responsible to and for your dog.

Training your puppy to feel safe being alone is a critical skill.

Why saying yes instead of no might yield better results with an excited dog.

Some of the realities of raising a puppy.

Signs of separation related problems

Things to do with your dog when its too hot to want to take a walk. Its hot outside and only going to get hotter over the next couple of...

Part one of an introduction to Separation Anxiety in dogs

An Introduction