Hampl's Dog Obedience

07/10/2025

Happy National Kitten Day! Share pictures of your Kittens that your dogs love or love to chase.

07/03/2025

Food for thought.

This is a repost(ish) but well worth repeating. Many of you have heard me harp on harness fit time and again. Having spent decades evaluating harness fit in working dogs of all types with thermal imaging (as well as having years of working and active dog experience combined with a strong biomechanics knowledge base) using front-clipping or "Gentle Leader" type harnesses only guarantee more structural stress in active dogs that makes for more work for me and other chiro/sports med colleagues. PLEASE only use harnesses that fit with proper ergonomics! [NOTE: I've tweaked the English & syntax in the added-on description below so it might read a little differently.]

"All dog owners should know this fact! A harness like this is a terrible injustice to your pet!! AVOID USING THIS TYPE OF HARNESS !

In a dog's forward movement, a harness with a tape that crosses its chest from side to side hinders it in the same way humans would bother going hiking with an elastic band holding their arms. Physiological movement of the front extremity is prohibited. Just like rubber would inhibit the pendular movement of our ARMS.

Thanks to the "Study of Canine Movement at the University of Jena", we now know that in the dog, the center of rotation of the front limb is at the top of the scapula, but in the human the center of rotation in the arm is in the shoulder. Jena's study demonstrates, among other things, the importance of scapular movement for dog locomotion. Now we understand the importance of taking into account the free movement of the dog's shoulder when choosing a chest harness.
That means there SHOULDN'T be bands across the scapular (orange) area, and they shouldn't cross the chest side to side either.

From the point of view of biomechanics and physiotherapy, it is recommended not to choose getting harnesses that have a strap that goes through the chest laterally, or that have straps that touch or press the scapula.

Always lean towards harness models with ERGONOMIC design, to allow maximum freedom of movement for your dog, improve his well-being and safety during his walk.
Source : REAL CEPPA"

06/29/2025

Fireworks Safety for Pets 🎆

The Fourth of July is nearly here, but have you prepared your pets for Independence Day?

Follow our safety guide to help protect your furry friend on the Fourth of July. 🐾

06/25/2025

Walk in the Park had it's makeup class tonight down in a very busy and warm Harbor. Beer at the Tides or Seven Seas sounded like a really good idea.

06/23/2025

06/17/2025

06/15/2025

These little cuties that I posted yesterday showed up at my house. Lucky little guys that crossed three major road. When reunited with their owners, the owners told them what bad dogs they were. I on the other hand told them what bad owners they were. One dog had a collar with no tags. They were not micro-chipped. Needless to say I gave them a little lecture.

Please make sure your dogs are micro-chipped or at least have a collar with a tag with your cell phone number. Accidents happen. These dogs ran out an open back door as the owners were bringing things into their cabin, a new place to the dogs.

06/15/2025

Owners Found. Happy Reunion.
Any one know these dogs? They are at my house.

06/14/2025

We had a nice day in Downtown Gig harbor for Walk in the Park. Always a lot of distractions.

06/10/2025

With this warmer weather, remember you cannot leave your pets in your vehicle. Your vehicle temperature increases very quickly! See the picture below for estimated temperatures after 10 minutes and then 30 minutes.

06/07/2025

It is heating up out there. I see early morning walks in your future.

What temperature is too hot for dogs?

06/05/2025

The weather is warming up.. A good graphic from the Veterinary MercK Manual