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You don’t need a yard to easily house train your puppy to eliminate outdoors!
“The greatest house training benefit of a patio or balcony potty is proximity to an exit. Puppies need instantaneous reinforcement for learning, and they need the environment to be calm to avoid being distracted.”
I’ve had great results coaching puppy guardians on using real or artificial grass pads for house training.
No animal on earth benefits from a 100% processed food diet, including puppies & dogs. The reason vets recommend this has nothing to do with what’s *best* for our companions’ health and EVERYTHING to do with marketing.
Does your vet just happen to sell the food they insist you feed your puppy or dog?
If your pediatrician had a McDonald’s franchise in their lobby would that make you believe their food is “healthy?”
Real food is the very best thing any organism can ingest. If you’re not ready to completely change your puppy’s diet, add whole foods to their kibble.
Kayla Kowalski Nutrition is an excellent page to follow for learning more about healthful feeding for your belived companion.
Pure, unmitigated JOY.
Puddy the Dog gets the Zoomies after her morning walk
Easiest way to help puppies enjoy their crate sooner? Never put them inside!
“When we pick a puppy up and place them in the crate, we eliminate their ability to choose (aka agency) to go inside. While putting a puppy in a crate may be faster or more convenient for the human, more often than not doing this creates resistance around the crate for the puppy.
“Resistance manifests in several ways, with barking, whining and pawing at the gate being the most common. These are signs of discomfort and potentially distress.”
The single most important behavior for puppies learning to enjoy their crate is the ability to walk into the crate on their own steam.
The biggest mistake most puppy guardians make when crate conditioning (training) is “putting” a puppy inside.
The single most important behavior for puppies learning to enjoy their crate is the ability to walk into the crate on their own steam.
A reminder that frozen eggs or egg yolks can make a cooling treat for dogs that tolerate dietary fat.
Beat the eggs, pour into ice cube trays. Done!
Good Morning! I’m Bagel. This is my first day of puppy school.
I cannot understand why so many people believe correcting a puppy teaches them anything.
TEACH your puppy by showing them and rewarding the behavior you want.
Punishment is often ineffective in dog training because it can create fear, anxiety, and confusion rather than teaching the desired behaviour. Dogs may not understand what they are being punished for, especially if the punishment is not immediately linked to the unwanted behaviour.
This can lead to a breakdown in trust between the dog and the carer, making training more difficult. Positive reinforcement, on the other hand, encourages desired behaviours by rewarding the dog, fostering a positive and trusting relationship, and promoting a more effective and humane training environment.
If you know, you know.
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The best puppy raising advice I have: slow down!
There is often a lot of pressure to make sure your dog can do 'this' by a certain stage of training, or 'that' by a certain age, but who actually makes these ideas?
Whatever you are working towards with your dog, do it at your own pace.
Don't compare yourself, or your progress, to others.
And if your dog doesn't know 30 tricks, that's fine.
If they still pull on the lead sometimes, but you are working on it, that's fine.
If they still want to jump up at your guests but you are working on it, that's fine.
If they are unsure of certain situations, but you are working on it, that's fine.
There is no set timeline of when these things need to be ticked off your list.
Be calm, be consistent, and most importantly, be kind to your dog ❤️
So, give yourself, and your dog, a break, take the pressure off, and just work together as a team at your own pace 🐾
Controversial opinion:
Leash “training” is an obstacle to your puppy learning to happily walk *with* you.
Please allow me to explain…
Leashed walking is the puppy skill that guardians who contact me seem to struggle with the most. Few puppies are taught what we want them to do before they
No animal on planet earth is genetically designed to live on a 100% processed food diet.
You don’t have to go raw for your companion to have amazing benefits from adding whole meats, fish, eggs, fruit and steamed veg to their kibble.
Kayla Kowalski Nutrition is a certified canine nutritionist. Love her on FB and Instagram.
Puppy bliss.
Think about it.
Would you feel good about a pediatrician recommending feeding children McDonalds or power bars? What if that pediatrician had a McDonald’s franchise in their lobby?
The age at which you spay or neuter your pup isn’t as cut and dried as we once assumed. Multiple studies show a correlation between sterilization and incidents of cancer and joint issues later in life.
UC Davis, one of the premier veterinary schools in the country put together a very helpful chart of the breeds they’ve studied and the recommended age of sterilization. This chart suggests there is no “safe” age for male Doberman pinchers nor female golden retrievers
This is 10 week old Kiki’s 5th day of puppy school and she’s already doing an auto-sit for treats!
Puppies need quality sleep. They also need to be comfortable when alone to minimze the chance of anxiety building around being alone.
Your puppy doesn’t need to sleep on a hard surface to be safe!
In a recent post in a puppy behavior group, virtually everyone said the ONLY solution to this problem is to take away all beds until puppy “grows out of it.”
Eggs are perfect protein. Inexpensive, high in nutrients, easy to prepare.
Eggs cooked in a silicon lick mat is next level enrichment genius!
Secret to raising a happy puppy that you didn’t learn in puppy class!
I read a lot of posts on social media from puppy owners distraught because their puppy barks at strangers, chewed on their couch, eliminated in their crate
Science doesn’t support the idea that spaying or neutering is actually beneficial for our dogs, but it’s very difficult to find that information. US dog welfare organizations and the veterinary community pressure dog owners into accepting castration (medical term for spaying and neutering) as mandatory when in reality they’re serving their own agendas, not what’s best for our precious companions.
There’s a lot of good info in the article, below, if you’re interested in educating yourself.
“Because of the often repeated belief that neutered dogs are less likely to be aggressive, many dog parks, apartments, and dog boarding kennels, require that pets that use their facilities be surgically desexed. The picture in Europe, however, is quite different. A Swedish study found that 99% of the dogs in their sample were not neutered. A Hungarian study showed 57% intact dogs, and a British survey found 46% intact dogs. In fact it is against the law to neuter dogs in Norway, unless there is a specific medical reason.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/202404/spayed-and-neutered-dogs-show-more-signs-of-aging?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR15PZrVMFGjeqB3uIl6sb9DRAwg3F_C6N8d9t8LhWTEgu6sPjOwf4I6GXc_aem_AYIJ9eExpUbuWMIG96MDHxLCr-3kHB3Xz2jgSJ0oOko2d1xa0KAQtqfjVXjSPFGusHbpavmy2pMHfY7o1qSQpAJ9
Desexing dogs doesn't control aggression but exposes them to physiological risks.
Great advice!
An important post we had to share for ⚠️
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As our children grow, it’s important to teach them the skills to interact with dogs safely. And, petting dogs is one of those skills to teach properly. We like kids to learn the phrase “one hand enough, two hands too rough!” from an early age.
When a child puts two hands on a dog, even if the interaction begins gently, it can escalate to rougher petting, grabbing, or hugging very easily. Teaching kids to pet a dog with one hand on the dog’s shoulder or back at the closest point relative to the child (i.e. NO reaching over the dog’s head or back) is a safe option and even something we adults can remember as well.
Remember to keep interactions brief and allow dogs plenty of opportunities to say “no, thanks!” (for kids and dogs!)
What a love!
Rollie is such a sweet little dude. He just had surgery to repair double cherry eye, and I think he’s feeling so much better. This little likes to curl himself up in his blankets and make a little Chiweenie burrito out of it. He loves nothing more than to be by your side, hang out with you during the day and go for walks around the neighborhood. He such an easy dog to have around. He is still waiting for the perfect application so he can find his forever family. He’s been through a lot; a mangled paw and surgery to repair it, death listed at the shelter, and now cherry eye surgery. But he’s come through it all and is sweet and affectionate. If you think this little man sounds like someone you would like to have in your life, please fill out an application on our website. loveleorescue.org
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This is 10 week old Kiki’s 5th day of puppy school and she’s already doing an auto-sit for treats!
Happy Puppy Day! 🐾
In 3 months this scared, easily overwhelmed puppy learned to be relaxed and confident, on-leash. I coach puppy parents everywhere on how to raise calm, happy dogs, privately. 100% safe, zero-risk socialization, before puppy vaccines are complete. 100% dog-centered, compassionate, effective techniques. One-on-one instruction. Zero corrections, punishment, raised voices. 30 years of canine behavior modification experience.
In 3 months this scared, easily overwhelmed puppy learned to be relaxed and confident, on-leash. I remotely coach puppy parents everywhere on how to raise calm, happy dogs. 100% safe, zero-risk socialization. 100% dog-centered, compassionate, effective techniques. One-on-one instruction. Zero corrections, punishment, raised voices. 30 years of canine behavior modification experience.
Dogs going from stressed & reactive to relaxed & happy without corrections, leash pops, yelling. Amazing!
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