The DogSmith of Florida's Emerald Coast

08/03/2024

21/02/2024

Hope and her new human! It was love at first sight - and for the folks at Pet Supermarket too! I’ll miss that little girl!

11/10/2023

Anyone looking at purchasing purebred dogs should read this article. It may change your mind.

Some vets are spotting an alarming trend.

26/08/2023

10/08/2023

Researchers discovered that the complexity of a dog's facial markings affects human interpretation of their expressions.

29/12/2022

Is dog training one of your New Year resolutions? DogSmith group classes start Jan. 3, 2023. Sign up today! Click here to see upcoming classes:

3 DogSmith Open Classes Here at The DogSmith we recognize the importance of having a well behaved dog and making your pets part of the family. But we also understand how busy our clients are so we designed the DogSmith “Drop-In” Class just for you. “Drop-In” enrollment allows you to register...

26/08/2022

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16/07/2022

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18/02/2022

WHY DO HALF OF ALL DOG BITES INVOLVE CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY DOG?

In most of the cases we take on where a dog has bitten a family member we are informed “the bite came from nowhere”.

We then discover during our functional assessment process that the dog had been giving of signals for months if not years in the way of appeasement signs or minor signs of aggression such as freezing, snarling or snapping. Subtle distance increasing signs that were ignored and thus failed are replaced by more overt signs.
Read our new blog on more information and find resources to help you

If you have concerns then please reach out to an ethical, humane and competent Dog Trainer for help and guidance. In the meantime, please put in place any management strategies you need, to that ensure your dogs and family members are safe.
https://dogsmith.com/why-do-half-of-all-dog-bites-involve-children-and-the-family-dog/

18/02/2022

Need Help With Your Dogs Behavior?
I can still remember the first time I left a clients house feeling I had saved a dogs life. As I drove slowly away my emotions moved from tears to joy. The owners had become desperate, were stressed, losing sleep and fighting options and decisions they felt they needed to make. They had a dog that was considered aggressive and they recognized the social liability of this. They had tried many dog trainers who had offered anecdotal advice and punishing options that had worsened the dog’s behavior. https://dogsmith.com/need-help-with-your-dogs-behavior/

12/09/2021

Here’s Andy, the new DogSmith foster heeler! Settling in nicely.