Puppy Shenanigans
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Puppy Shenanigans

Balanced puppy play and the importance of puppies having “other kids their own age” to interact with.

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“Training the Whole Dog”
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“Training the Whole Dog”

“Speaking to the whole picture, the whole scenario, and the whole dog is how we're able to get the results we get when it comes to *behavior*. Shining a spotlight on all of the contributing ingredients that contribute to, influence, impact... even birth behavior.”

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The Circle of Trust.
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The Circle of Trust.

Building your “Circle of Trust” to raise a healthy, balanced, well-taken-care-of dog.

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Anxiety.
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Anxiety.

While anxiety has always been around, we've seen a massive uptick of it especially over the course of the last few years... on both ends of the leash.

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Understanding the Excitement Spectrum
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Understanding the Excitement Spectrum

Much like a wagging tail doesn't always mean a "friendly" dog, an overly aroused, overly excited, super juiced and jacked up dog doesn't always mean a "happy" dog.

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Obedience training is only one small part of dog training!
Ilya Pavlov Ilya Pavlov

Obedience training is only one small part of dog training!

DO NOT SKIM (I know you want to ; )). If you have a dog, this is important information to understand.

There's a pervasive notion, especially here in the U.S., that "dog training" begins and ends with "obedience training". It's like saying raising and teaching a child begins and ends in the classroom. That learning how to read, write, spell, multiply, add, divide, remember historical facts, etc. is the only thing they need to learn in life. "Go to school, and you'll be set for life".

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