Early Puppy Socialization and the Stages of Puppy Development! In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of early puppy socialization and puppy training, and provide a brief overview of a dogs stages of development. If you really want to do a deep dive into these topics, I recommend reading this book. In Defence […]
Multiple Dog Homes and Pack Order Once upon a time, all our dogs’ ancestors were wild animals that lived in packs. It was critically important to pack survival that they get along well with each other. Even a minor injury from an aggressive pack mates tooth could become infected and cause the disability and death of a […]
What is the Best Age to Neuter or Spay your Dog? In general, in small breed dogs (less than 50 pounds), we recommend spaying around 6 months. In large breed dogs (greater than 50 pounds), we recommend waiting until after skeletal maturity but before the second heat cycle (usually 12-15 months) in spayed female dogs […]
How to Stop Puppy Whining Puppy Separation and Confinement How to stop the Whining, Crying and Howling! Puppies can become very dramatic the first few times in a crate and they will whine and cry when separated from their owners or left alone, especially for the first time. The puppy is afraid he is being […]
Daisy teaches Coco to walk on a leash Trying to train my remaining Aussiedoodle puppy on the leash has been less than successful because she is on the timid side so I tied her to Daisy my amazing Standard Poodle and asked her to just walk.. she had no choice but to follow. It worked […]
What Age Is Best for Puppy Socialization? Puppies are most accepting of new experiences between 3 and 12 weeks old. After that age, they become much more cautious of anything they haven’t yet encountered. From about 12 to 18 weeks old the opportunity to easily socialize the puppy ends-and with each passing week it becomes […]
The Differences between Male and Female Puppies You may have felt that choosing a breed was the biggest decision you had to make before getting a dog. But now that you have made that choice, you are now faced with a more basic decision: do you want a male dog, or a female? There is […]
How to put a stop to puppy digging Between I’d say 4 months and 8 months dogs go through what I like to call the “teen years” this is the time when most people will throw their hands up in frustration and some will re-home or worse drop their dogs off at the pound. During […]
The Puppy Aptitude Test WHAT IS PUPPY APTITUDE TESTING? The Volhard “Puppy Aptitude Test or “PAT” was created by Joachim and Wendy Volhard as a way to test behavioral tendencies and predict what a puppy will be like as an adult also commonly called a “Puppy Temperament Test” or “Puppy Personality Test”. The test is […]
Almost everyone I know with a dog claims that their pooch watches television. I believe them, but I also know that a dog’s eyesight is very different from ours, so what exactly does “watching TV†mean for a dog? Pet experts say that a lot of dogs will actually follow the movement of objects on […]