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posted in 25 Aug, 2010 by Liz  

Make the Crate Pleasant for your Dog

Guest Post by Dr. Jessica Bradford. Dr. Bradford is a small animal veterinarian with 20 years experience in private practice, and a contributing writer for wooddogcrate.com. She shares her life with four dogs, so she can see first hand the many benefits of crate training.

If you are going to expect your dog to spend any [...]

posted in 24 Aug, 2010 by Guest writer, Trish McEachern  

Ginger’s Story ~ a dog living with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

During the winter of 2008, my Shepherd/Lab mix, Ginger, began to experience bouts of diarrhea which I attributed to a change I had made in her diet. I went back to her old food, but the diarrhea persisted with accidents in the house – something that hadn’t happened since she was a puppy. I brought [...]

posted in 20 Jun, 2010 by Guest Writer, Sarah O'Neill  

In Memoriam: Life with — and without — Piccolo

This story was sent in by a reader. Lisa Warden is the Canadian woman who saved Pete in India. Before Pete she had rescued and adopted a paralyzed dog that got hit by a car and left to die. Tragically, Piccolo died a few weeks ago and this is a tribute she wrote about him [...]

posted in 18 May, 2010 by Guest Writer, Dianne Sarasin from Bark Busters Ottawa  

The Confidence Game

This is a fabulous, fun mental exercise; it’s great for bonding and to build confidence in dogs that lack it. This game is especially good if your dog feels uncomfortable with a specific family member.

Start hiding a ball or favorite toy in plain view (behind you) while sitting on the floor and telling the [...]

posted in 11 May, 2010 by Guest Writer, Dianne Sarasin from Bark Busters Ottawa  

A Reliable Recall

You need to invest a fair amount of time and energy to train a really reliable recall. One reason why owners are having problems with recalls is because dogs learn contextually, also called” place learning”. Lack of generalization is acutely evident in the recall. The park is a very different context than the home [...]

posted in 13 Apr, 2010 by Guest Writer, Dianne Sarasin from Bark Busters Ottawa  

Moving Tips For Dog Owners

With spring in the air, a lot of people are considering moving to a new home. Be sure to think of your pet along this process to make sure they don’t get lost in the shuffle.
At moving time, give the dog a chance to relieve bowels and bladder in a safe area on leash. Then [...]

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