Blogs Rescue Tails #1 Rescue Tails #1 Carol Verdurmen and her husband, Robert, gave lots of thought to getting a dog. In fact, they contemplated the idea for three years! When Carol retired in 2006, they felt the time was right and visited the Oakville Humane Society....
Blogs Ending the Tug of War Ending the Tug of War You’ve probably seen them – those poor creatures trying to keep up as they get dragged around by the leash when they are out on their walks. They get yanked along willy-nilly at their companion’s whim. The harder they...
Blogs Dog Fight! Dog Fight! Most well-socialized dogs rarely get into dog fights. But occasionally even a docile dog can be drawn into combat. The causes of fights are varied and many, but typically one dog is guarding a resource — food, a toy, personal space,...
Blogs Leave it – Further Steps Leave it – Further Steps Once your dog knows that when you say “leave it!” to the treat enclosed in your fist (see the post “Leave it! A Good First Step”) he can expect a tasty treat from your other hand, it is a fairly simple process to...
Blogs Leave it!” A Good First Step Leave it!” A Good First Step Dogs evolved as scavengers, and even though most dogs no longer need to scavenge for food to survive, the instinct to sniff out and eat anything and everything that even vaguely resembles food remains an...
Blogs Happy Time Happy Time If you have spent any time in the company of two or more dogs, you will probably have witnessed the common doggie behaviour fondly known as humping. It doesn’t matter if the dog is spayed or neutered, male or female, puppy or adult, most...
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