Since I don’t like having my dog in the kitchen while I’m cooking I’ve taught her to “go to your chair.” It’s her own little place at the kitchen bar that she sits at while she can keep an eye on what’s going on. Before I taught her that she’d follow me into the ...
QUICK TIP:You can make this a positive interaction by tossing some treats (we likeWellness Soft Puppy Bites) in the crate or give your puppy a chew toy while he’s crated for his short time out. When crate training has been truly effective, you will even have the ability to tell your...
AAS got this email, one of hundreds we get a year asking us to help an abused dog: "Two weeks ago we rescued a young dog who had been mainly in a crate outside in the rain and cold and heat for her whole life and the people who owned her moved away and left her! She was em...
We have crate trained both of our dogs, and consider that space as their bedroom. With a baby coming home they will probably want and need their crates more then ever. Dogs deserve a space of their own to relax and get away from stimuli that may overwhelm them, so crate training your ...
He loves his crate and goes into it happily, never whines or cries in it and appears relaxed and content in it. I think of it as his bedroom, where he gets to relax and drop his guard. Rachel says October 7, 2011 at 7:30 am In Switzerland it’s AWFUL!!! One has no clue ...
Ourpuppy potty training guideincludes a training schedule and other helpful tips and tricks for getting this important training taken care of as quickly and easily as possible. Learn about how you and your puppy could benefit from using a dog crate, ourcrate training guidehas everything you need...
We tend to act like adolescent labradors let out of the crate at the end of a long day. And yes, I completely agree that culturally we tend to have unrealistic expectations about not just dogs, but life itself. Apparently, all dogs should be perfect at all times, the world should be ...
Sure enough, next time she got in “alligator mode,” I popped her in her crate, and after five minutes of throwing a hissy fit, she crashed and slept for over an hour. For the first month, I really didn’t like Maple. I know that sounds horrible, but it is not as bad as it ...
Of course, there’s always the dog care option of “bring with.” A confident, mannerly,crate-traineddog can make your outdoorsy vacation that much more fun. You and your Dogalini may even enjoy a city trip, if the place is sufficiently animal-friendly. For more, see my articles oncar...
Patricia Jordan DVM is a 1986 graduate of the North Carolina College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr Jordan found holistic medicine in 2000 at the AHVMA American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Conference. She completed a Master's Program in TCVM Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine with Dr Xie...