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Dogs are really just little (big) people. With paws. Believe it or not, your dog craves the same things you do. A warm, toasty spot to sleep. Tasty food that blesses the belly. Lots of love and paw-fives. Protection. Structure. Human connection. Touch. And the comfort of consistency—knowing he can count on the people he depends on most to always be there. I know this is what you want for him, too. I am Laurie Luck, pooch pleaser and people … Read More...

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Teaching a Puppy to Listen in Public

Teaching a puppy to listen in public takes time. It also takes training, patience, and reinforcement. Rogan is slated to be a service dog when he grows up. If you've ever seen a service dog working with his parter, you may have remarked "He's so calm!" Or ""Nothing fazes him." That's because from puppyhood, that dog has been carefully exposed to public situations, has learned basic "good manners" behaviors, and has had frequent opportunities … Read More...

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Introducing Service Puppy in-Training, Rogan

Introducing Service Puppy in-Training, Rogan Welcome, Rogan! We're back in the world of raising service puppies again! I promised our seniors (Nemo, Lily, and Tango — service dog dropouts themselves) that as they entered their "golden years," they could retire from helping us raise service puppies. Levi was the last service dog we raised. We picked him up in January 2014 — four years ago since a service puppy in-training was in our … Read More...

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Dog Nail Trims Part 5: How to Trim Your Dog’s Nails with the Dremel – Video

Grinding a dog's nails: Crazy or genius? If you've been following our dog nail trimming series, you've already read (and watched) about getting to know your dog's nails, the mistakes people make when … [Read More...]

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