by Kristine Mele UW-AAB, CPDT-KA | destructive dogs, dog behavior, dog training, Education, House Training, leash pulling, loose leash walking, problem dogs, Uncategorized
A word about house-training, natural reinforcement, and ice cream toppings. When you feel the sensation telling you that your bladder or bowels are full, you go to the restroom to ‘relieve yourself’. That phrase is used because you are literally getting...
by Kristine Mele UW-AAB, CPDT-KA | destructive dogs, dog behavior, dog training, Education, Journal, problem dogs, Uncategorized
Vianni First let me introduce my girl, the princess of the household, Ms. Vianni. She is a 10 year old boxer/pit mix. The son of my husband’s co-worker brought a puppy home, but they already had an older dog with age related medical issues and...
by Kristine Mele UW-AAB, CPDT-KA | dog behavior, dog training, Education, Safety Tips, Uncategorized
https://alldogzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/coolbandana.mp4 Does your pet get too hot in the summer? Does he/she have sore joints, sports injuries, or puppy boo-boos? Watch this video for a ‘cool’...
by Kristine Mele UW-AAB, CPDT-KA | Chewing, destructive dogs, dog behavior, Education, problem dogs, Safety Tips, Uncategorized
Have you ever found a stray chewed up bottle from medicine, vitamins, spices, etc. that you weren’t sure if it was pulled out of the trash empty, or stolen from a cabinet full? Of course, one way to prevent this is to keep the cabinets shut with child/puppy...
by Kristine Mele UW-AAB, CPDT-KA | Chewing, destructive dogs, dog behavior, dog training, Education, Journal, problem dogs
Does Fletch partake in some destructive chewing? Does Trudy chew you out of house and home? Dogs tend to chew out of boredom, hunger, stress, teething, among other reasons. These tips can help with all of these issues: Exercise: Physical OR Mental Exercise is by far...
by Kristine Mele UW-AAB, CPDT-KA | dog behavior, dog training, Education, Journal, problem dogs, Uncategorized
Perhaps you were free-feeding Frodo. Could be everyone in the family thought it was their turn to feed Dogbert….every day. Maybe you adopted Hefty Horshak. It doesn’t matter how Little Fluffy became the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, the end result is a puppy...
