If you’ve ever packed your car at 2 a.m. with smoke turning the sky orange, you know: the time to figure out your dog’s disaster plan is not during the disaster. May is National Wildfire Awareness Month, and for those of us in wildfire zones, flood plains, or earthquake country, it’s the nudge to do […]
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I evacuated for 10 days during the Carr Fire with three dogs and learned a lot about planning for multiple dogs. Managing old dogs was one thing; now with younger, energetic dogs, preparation means more. From using exercise pens instead of crates to keeping extra collars handy, this post shares practical tips to help you prepare your dogs for wildfire evacuation and reduce stress during emergencies.
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A lot of my time is spent discussing how dogs should behave. Is barking good or bad or both? “How do I stop the bad barking, but still feel safe? After all, that’s why I got a dog in the first place,” is a frequent conundrum for dog owners. As a trainer, I’ve discovered that
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I was reading a news article about a man who was abusing a three-month-old puppy by allegedly kicking him and swinging him in the air. After I got over feeling sick to my stomach, I started thinking about force, training, dogs, correction, and punishment, and then I started feeling sick again. There is a big
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