by syriusdog | Uncategorized
A week or so ago I decided on a whim to enter Oakley into a dock diving competition. I knew she would love it, but we basically did nothing to prepare for it. She has had a ton of retrieve work on land and has amazing drive and go… But we have only taken...
by syriusdog | dog training, Food for Thought
Have a new puppy or a dog who doesn’t love their crate? Not all is lost, turn crate time into a game. Creating a positive association to the crate can help your dog feel more relaxed in the crate as well as turn it into a safe haven for your dog should stressful...
by syriusdog | Dog Health, dog training
Many of you have probably seen the video going around of a lady putting PB on her forehead to trim her dogs nails….. Brody learned early that nail trims meant lots of treats from my assistant. PLEASE just DON’T… It seems clever and cute but could...
by syriusdog | dog training, Uncategorized
It can be stressful for both the parents and a family dog when it comes time to bring home a baby. There are a lot of things that change in the home with the addition of a baby. Smells, sounds, furniture, time and attention levels for the pup, human emotions are often...
by syriusdog | Things We Love
Do you have a puppy who is quickly growing out of that cute-sleepy-tiny puppy phase and into the land-shark-who-chews-on-everything/one phase?? Yeah not so cute when they are drawing blood and ripping your clothes. I thought it might be helpful to compile some of our...
