Babies & Puppies: Milestones and Planning Ahead Ashley Abrams M.I.T (Mom In Training) Taking the time to do some puppy planning will only be beneficial in the long run for your and you new, or soon to be, addition to the family. The trials of parenthood bridge cultural gaps and, in some cases, bridge species.…
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Dog Training Tips: Why “Sit” Can Wait: Socialization VS. Training Revisited Socialization is a recurring theme in many of our blogs. We have discussed socialization for adult dogs, how to condition your puppy for handling, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s position statement, and a medical professional’s view on puppy socialization. The first blog…
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Choosing the Right Dog Food Gab Jimenez, B.A. Our dogs’ diets are extremely important to their overall well-being, and the responsibility lies with us humans to know what’s best for them. A poor diet can have many detrimental effects both mentally and physically; just as in humans, when we eat a lot of junk food we…
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Don’t Drop Them Off and Hope for the Best Hailee Mink, B.S.N. Here at New Beginnings K-9 Training, we’ve developed a very strict and successful means to our boarding program. At first, it looks like a lot, but once you take a deeper look into why we do the things we do, most people are…
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Dog Training Tips: Traveling with your Dog Gab Jimenez, B.A. Spring is in the air; with the recent increase in temperatures we are reminded that spring and summer are just around the corner. This means day outings, long weekends, and even long awaited vacations. For some of you this means Fido needs a place to crash while you…
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The Super Smeller Gab Jimenez, B.A. The “sniff down”, that is what I call it when my dog Bruiser gives me a thorough smelling after returning home. It is not surprising that he should want to smell me with all the different dog smells I bring from work, but I bet most of your dogs…
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Dog Training Tips: Distractions and your Dog Gab Jimenez, B.A. We have all experienced it, some more than others. Everyone knows what it’s like to be distracted; you can’t focus, your mind begins to wander, and sometimes you even go from task to task without completing anything. Our dogs encounter the same struggle with distractions as many a…
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To Take a Puppy Class or Not Take a Puppy Class…That Is The Question…Part 1 Karen Abell B.S. I have trained dogs for many, many years and it never seems to amaze me how many people in our area of Northern Kentucky and the Cincinnati area still feel that puppy classes are really not that important. I…
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