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The Myth of Ignoring Your Dog Before Leaving

Jan 254 min read

The Myth of Ignoring Your Dog Before Leaving

If your dog has separation anxiety it will help if you ignore them for a few minutes before you leave, and for a few minutes after you...

Myth Busters: Separating Fact from Fiction in Dog Behavior

Khris Erickson

Nov 30, 20235 min read

Myth Busters: Separating Fact from Fiction in Dog Behavior

Dogs have been living with humans for thousands and thousands of years. Many of us have dogs that live in our homes, share our lives, and...

Paws on the Ground: Taming Your Dog's Jumping Behavior

Khris Erickson

Oct 26, 202310 min read

Paws on the Ground: Taming Your Dog's Jumping Behavior

It can be gratifying to know your dog loves you so much that they're excited to see you. And there are huge benefits to having a dog who...

Cooperative Care for Dogs: Building Trust and Reducing Stress

Khris Erickson

Sep 28, 20236 min read

Cooperative Care for Dogs: Building Trust and Reducing Stress

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

Have you ever had to put eye drops in your dog's eye and needed to restrain your dog in order to do so? Or have a dog with an ear...

Creating Canine Joy: ACE Freework's Guide to a Happier Dog

Khris Erickson

Aug 24, 20238 min read

Creating Canine Joy: ACE Freework's Guide to a Happier Dog

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

It was a year ago that I was becoming much more interested in the way that meeting a dog's needs, and providing appropriate enrichment...

Khris Erickson

Jul 27, 20237 min read

Unfriendly Loose Dog Experience

I actually had a completely different blog post prepared for this week. Instead, I am going to post about something that happened to me...

Khris Erickson

Jul 6, 20237 min read

Dog Training

Tips for Welcoming Your New Dog

It’s so exciting to bring home a new dog or puppy! Hopefully you’ve been planning this addition for some time and are prepared for all...

7 Reasons Why Your Dog is Digging Up Your Yard

Khris Erickson

Jun 15, 20239 min read

Enrichment

7 Reasons Why Your Dog is Digging Up Your Yard

Is your dog a digger? Is your previously nice yard turning into a landscape of divots? There are many reasons a dog may dig in the yard,...

Helping Dogs Develop Confidence and Resilience

Khris Erickson

May 25, 202311 min read

Enrichment

Helping Dogs Develop Confidence and Resilience

In a previous blog post I wrote about how important it is to help your dog develop resilience. Dogs with resilience are better able to...

Khris Erickson

May 4, 20237 min read

Dog Training

The Importance of Resilient Dogs

Do you know if your dog is an optimist, or a pessimist? Optimistic dogs are more likely to expect good things to happen, while...

Khris Erickson

Apr 13, 202312 min read

Puppy

Training your puppy not to bite and nip

“My puppy is about 4 months old. Sometimes if the kids are running around she chases them and bites their clothes and jumps on them. She...

Khris Erickson

Mar 23, 202313 min read

Separation Anxiety

Teaching Dogs To Love their Crate

There are many reasons an owner may want to crate their dog: They may want to use the crate as a tool for housetraining a puppy or...

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