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stop your dog's destructive behavior

How to stop your dog’s destructive behaviors

Is your dog displaying one or more destructive behaviors? This Q&A with two top trainers offers solutions to combat digging, chewing, barking, jumping and licking! Do any of these destructive behaviors sound familiar? Most dogs have at least one behavior issue… this article will help you solve it! Q: I have a Westie; I know…

flower essences for hypersensitive dogs

Flower essences for hypersensitive dogs

There are thousands of flower essences available and some can be used to naturally help fearful, anxious or hypersensitive dogs. “We have a 12-year-old pit bull and our veterinarian said you might be able to help,” Marcie anxiously told me. “Kelly gets really frightened sometimes, and goes berserk with panic. The other day, we came…

Pros of Positive training

Pros of positive training

Does your dog have behavior problems? Find out why a dominance approach doesn’t work, and why a positive training is so much better. You’ve heard the term “positive training”. But what exactly does it mean? Positive trainers are opposed to the dominance/submission approach still used by many trainers. They often work with fearful and reactive…

overlooked black dogs

Overlooked Black Dogs

New York based commercial photographer Shaina Fishman specializes in photographing domestic animals. Last year, she was doing casting for a canine photoshoot and noticed she was receiving a lot of submissions for black dogs. “I told one individual that her dog wouldn’t work out for this project because the client didn’t want black dogs,” says…