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Road Trip With a Puppy: Breaks, Toileting, Food and Sleep
A practical trainer-led guide to road trips with puppies, including breaks, toileting, food, sleep, car sickness, restraint and what to pack.
CarSafe Crash Tested Dog Harness – An Honest Review
For any pet parent, ensuring the safety and well-being of their dog ranks highly on their priority list, especially when it comes to car travel. A comfortable yet secure harness is crucial to reduce the stress and risk associated with vehicle rides for pets. Given the...
Why Does My Puppy Cry in the Car? What the Crying Is Telling You
Why does a puppy cry in the car? Learn how to tell worry, restraint frustration and separation from motion sickness, and how to train gradually.
How To Get Your Dog To Wear Dog Boots
Are booties necessary?This entirely depends on your dog and where you're walking! Further reading: related guidance from Rebarkable Why/why not?We have to remember that dogs can only sweat through their paws, and lose heat via panting. So, in warm weather? You can...
Doggles and More: A Beginner’s Guide to Helping Your Dog with Sunglasses or Goggles
Dogs can benefit greatly from wearing goggles in certain situations. Goggles protect your dog's eyes from dust, dirt, debris, sunlight, and other irritants. They are commonly used when dogs ride in cars with their heads out the window, during water activities like...
Bringing a Puppy Home in the Car: Your First Journey Together
A trainer-led guide to bringing a puppy home in the car safely, including restraint, crying, carsickness, toilet stops, feeding and what to do when you arrive.
How to Transport a Puppy in a Car Safely
Photo by Judy Beth Morris on Unsplash If you need to transport a puppy in a car, the goal is not to find one universally “best” setup. It is to give your puppy a secure place to travel, enough comfort to settle, and as much safe freedom of movement as the vehicle...
Flooding Your Dog: A Controversial Training Technique Explained
What is Flooding in Dog Training? Flooding is a behavior modification technique used in dog training. It involves exposing a dog to the stimulus that causes their anxiety or fear response, without any opportunity to avoid or escape the stimulus. The goal is to...
The Scoop on Kennel Club Registration: What Every Dog Owner Should Know
AKC registration verifies pedigree and breed standards for purebred dogs. It requires lineage records to confirm dogs meet requirements. Provides benefits like competitions and titles.
Your Matted Doodle: What Your Groomer Wants You To Know
Tips for grooming matted doodles: demat at home, invest in tools, brush effectively, and know what to expect from your groomer with severe matting.
When Is The Best Time To Spay Or Neuter My Shetland Sheepdog?
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your Shetland Sheepdog. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your Shetland Sheepdog– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done (nomenclature that bugs...
When Is The Best Time To Spay Or Neuter My West Highland White Terrier?
It’s hard to know when to spay or neuter – or if you should at all. Here’s the best veterinary advice for your West Highland White Terrier. So you’ve decided to spay or neuter your West Highland White Terrier– but when? Often called getting your dog Fixed or Done...