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Socialization success tips
Making time to socialize your puppy or dog can reduce fear, reactivity, anxiety and aggression. Yes, it is that important. Dogs that...


Increasing Your Family by Four Paws: What’s Next? Bringing a new dog into your familyHow exciting!
Bringing a new dog into your family How exciting! You have made a lifetime commitment to care and provide for a dog. They are part of...


Reactive Dog-Park Reviews: A Guide For You and Your Dog
For about a year now, we have been visiting local DFW, Texas parks and reviewing them with a reactive dog in mind. Reactive dogs are some...


Predictability: The Why, How and Implementation
Any behavioral problem, has at its root, confounding variables. Genetics, learning histories, perceptions, behavioral follow-through, the...


Why Decompression Alone Isn’t Enough
Decompression is a buzzword that is used with almost all fosters, adoptions, and rescue organizations now as standard protocol for...


What’s With All The Jargon? Part II
I spend a lot of time explaining why communication is paramount to effective behavioral modification. The reason I spend the time...


The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Dog Fights
As a rescuer, as a foster dog mom, as a multi-household dog mom, as a professional behavioral specialist, and as a dog lover, this topic...


Socialization…Why It Is A Lifetime Process
You have probably all heard the blanket statement, "Make sure you socialize your puppy!" Or even professionals who create puppy socials...


Bringing A New Dog Into Your Family
How exciting! You have made the lifetime commitment to care and provide for a dog. They are part of your family now, except you didn't...
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