Category: Dogs
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The early signs of aging in dogs are easy to miss. Here is what to watch for, and what actually helps, before a treatable problem becomes an emergency.
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A newborn puppy, a few days old, eyes still shut, has part of its tail cut off with scissors or a scalpel — usually with no anesthesia at all. A few weeks later, a different puppy is put under general anesthesia so a veterinarian can slice off most of its outer ears, then spends the…
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More than half of American dogs carry extra weight. How to check your dog’s body condition, fix the bowl, change the habits around food and rebuild exercise — on the street and at home.
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What training really is, why it matters more with a large breed, how the main schools of thought differ, and the four first lessons to teach a puppy before any obedience begins.
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The most valuable fortnight of a dog’s life: how to build a real socialization plan, teach a hand target and a sit, make the crate genuinely welcome, and start bite inhibition.
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Down, the recall game, harness and leash without force, the trade that prevents resource guarding, and a mat that means switch off: the five skills to build between ten and twelve weeks.
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Loose-leash walking, leave it, duration and greeting people with four feet on the floor: how to take everything your puppy learned indoors out into a distracting world.
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Adolescence begins: how to build a recall that survives distraction, take stay apart into duration, distance and distraction, and turn impulse control into a household habit.
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The hardest stretch of adolescence: preventing leash reactivity, teaching an emergency U-turn and a stop at distance, releasing anything on cue, and using scent work as a daily outlet.
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Generalization is the theme: proofing recall against real distractions, teaching heel as a short-distance tool, and building polite, structured social skills with other dogs.