How to Manage your Escape Artist Dog In the discussion about what to do when you have an escape artist dog, we think these videos will seem to poke a bit of fun at the problem, and I suppose that is the case. I wanted to keep it light because canine separation anxiety is a frustrating problem for dog owners everywhere. You’ve spent money on one or two crates only to have your dog open the door himself, chew through it or escape using...

Tips for Improving Dog Behavior Separation Anxiety in Dogs The more I learn the more I see the need for Tips for Improving Dog Behavior Separation Anxiety in Dogs. Dogs are suffering along with dog parents. There is property damage as well as damage to the dogs themselves. Help is here! Never use punishment as a treatment for separation anxiety in dogs. It will probably serve to make the anxiety worse so punishment is not allowed....

When I saw this post, the Oregon Humane Society  breaks Adoption Record, I had to check it out and I know you will too. It’s heartwarming to see an agency really good at what they do. Do the math on this folks, 11,000 pets adopted divided by working days in a year including Saturdays is somewhere around 37 to 38 pets a day. How do they do that? Our congratulations to the Oregon Humane Society for a job well done. Now write a manual...

As dog owners, we are most responsible for dog attacks. No, not other people’s dogs, our own. Why one simple answer is lack of proper training. All my dogs have been dogs that would rather lay in the sun than get up and go bite someone. If they did get up they would only do so to make a new friend. Now I have what I call my “Chorky Mutt.” She’s part Chihuahua and part Yorkie. She is a 6-month-old wild child. Any...

So I will ask you, is all the bad press about the American Pit Bull Terrier Truth or Hype? I’ve had this pet blog for some time. I’ve been wanting to wade into this controversy for some time now. I didn’t because I had nothing to offer but an opinion which is not based on personal experience. I happened across this video over at Dogan Dogs Video Blog and decided it was time to wade into the turbulent waters of the Pit...