A couple weeks ago I had a beautiful conversion with a discerning dog named Finley. Nothing was wrong with him, he wasn’t exhibiting any behavioral issues, his guardian just wanted him to have the luxury experience of being heard. This guy lives a luxurious life of comfort! He is pampered in all the best ways,
efore you ask your animal to understanding you, learn to understand your animal. It’s really that simple. Animals are MUCH better communicators than we are. They are black and white. They don’t sugar coat. They don’t say what they don’t mean. They don’t say one thing and do another. There is not inconsistency to their
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A couple weeks ago I had a beautiful conversion with a discerning dog named Finley. Nothing was wrong with him, he wasn’t exhibiting any behavioral issues, his guardian just wanted him to have the luxury experience of being heard. This guy lives a luxurious life of comfort! He is pampered in all the best ways,
Here is a very simple action that will make you a better guardian. **** Focus on what you like about your pet **** Seems easy and obvious right? Well, lets talk about how you actually implement that. Bad behavior? Mess? Missing the litter box? Bucking? Barking? Ignore it. Energy flows where attention goes. Animals are
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We have to keep our animals safe. This means having some rules, some boundaries, and making most decisions for them. But, it is important that animals can make some decisions too, when they can’t harm themselves. It will build confidence, strengthen your bond, lower their stress and provide mental stimulation and enrichment. It is VERY
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Can you all do something for me? Some of us have hard ones, some of us have easy ones. I happen to have dog reactive dogs. And one of them is who has taught me about the “hard ones”. Wow… he is something! But he is perfect for me and I understand him. Few would
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All animals develop a bond to us. They learn to trust us. They learn our expectations. They learn out ways of communicating. All guardians communicate a little differently, all do things differently, all have different expectations. This is why changing homes is so hard for animals. This is why they need grace, patience, and time to
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Lets talk about your dog chewing your shoes, your socks, your clothes… and yeah… even your underwear. It’s the BIGGEST compliment they can give you! Those items smell the MOST like you. When they miss you, they’re going to chew those items to try to be close to you, to feel your energy and to
Punishing does not correct fear. Punishing creates more fear in an already fearful response. Unfortunately, many in society think that punishing fear reactive behavior works. It doesn’t. Not even a little. If an animal is already fearful, and you come in with authoritative, scary, presence and reaction they find more reasons to be afraid. They
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Let’s talk about greetings since I recently posted about greeting your pets every time you walk in the door. More specifically lets talk about dogs, because let’s face it… cats… well, they take out greetings in a much more laid back manner : ) Cats are just too cool act the way many dogs do!
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