PetCo Dog Training #306

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Chirag Patel and the "Bucket Game" - The Other End of the Leash I wrote about Chirag Patel, as a rising star in the dog training world in July of 2018 (or, a million years ago, in the Before Times), and am loving the opportunity to write about him again. What he calls “The Bucket Game” has gotten a lot of attention lately, as well it should. I’m […]

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The Social Imperative of Socialization — Fetch the Leash Puppies have a short window in their early lives in which they are impressionable - they soak up different situations and experiences at a faster, more sponge-like rate than if they are exposed to these later in life. Once this window closes up, teaching your puppy the world is mostly safe isn’t i...

"Small dogs are often irresistible to us. We want to swoop them up into our arms, often missing their signals that demonstrate how uncomfortable they are with this. Not to mention, it may be all too easy to dismiss gowling and other warnings from very small dogs as 'cute' due to their size."

I'm Little And Adorable. Don't Make Me Bite You. - The Other End of the Leash I’m little and adorable and I might bite you. Because you pick me up and sweep me into the air when I least expect it and it scares me and I hate it and no matter what I do I can’t seem to stop 2-legs from doing it to me all the time like some […]