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Product Review – XDream Dogs Tug

*** This is a 100% UN-sponsored review.  I was not asked to do this nor was I compensated in any way for this review***   With that little disclaimer out of the way, let me tell you about a product that has both my thumbs extended to the sky. A year ago I...

Crash Course in Crate Training

This is intended to be exactly as it’s titled, a crash course in crate training. I’m sparing you any and all the anecdotal evidence, science, and in depth behavioral explanations. All that junk will find its way into a separate article when I get bored, which never...

Leash Laws Exist for a Reason

LEASH LAWS EXIST FOR A REASON I enjoy seeing a dog run free, without a leash as much as anybody else.  The enjoyment they have while sprinting across a field of soft grass can almost be vicariously experienced simply by watching them.  It feels good, to see your dog...

NEW LAW: YOU MUST PASS A TEST TO OWN A DOG!!

Yup, this one is surely going to get some feathers ruffled but it’s a must.  Yet again I heard a story from a fellow dog professional who was called in to evaluate a dog for placement in a new home.  Why? Because the humans are idiots.  I hear this all the time...

Turn on Your Radar!

I’ve always been a big Robert Redford fan as well as Brad Pitt. There is a scene in a movie they both were in, Spy Game, that came up in a dog related situation the other day that I think is super important to share. If you haven’t seen the movie you should, it’s...

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