Resource Guarding
Dog resource guarding is a common trait that is present in a large majority of our four legged friends. But what is it? Why does it happen? And what can you do about it? Simply put, resource guarding is any action taken by an animal to guard what they find valuable.This isn’t something that is […]
Top 3 Mistakes People Make When Training With Food
1. Not rewarding enough In training we call this the reinforcement rate. When a dog is first starting to learn new behaviors, we want to pay them highly and pay them well for anything they do right. Feed your dog for attention or eye contact If you are teaching a new behavior, like a spin, […]
Multitasking Life Hack: Work Out WHILE you walk your dog
There is a growing body of research indicating that short bursts of exercise throughout your day have tremendous benefits to our overall health. Walking your dog is a great opportunity to get some of these short bursts in! Instead of getting more screen time on your dog’s walk, make a game: Every time your dog […]
3 tips for an epic road trip with your dog!
Dogs are the ultimate ride or die friends. For many pets, hopping in the car with mom, dad, or a full family and heading to an awesome destination is about as good as it gets. Maybe not as good as rolling in poop, but otherwise it’s tops Tips for an epic road trip: 1. Plan […]
Fun, Indoor Dog Games When You’re Stuck Inside – Find It
Having dogs in South Florida during the summer months can present some real challenges. Between thunderstorms and the high heat/humidity index, we often can’t go outside to play. If you find your dog, and yourself, going stir crazy in the house, fear not! I will be releasing a series of activities you can do to […]
My dog won’t stop pottying in the house!!
“Dang Fido!” As you feel the warm fresh poo… the warmth rising between your toes. You careen toward the closest place to wash and forget all the wonderful things about your dog. “What went wrong?” “Why does this dog keep doing this?” You have given him everything: A nice yard to run in, an entire […]
Dog Fitness – Paws Up
Dogs can benefit from a fitness program for all of the same reasons that humans can. One of the main benefits is to live a long, healthy, and active life without injury or pain. Working on dog fitness can also improve performance in specific activities like dog sports. Additionally, engaging in fitness activities with your […]
A Day At Happy With Dogs
What goes on daily here at the farm? Enriching activities and an action-packed day to challenge your pup mentally and physically! Dogs start and end their days with a potty break! From 7am -8 am and 8pm-9pm all dogs take turns going outside; some are let out individually while others are in play groups, the […]
Cleaning and Disinfecting
Today we will go over two important steps for creating environments for happy/healthy pets and people. There is a lot of misinformation about how to clean and disinfect and we are going to help you make sure what you are spending time, money, and energy doing actually works! Step 1: Cleaning Cleaning is the step […]
Dog Game – Around
New fun indoor/outdoor dog activity! Around is a great game for when you are limited in space but want to give your pup a great mental and physical work out. The end goal is that you can point to an object that your dog will run to, run around it, and come back to you. […]