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The permanent management of unwanted dog behavior has become a pandemic. Its all the rage with veterinary behaviorists, force-free dog trainers, animal rights organizations, and other groups unburdened by knowledge or understanding of typical dog beh ...

Animal Welfare

Category: Advice Tags: animal welfare, behavior management, canine enrichment, dog behavior, dog welfare

Caring for a German Shepherd

Caring for a German Shepherd can be a handful! Especially as they get older. In this video, I share tips and tricks for keeping my dogs healthy. My German Shepherd Max lived to be 19 years old.

GSD Care

Category: Health & Nutrition Tags: animal welfare, breed-specific GSD food, breed-specific raw food, dog care, dog health, dog welfare, dog well-being, german shepherd, german shepherd dog, gsd, raw feeding

Saying Goodbye to Your Dog

Sadly our dogs dont live as long as we do. One dog year roughly equals seven human years. The correct calculation is a bit more elaborate, but seven years is close enough for reference purposes. With proper nutrition and care, 15 human years are achi ...

Saying Goodbye

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Canine Enrichment

Mental stimulation is important for long-term health. This is no different for dogs. Teaching dogs to make good decisions and solve problems doesnt happen through solitary confinement. Engaging dogs on multiple levels is essential for happiness and well-being.

Enrichment

Category: Advice Tags: animal welfare, canine enrichment, canis familiaris, Cognitive Canine Enrichment, dog, dog care, dog health, dog welfare, dog well-being, dogs, mental stimulation, Nutritional Enrichment, Occupational Canine Enrichment, Physical Canine Enrichment, Sensory Canine Enrichment, Social Canine Enrichment, understanding dogs

Dog Daycare Considerations

Summer is here, and many of us like to go on vacation or road trips during this time of year. But what about your canine family member? Ideally, your dog gets to come along, but what do you do if that’s impossible? We have tips and recommendations.

Daycare

Category: Advice Tags: animal welfare, boarding, canis familiaris, daycare, dog, dog boarding, dog daycare, dog welfare, dog well-being, dogs, socialization, understanding dogs

Hiking with Dogs

I love hiking and especially enjoy bringing my dogs along. My hikes usually last between four and twelve hours and include significant elevation changes over distance in remote locations. During my excursions into the wild, I learned much about hikin ...

Hiking

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