The Perfect Dog I Ever Have

There's a lot of talk about how to raise the perfect puppy or dog. Do they exist? Its all what we want to know. I suppose the answer is a bit like… is there a perfect person? Of course, the answer to that is… Nope! 

However there are some pretty great folks out there, and there are some really amazing puppies and dogs too. So what’s the catch? This is my best advice. 

Before you decide about going to puppy and dog school and learning how to do high-fives, roly-polies and the commando crawl, ask yourself this… Is this what my dream puppy does? Is my dream puppy basically a performing ape whom I wheel out when visitors come around so they can say “Wow that’s amazing, how awesome is he…How did you train him to do that…” and so on and so forth. 

The truth is that in many of these cases the next thing that the puppy and dog owner has to do is warn the visitors  this “Now…don’t go near his food bowl when he’s eating, and careful when you pat him not to go near his head, and keep the children away from his toys..!” 

It’s mind boggling isn’t it? We spend so much time and effort focusing on how to do commands such as sit and stay but never even think about some of the most really important thing. And when we do it's often too late. Want to know why this is so? Because most professional dog trainers are stuck doing what everyone else is doing… And that’s training the sit, the down and the stay!

 Yup, That’s right. Its like sheep, everyone following each other and nobody asking WHY? Think about it… has a puppy or as dog ever been put to sleep (yes you are right, I am talking about euthanized) for reason that they didn't do a proper sit? Or because their down command was a bit slow? Or because they had a poor stay? Of course not… nobody really cares about that stuff. Yet that’s what we all learn at canine school! WHY?! 

But… Aggression? Oh Boy,Oh My. More puppies and dogs are put to sleep for aggression, barking, growling, and challenging than any other reason. Aggressive to children, owners, strangers – its all unpleasant news. There is nothing more extremely dangerous than an out of control dog, pulling you along on the leash, ignoring you when you let them off. 

Never mind the danger to themselves around cars and other dogs. Yet so few professional dog trainers show you how to prevent all of this, for the reason that very few actually understand it themselves!

 Most dog owners real idea of a perfect dog, in no particular order, will include all of the following 5 important behaviors:

 1. Calm around all other animals including dogs

 2. Friendly to all people including children 

3. Relaxed and obedient around the home 

4. Amazing at coming when called at the park 

5. A real angel when walking on the leash in public 

Stop… I can hear you thinking….You’ve got a point! Let me guess your next question… So how do we achieve it? Well the great news is that it's not difficult and  complicated. At least it's not complicated or tricky anymore… 

Watch the video here to know more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCIN10ye7UQ

Helping Rescue Dogs is as Easy as Buying the Right Dog Treat

Parents of rescue dogs wish that they could adopt every single dog who needs a home. But, they can’t.   In my case, city ordinances and my husband refuse to let me.  But I really wanted to do more to help rescues so I started thinking about what I could do.

One day I was feeding my pack some treats, something that usually happens several times a day. I started thinking about how much I spent on treats, then wondered if I could find a company that made awesome dog treats and  gives back to help rescues.  After doing a lot of research, I found Living The Paw Way.  They make a jerky treat called A Mutts Story.

I contacted the owners and asked about their company. They are a small family owned business who is passionate about helping rescue dogs, especially hard to adopt shelter dogs who are old.  A portion of their profits go to raise awareness and support rescue animals. Their passion came through loud and clear as they told me about the senior dogs they were helping.

 So the next questions is, how are the treats? I bought a bag of the beef treats from Amazon, and they are awesome!  My dogs love them, even Rusty and Bandit who are the pickiest dogs alive! These are made in the US from American beef and are slow roasted for 15 hours. They are soft and easy to break if you are using them for training.

They also just came out with a chicken treat which I can’t wait to try.

You have to try these! My dogs love them, and I am so happy knowing that while my sweet fur babies are enjoying a snack, other rescue dogs are being helped as well.