by Karen | Apr 28, 2025 | Adventures, Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Pet Health
Do You Really Know What Dog Play Looks Like? You’re standing in your backyard. The dogs are running, chasing, wrestling. It’s loud, it’s fast, but it all looks like fun—until it doesn’t. One sharp yelp. A shift in posture. Suddenly, one dog is pinning the other. Teeth...
by Karen | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
What No One Tells You (Until It’s Too Late) Do you ever feel like your dogs are running the show in your multi-dog household, and you’re just there to open the treat jar? You’re not alone. And you’re not imagining things. Living in a multi-dog household can be...
by Karen | Apr 14, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog Training
How well do you really know the dog in front of you? That’s not a trick question. Whether it’s your own dog, your neighbour’s doodle, or a friendly-looking pup at the park—if you assume a dog will tolerate your approach just because it hasn’t bitten yet, you’re...
by Karen | Apr 8, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog Training
The Right Way to Approach a Dog: Tips from a Professional Dog Trainer A while ago, I posted an Instagram reel showing the right (and very wrong) way to approach a dog in public—and it took off. The comments section was filled with dog owners nodding in...
by Karen | Apr 1, 2025 | Pet Well-Being
What a lifetime with dogs has taught me about these silent, fast-spreading threats. Have you ever known a dog struggling with a tick-borne disease—like tick fever or Lyme? It’s more common than most owners realize. I’ve seen it firsthand, in more than one...