Emergency Dog Kit: Tips for Creating a Pet Disaster Kit

by Megan Clarke | Sep 23, 2021 | The Whole Dog

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you don’t have an emergency pet kit and plan and don’t know where to start, keep reading! In this post, I am going to share what I have in a Grab-n-Go Emergency Dog Kit. I grab it in case we need to leave...

Is there such a thing as too much praise?

by Megan Clarke | Sep 16, 2021 | Good Stuff to Know

As a trainer of both dogs and their humans, I’m always striving to find the right words to express to my fellow humans –methods that can help with the touch, tone and timing aspects of training and learning to ‘read a dog’s’ response to those things.  Professional dog...

Our Best Advice on How to Stop Dogs from Chewing {Guest Post by Yasko Endo}

by Megan Clarke | Aug 12, 2021 | Blog, Calm State of Mind

Our guest writer is Yasko Endo,  an alumni of APBC.   Yasko got her puppy Bodhi from us several years ago, since then they never stopped learning.  Yasko and Bodhi have earned advanced handling certificates, AKC Canine Good Citizens test, Urban Dog Handler, agility...

Teaching Your Pup They Are Not the Center of the Universe

by Aly Rodges | May 11, 2021 | Good Stuff to Know, The Whole Dog

Your pup isn’t the center of the universe. It is a TON of pressure on a dog to be the end all, be all, of a human’s life. The intense scrutiny, intense interaction is way too much for a sensitive dog like yours. Dogs need to know that, “It’s not all about you.” Your...

Why Is My Dog Skittish?

by Aly Rodges | Apr 29, 2021 | Good Stuff to Know, Prey, Pack, Defensive

If you own a doodle of any kind, it is highly likely that you will experience a moment or period when your dog startles, acts shy, is skittish, or makes a vocal noise.  Yep…it’s going to happen, at one time or another.  There are actual fear periods that a dog...