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Pet-Safe Candles, Air Fresheners & Your Dog’s Breathing: What Every Owner Needs to Know

Pet-Safe Candles, Air Fresheners & Your Dog’s Breathing: What Every Owner Needs to Know

Our homes are meant to feel calm, clean, and comforting. Soft lighting. Cozy scents. A peaceful space to land at the end of the day. But here’s the part many...

Pet-Safe Candles, Air Fresheners & Your Dog’s Breathing: What Every Owner Needs to Know

Our homes are meant to feel calm, clean, and comforting. Soft lighting. Cozy scents. A peaceful space to land at the end of the day. But here’s the part many...

Healthy Dog Food Additives: How to Boost Kibble Without Breaking Balance

Healthy Dog Food Additives: How to Boost Kibble Without Breaking Balance

Most dogs today eat kibble. And while kibble is convenient and widely used, it’s also highly processed — which means it often benefits from smart, intentional upgrades. Here’s the good...

Healthy Dog Food Additives: How to Boost Kibble Without Breaking Balance

Most dogs today eat kibble. And while kibble is convenient and widely used, it’s also highly processed — which means it often benefits from smart, intentional upgrades. Here’s the good...

Dog Bite Levels & Aggression in Dogs: Understanding the Ian Dunbar Bite Scale (and What It Misses)

Dog Bite Levels & Aggression in Dogs: Understanding the Ian Dunbar Bite Scale (and What It Misses)

When a dog bites, emotions run high—fear, guilt, confusion, heartbreak. In those moments, many owners hear terms like bite level, aggression, or the Ian Dunbar Bite Scale and feel as...

Dog Bite Levels & Aggression in Dogs: Understanding the Ian Dunbar Bite Scale (and What It Misses)

When a dog bites, emotions run high—fear, guilt, confusion, heartbreak. In those moments, many owners hear terms like bite level, aggression, or the Ian Dunbar Bite Scale and feel as...

Understanding Canine Dysfunctional Behavior: Autism-Like Traits in Dogs

Understanding Canine Dysfunctional Behavior: Autism-Like Traits in Dogs

Understanding Dog Body Language, Sensory Overload, and Complex Behavior Patterns Some dogs don’t “bounce back.”They don’t settle easily.They don’t seem to process the world the way other dogs do. And...

Understanding Canine Dysfunctional Behavior: Autism-Like Traits in Dogs

Understanding Dog Body Language, Sensory Overload, and Complex Behavior Patterns Some dogs don’t “bounce back.”They don’t settle easily.They don’t seem to process the world the way other dogs do. And...

How to Train a Dog to Stop Barking and Improve Overall Dog Behavior Training

How to Train a Dog to Stop Barking and Improve Overall Dog Behavior Training

Learning how to train a dog to stop barking is one of the most common challenges dog owners face, and if this feels familiar, you’re not alone. Barking is a...

How to Train a Dog to Stop Barking and Improve Overall Dog Behavior Training

Learning how to train a dog to stop barking is one of the most common challenges dog owners face, and if this feels familiar, you’re not alone. Barking is a...

My Dog Startles, Acts Shy, Is Skittish or Vocal? Here’s What to Do!

My Dog Startles, Acts Shy, Is Skittish or Vocal? Here’s What to Do!

If you own a doodle (or any sensitive, intuitive pup), it’s not a matter of if they’ll startle or act shy—it’s when. The wind kicks up. A motorcycle roars by....

My Dog Startles, Acts Shy, Is Skittish or Vocal? Here’s What to Do!

If you own a doodle (or any sensitive, intuitive pup), it’s not a matter of if they’ll startle or act shy—it’s when. The wind kicks up. A motorcycle roars by....

Getting a Deaf Dog’s Attention: How to Lead Without Words

Getting a Deaf Dog’s Attention: How to Lead Without Words

Training a dog who can’t hear you? Sounds impossible to some—until you see it in action. At Aly’s Puppy Boot Camp, we’ve worked with deaf dogs of all ages and...

Getting a Deaf Dog’s Attention: How to Lead Without Words

Training a dog who can’t hear you? Sounds impossible to some—until you see it in action. At Aly’s Puppy Boot Camp, we’ve worked with deaf dogs of all ages and...

Top Tips for Tangle-Free Doodles: Grooming That Keeps Your Curly Canine Happy

Top Tips for Tangle-Free Doodles: Grooming That Keeps Your Curly Canine Happy

If you’ve got a doodle, you already know—they don’t come with low-maintenance coats.That fluffy, curly, oh-so-snuggly hair is adorable, but it can turn into a matted mess fast if you...

Top Tips for Tangle-Free Doodles: Grooming That Keeps Your Curly Canine Happy

If you’ve got a doodle, you already know—they don’t come with low-maintenance coats.That fluffy, curly, oh-so-snuggly hair is adorable, but it can turn into a matted mess fast if you...

Why an Aly’s Puppy Boot Camp Trained Dog Is Worth Every Penny

Why an Aly’s Puppy Boot Camp Trained Dog Is Worth Every Penny

If you’ve ever watched a dog walk calmly beside its person, wait politely at the door, or settle with ease in a bustling café and thought, Wow, that dog gets...

Why an Aly’s Puppy Boot Camp Trained Dog Is Worth Every Penny

If you’ve ever watched a dog walk calmly beside its person, wait politely at the door, or settle with ease in a bustling café and thought, Wow, that dog gets...