Now that the weather is warming up, you’re probably getting out and about more often with your dog. Whether it’s a quick drive to the park for a walk, or a day-long excursion to visit friends or family, you likely ask yourself, “what do we need to bring?” In fact, it’s a question we get asked frequently. And the answer is… Your doggie diaper bag, of course! In most cases your doggie diaper bag won’t actually contain diapers, but as you may know if you’ve ever toted around an infant, it should contain just about anything you might need. Here’s what we always have ready in our doggie diaper ..read more

You and Your Dog—You’ve got this!. No question Covid 19 has introduced new stresses, new pressures into our homes. For those who have taken on the additional joy of a new pup or an adopted dog, we thank you! Check out our post for easing new family members into their new environment (Newly Adopted Dogs: 5 Tips for Success). Today, we’d like to share a daily schedule that we all but guarantee will calm your dog and reduce their stress. It’s really good for you, too! By the way, the recipe is easy. Effort = Results. The ingredients are time, long line leashes, and love. Natural Rhy ..read more

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed a new furry member into your family! …Whether by foster or adoption—old or young—from the streets or a not-quite-right home. Lisa Rockland has been supporting dogs and animal shelters for forty years, including Buddy Dog, Forever Home Rescue, Lucky Lab Rescue, Last Hope K9, and Shultz’s Guest House. Buddy Dog recommends Lisa and AAMD as its exclusive trainer. (See our video: Lisa Rockland at Buddy Dog.) Jordan, her daughter and a trainer at AAMD, rescued and rehabilitated dogs during her college years in Alabama. She is a foreve ..read more

The Rules Are Confusing You’re excited to travel with your pet. You have a friendly dog that you’d like to take to nursing homes. You’d feel better on an airplane if you could bring your snake. Is this you? If so, you’ve probably discovered that the rules allowing a pet to accompany you into a public place are confusing. We think a good place to start is with definitions:  Service Animal A Service Animal is a dog or miniature horse (yes, we said horse) that provides tasks or services to an individual with a disability. Service dogs (leaving miniature horses aside) perform tasks that ..read more

Who knew padding with your pup could be SO MUCH FUN!  Actually, we did! We’re still celebrating the successful launch of our summer outings program, and in particular, kayaking with your dog! Here’s what you should know: Conditioning Kayaking with your dog is about being calm. Like the paddler, a dog in a kayak should be quiet and relaxed. Before you and your pup set off on your paddling adventure, you must introduce the dog to swimming. He doesn’t have to love swimming, but he should understand the basics: where to enter the water, where to exit, how to move his legs and swim. Fo ..read more

With a shout out to the late, great Aretha Franklin, we thought we’d take a moment to talk about respect. Respect is fundamental to the human-dog relationship. As humans, we strive to teach our dogs respect in the form of good manners—no jumping, no biting, stop barking, off leash walking, and come when called. But we don’t always think about what our dogs need from us. Down time Dogs need down time. How much depends on the individual dog, breed, level of exercise and living arrangement. Respect your dog by providing an appropriate amount of undisturbed down time. That means keeping kid ..read more

Kristin & Leilani Black We are so incredibly proud of our owners and dogs that we’ve decided to share our superhero success stories! “. . . I hope our story will give others hope to not give up on their four legged friends, even in the trickiest times.” ~ Kristin Black Meet Leilani Black! When you hear the name Leilani, you might not think about shoes. But that’s exactly what the Black family thinks about. 17 pairs of shoes —yup, 17—that Leilani, or Lou as the family calls her, chewed to bits! The Blacks and their girls adopted Lou in November 2017 when the lab-great dane mix pup w ..read more

Now that the weather is warming up, you’re probably getting out and about more often with your dog. Whether it’s a quick drive to the park for a walk, or a day-long excursion to visit friends or family, you likely ask yourself, “what do we need to bring?” In fact, it’s a question we get asked frequently. And the answer is… Your doggie diaper bag, of course! In most cases your doggie diaper bag won’t actually contain diapers, but as you may know if you’ve ever toted around an infant, it should contain just about anything you might need. Here’s what we always have ready in our doggie diaper ..read more

You and Your Dog—You’ve got this!. No question Covid 19 has introduced new stresses, new pressures into our homes. For those who have taken on the additional joy of a new pup or an adopted dog, we thank you! Check out our post for easing new family members into their new environment (Newly Adopted Dogs: 5 Tips for Success). Today, we’d like to share a daily schedule that we all but guarantee will calm your dog and reduce their stress. It’s really good for you, too! By the way, the recipe is easy. Effort = Results. The ingredients are time, long line leashes, and love. Natural Rhy ..read more

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed a new furry member into your family! …Whether by foster or adoption—old or young—from the streets or a not-quite-right home. Lisa Rockland has been supporting dogs and animal shelters for forty years, including Buddy Dog, Forever Home Rescue, Lucky Lab Rescue, Last Hope K9, and Shultz’s Guest House. Buddy Dog recommends Lisa and AAMD as its exclusive trainer. (See our video: Lisa Rockland at Buddy Dog.) Jordan, her daughter and a trainer at AAMD, rescued and rehabilitated dogs during her college years in Alabama. She is a foreve ..read more