How To Stop Puppy Nipping and Biting For Good Do you have a literal ankle biter at home? If your puppy was anything like our two puppies then you are dealing with some pants grabbing, jumping up and exploring everything even our guests’ laps, and there is definitely no shortage of puppy nips.  Why is my puppy biting so much? The beginning stages of creating a land shark. Puppies explore with their mouths. They bite and lick things they want to experience or interact with.  When your puppy is super young and isn’t biting hard a lot of owners like to let the dog chew on their finger/ha ..read more

Potty Training your puppy is the #1 thing you need to start with when you first bring your new puppy or rescue into your home. Follow this guide from day one and you can potty train your puppy in 1 week!  You must be consistent with rewarding your dog for using the bathroom outside instead of focusing on punishing your dog for using the bathroom inside.  In order to teach your dog not to “go” in your house you have to teach your dog that “going” outside is more rewarding.  That is your challenge. Teach your dog to hold it and not let it go inside and preferably to “go” in a cert ..read more

3 EASY Lickimat Recipes to Keep Your Puppy COOL & CALM This Summer! Did You Know? Your dog runs an average temperature of 101-102.5℉ so, when you think it’s hot outside, your puppy thinks it’s REALLY REALLY HOT outside! Since dogs cool down through their tongues you can help your dog keep a cool temperature even on a hot summer day. To help fight the heat we have 3 Lickimat Recipes to cool AND calm your puppy on a hot Summer day! We’re using Lickimat Slomos for these recipes because they hold the most food which means they last longer. Licking is a calming mechanism dogs/puppies do when th ..read more

Is your puppy chewing your shoes, baseboards, or wooden chair legs? It’s normal but, you can’t just let it happen.  Just like humans, dogs need to keep busy or they will get bored, frustrated and inevitably they will get into something that gets them in trouble. Providing activities like chewing an edible Chew or Licking a Lickimat will tremendously help stimulate & develop your puppies brain, it help them quickly calm down after a long day, and it's the best way to create a healthy habit.  In this blog we want to show you how to solve your puppy chewing problems a ..read more

Rawhide chews for dogs are sold just about everywhere. That’s why many pet parents think these chew toys are safe. You’ll find them in nearly every pet section in grocery stores and even pet stores you thought you could trust. It may have never even occurred to you the lurking dangers of these toys that seem to give your dog so much pleasure. Read on to learn more about why rawhides are so bad for dogs...  Toxic Bath  As gross as it sounds, rawhide is the skin of dead animals. We all know dead things decay as part of the natural order of things. For this reason, rawhide is immediatel ..read more

Ever wonder where the best place to socialize your dog is? Well we've been training dogs for almost a decade and we've decided to share our sacred list of the best places to socialize a puppy or dog. Socializing a puppy is all about building confidence, stimulating your dog's brain, and teaching your dog that the world is a safe and a fun place.  There are many places you could socialize your puppy but, these are just a few we recommend to our dog training clients and it's the same guideline we follow with our own puppies.  1 ) Other people’s neighborhoods other than your own.  ..read more

You can fail at training a dog before you even start the first training exercise and 99% of owners are doing this. In this blog I am going to teach you how to properly prepare for training your dog so that you can actually succeed with little to no mistakes.  My name is Jeff C, CTDI, ABCDT and I am one of the owners Certified Dog Trainers here at Best Buddy Dog Products LLC. I hold certifications for obedience training, trick training, service dog training, and puppy development. I teach private lessons as well as seminars and group classes. One of the biggest mistakes I see when I go to ..read more

 If your dog is anything like mine, he loves to play tug-of-war. Many people believe that tug-of-war can lead to aggressive or dominant behavior, but that is simply NOT TRUE.      As a Certified Dog Trainer I tell you with 100% confidence that playing tug-of-war with your dog will not cause aggression and there have been no studies to prove that it does.   In fact recent studies have found that dogs who play tug-of-war with their owners were more obedient, and exhibited less behavioral problems than dogs who don’t play tug-of-war.  Tug-of-war is one of the ea ..read more

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