Raise your hand if your dog has ever pestered you, following you from room to room with a bored face? If so, rest assured, you are not alone! Boredom and pent-up energy are the most common reasons dogs develop behavioral problems. Most dogs living in urban settings spend a good chunk of their time alone, and the biggest perk of their day may be seeing their beloved owners coming home. This is a moment of great excitement and celebration and can often be too much to handle for a tired owner who has spent eight hours in the office. Dogs Were Meant to Lead Active Lives If we look at the many do ..read more

Whether your dog suffers from food allergies, environmental allergies or skin-contact allergies, the end result is inevitably the same – a pretty miserable pooch. Runny eyes, nasal discharge, irritated ears, paw licking and itchiness are all symptoms suggesting an allergy. Regardless of the type of allergy your dog suffers from it’s triggered by an overreaction of your dog’s immune system. Basically, his body overreacts to certain substances that are either ingested, inhaled or come in contact with his skin. In order to fight these substances the dog’s body produces antibodies which cause ce ..read more

Do you find yourself trying hopelessly to get your dog’s attention? Does “in one ear and out the other” sound familiar? Or does your dog find it easy to listen to you until he sees the dreaded mail carrier? Whatever the case, it’s important that us owners are able to capture and hold our dog’s attention. Just imagine the consequences if our dog ran onto a busy road and was not able to listen to us calling him back! In this article I will cover 5 simple tips you can apply immediately to help your dog become more attentive.   1 Brain Training Brain training is a super effective way to increa ..read more

It’s a fact that most modern day dogs have become lazy at meal times. While their ancestors spent their days engaging their brains by hunting and scavenging for their meals, nowadays all they have to do is lay down in the living room waiting for their dish to magically fill up with kibble! What owners don’t realize is that by allowing their dogs to become lazy and by ignoring their need to search for food, their furry friends can quickly become bored and destructive leading to countless chewed up furniture and slippers! Add a Special Twist to Your Dog’s Eating Habits! If your dog is home alo ..read more