Enjoyable Dogs Blog

Puppies love to steal things: your clothes, shoes, pieces of paper, the kids’ toys…if they can move it, they’ll take it. Getting chased and wrestling over the object is half the fun. But having their treasure pried out of their jaws isn’t fun. If you repeatedly do this, it could cause problems: Puppy could get defensive about having hands near their face. This will make it hard to clean their teeth, or to help them if a piece of stick gets wedged in their upper jaw (this h

I’ve sung the praises of mat training before, and here’s an example of why it’s so useful. This little guy was able to be part of the...

Sometimes the ability to give permission to begin an uncomfortable procedure makes all the difference in one’s attitude. When I get into the dentist’s or eye doctor’s chair on my own, I’m giving them permission to do intrusive things to me. I would feel very different about going there if stepping into the office meant that a couple of strong people would force me into the chair and hold me down for the duration! The same principle applies to dogs and cats. Pets can cooperate