When you first bring your puppy home, their angelic little face warms your heart so much. The enthusiastic smiles, the excited jumping, even their gnawing on your hand a little is all just so adorable.
Do you consider your pet a part of your family?
Most pet parents will answer with an absolute “yes”. In fact the vast majority of pet owners consider their pets as a part of their family “just like anyone else”. For them, the pet isn’t just a creature companion that has to be fed and taken to the doggy daycare.
Ah, fall, the weather is cooler, pumpkin spice is back in season, and it’s the perfect time to head outdoors with your pup! At Ruffgers, we love using play as part of our positive dog training.
Top Healthy Treats for your Pup Keeping your four-legged family member happy and healthy is more than just making sure they have the right food and plenty of toys to play with. Dogs (and humans) need to maintain a healthy lifestyle all-around, and exercise is one of the significant pieces of the puzzle. Your pup …
Top Healthy Treats for your Pup When it comes to snack time, you want to make sure you’re giving your dog something healthy. While you might take the time to consider what kinds of food you’re putting into your human body, you may not think about whether your doggie treats are the canine equivalent of …
Cues vs Consequences – Why Dogs Listen or Don’t You know that look your dog gives you when you come home smelling like another dog? When they look at you with that sense of betrayal, it’s easy to believe your dog is jealous. Just like their human counterparts, dogs can get jealous. But this jealousy …
Cues vs Consequences – Why Dogs Listen or Don’t Getting your new dog to understand what you’re asking them to do can be frustrating. Although we all wish dogs could speak the same language as humans, we’re stuck trying to teach them basic commands during training. So how do we get our pups to connect …
TRAINING YOUR DOG TO CALMLY GREET STRANGERS If you have an excitable dog, it can be challenging to introduce it to new people. Most people don’t love it when a dog jumps on them, especially a larger dog. (This might be cute when they’re a puppy – less so when they’re full grown and 60+ …
Getting a puppy is a joyful and exciting experience. Few things are cuter than a cuddly puppy, but it’s important to act quickly to train the new addition to your family or you may find that Fido develops some bad habits that carry over into adulthood. Dogs go from adolescence into full maturity in a …
Teaching your Pup to Play Hide & Seek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRY-H_7lzgA Picture this. You’re stuck inside on a stormy, chilly day and your dog is running around the house, full of energy and unable to go on his daily walk. What to do to burn off that excess energy? A good old-fashioned game of hide & seek. Not only …
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