Getting a new dog is an exciting time, whether it is a puppy or an older dog from a rescue centre. It is easy to get carried away and let your dog run riot, but if you do not start as you mean to go on then training can become a mission and be far...

Crate training is highly documented and the debate rages on about whether it is the best way to begin training and housebreaking your dog. However, many dog owners, experienced and new, favour it in the United States. Many swear by it after trying...

Training your new dog obey our house rules is an extremely important part of your dog

Puppies are like children in that they need structure in their lives in order to be happy and healthy. They need rules to follow because without rules their entire lives would be full of disruption and mayhem. This also applies to a new dog of any...

We have all seen a dog sitting sedately in the passenger seat of a car with his head sticking out of the window, ears and tongue blowing in the wind! They look so cute, and they are so cute because they are well behaved. If they were not then they...

Taking your new puppy or dog to the vet is never a nice experience. In fact, it can be an absolutely horrific one if the truth be told. Think of how people generally feel about the dentist and then add the extra factor that at least we can talk to...

Do you like flying? If you do then you are one of the minority because most people hate it. The lack of control and pull of gravity scare most people, and then there is the cramped seating that just plain irritates people. However, the cramped sea...

By Amy Dunphy Puppy Training Puppy training can be a trying time. The key to this time is to really remember that all puppy behavior is normal. They like to mouth, jump, bark, dig and piddle wherever they are. They aren't doing it to annoy you...

By Steve Austin Without agility, the most muscular person in the world couldn't win a fight against a fifth-grader. But did you know that for a dog agility is possibly even more important? With so many of a dog's happiest moments spent running...

By Dy Witt Teaching your puppy crate training is the first and best step in his life. It makes all the other steps in his training go so much smoother, much like a solid foundation makes for a superior wall. Establishing you as the Alpha member of...