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Jun 1, 2020

Predicting Adult Temperaments in Puppies

Puppy temperament testing has been an important fixture for decades in determining suitability of dogs for service work, therapy work,...

Emotional Responsibility and Self-fulfilling Prophecies (“Expectancy Effect”)

jikhalsa

Jun 21, 2019

Emotional Responsibility and Self-fulfilling Prophecies (“Expectancy Effect”)

Anyone who has spent more than five minutes talking to us knows that we are big proponents of puppy parental responsibility—we all need...

jikhalsa

Mar 4, 2019

Clicker training

Clicker training is strongly based in behavioral science and is known as a form of “operant conditioning.” The point of this section...

jikhalsa

Feb 21, 2019

Toys and chewing

We had initially titled this post “Unwanted Chewing” but chewing is such a natural activity for a dog we didn’t want the title to color...

Puppy training and socialization schedule

jikhalsa

Feb 14, 2019

Puppy training and socialization schedule

Here is our suggested schedule for minimum training and socialization for your puppy. If you are an overachiever, there’s a whole world...

jikhalsa

Nov 1, 2018

Kenneling

We strongly do NOT believe in kenneling as a way of life for pet, companion, and service dogs. (We are talking about kenneling, not crate...

jikhalsa

Sep 22, 2018

Puppy motion sickness

The inner ears of puppies aren’t fully developed. If your puppy starts to salivate or even vomit in the car, place the crate as low and...

jikhalsa

Sep 2, 2018

Impulse control

Impulse control is the ability to control thoughts and behaviors in a way that allows good decision making. We expect this of all...

jikhalsa

May 1, 2018

Leash walking

Give it a few minutes (five minutes maximum) a couple of times a day and your puppy will be trained quickly. Remember your puppy is a...

jikhalsa

Apr 4, 2018

Puppies, hormones, health, and behavior

Your puppy will start gradually becoming a little man or little woman somewhere in its adolescent stage, between 5 and 9 months. Sex...

jikhalsa

Sep 13, 2017

Crate training your puppy

Dogs are den animals and innately feel secure in a den. The crate is your puppy’s den. A dog that is crate trained will always have a...

jikhalsa

Jul 5, 2017

Introducing your puppy to other animals

It seems like an easy task, but there are a few things you can do to make your pet introductions go better. Introduction to other dogs in...

jikhalsa

Jun 1, 2017

Recalls (come, here)

It’s canine nature to run from something chasing him, or to run after something that runs away. So when trying to get your puppy to come...

jikhalsa

Mar 1, 2017

Separation anxiety

Some dogs are genetically predisposed to separation anxiety, but it is usually a result of traumatic experience, abrupt change in...

jikhalsa

Dec 11, 2016

Boundaries and interruptions

We work with our puppies using as much positive reinforcement as possible, since that builds confident, happy puppies (and who doesn’t...

jikhalsa

Jul 11, 2016

Puppy humping

The last thing you want when grandma comes over is for your puppy to wrap its front legs around hers and have a socially awkward “go” at...

How to help your puppy adjust to loud noises

jikhalsa

Jun 4, 2016

How to help your puppy adjust to loud noises

Every dog has different innate tolerances and different early experiences that contribute to their ability to handle loud noises. You can...

jikhalsa

May 3, 2016

Puppy panting

Most puppy panting is NORMAL, particularly when they are sleeping. They are still growing and they can have some pretty active dream...

jikhalsa

Mar 12, 2016

Resource guarding

Some breeds are more prone to resource guarding. In others it's all but a non-issue. If resource guarding shows up, you can implement...

jikhalsa

Feb 22, 2016

Puppy zoomies

Puppy zoomies (as opposed to the zombies my autocorrect wanted me to write, which is pretty well the opposite of zoomies) are a period of...

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