An easy-peasy recipe for healthy dog treats that dogs love and you make at home. This one calls for Innova EVO premium quality dog food. EVO is a grain-free food. I suggest the Small Bites for training treats. For each cup of Small Bites EVO, add one hot dog, cut up into small pieces, no [...]

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I love my toys. And I have a lot of them. But currently my favorite is a long flossy rope, about 2 feet long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. I love it because I can chew on it (one of my favorite things to do), shake it, play tug (if I can get my [...]

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From a dog’s standpoint, we don’t do well “generalizing” behaviors. For example, I know what “relax” means when I’m in the bedroom, but have no clue (there are so many other fun things to look at and sniff) when we’re in the kitchen, the courtyard, or the hills. This is why it’s so important to [...]

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Training the trick, also known as tiring out your dog. As many dog owners know, a tired dog makes a happy owner. Dog tricking doesn’t sound as good as dog training, so just train the trick. My name is Tucker P Macaroon and I’m a large-breed dog (unknown mix) with a lot of energy. I’m [...]

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Loose-leash walking: Last night we had doggie class. It’s always a long day because our class is located an hour away, so we make a day out of it: doing errands in town, going to the dog park (I love the dog park!), then going to class in the evening. The main thing we learned [...]

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I can’t say enough about this new way to get treats from my handler: all I have to do is do the things that come naturally to me, like sit or lay down, and my handler marks the behavior with her clicker and gives me a yummy treat. Wow. Capturing behavior, who knew? In the [...]

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Whenever I go out to train my dog, I’m reminded of all the crud that is put into commercial dog treats. They often are laden with HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) and other sundry sweeteners. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want that in my dog. Between the calories that can add up [...]

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