How to Stop Your Dog Walking You
One of the most common requests for assistance that GRRA's Canine Behavior and Training team receives is training a dog on proper leash...
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Ways to Confuse and Frustrate
Original post 13 Ways We Confuse & Frustrate The Heck Out of Our Dogsby Dina Fantegrossi on iHeartDogs When we love our dogs like family,...
Training Priorities for Rescue Dogs
Original post How to Prioritize Training for a New Rescue Dog: A Guideby Zazie Todd on Companion Animal Psychology So you brought home a...
Therapy Dogs - 5 Traits
Original post Does Your Pet Have the Superior Qualities Needed to Fill This Coveted Role?by Dr. Karen Shaw Becker on Healthy Pets Does...
How to Select a Trainer
GRRA highly recommends you take any newly adopted dog to a training class. Aside from the obedience skills you hope to teach, you and...
Do Dogs Hold Grudges Like People Do?
Original post Do dogs hold grudges like people do?by Dr. Karen Shaw Becker on Healthy Pets The thought processes and emotional lives of...
Adding a Second Dog to Your Family
Original post How to Welcome a Second Dog Into Your Familyby Dr. Karen Shaw Becker on Healthy Pets STORY AT-A-GLANCE With two dogs comes...
9 Dog-Training Mistakes
Original post 9 Dog-Training Mistakesby Karen B. London on The Bark Even those who know a bit about dog training and are perfectly happy...
Treat Your Dog's Thunderstorm Phobia
Original post How to 'Cure' Your Dog of Thunderstorm Phobiaby Dr. Karen Becker on Healthy Pets Phobias in dogs are caused by both genetic...
Training Blind Dogs
Original post Tips on Living With and Training a Blind Dog by Mardi Richmond on Whole Dog Journal When Orbit came into one of the classes...
How to Ease Separation Anxiety
Original post How to Ease Your Dog's Separation Anxietyby Amy Flowers, DVM on Fetch by WebMD Does your dog get nervous when they see you...
What is Resource Guarding
Original post Resource Guardingon Your Dog's Friend You shouldn’t bother the dog’s food while he’s eating,” is a traditional piece of dog...
When to Start Training?
Original post When Should You Start Puppy Training Classes?by Caitlin Crittenden on Petful The “socialization window” for puppies is...
Too Much Aggression?
Original post 3 Signs Your New Puppy May Be Overly Aggressiveby Dr. Karen Becker on Healthy Pets Story at-a-glance It can be difficult...
Terrible Teens
Original post The Canine Equivalent of the Teenage Yearsby Dr. Karen Shaw Becker on Healthypets STORY AT-A-GLANCE As many dog parents and...
Puppy Proofing Your Home
Original post Puppy-Proofingby Anthony De Marinis on Positively Puppies are fun but also require lots of care. Living with a puppy can be...
Most Important Things To Teach
Original post The 10 Most Important Things to Teach A Puppyby Pat Miller on Whole Dog Journal Your new puppy will learn his most vital...
Introducing Your Older Dog
Original post How to Introduce a Puppy to a Older Resident Dogby Kayla Fratt on K9 of Mine Bringing home a new puppy is an exciting (and...
Don't Pull Your Dog With His Leash
Original post Don’t Pull Your Puppy With His Leash!by Nancy Kerns on Whole Dog Journal I was just driving down the street and my eye, as...
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