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Until recently, I didn’t realize that there are some folks who don’t know what’s out there in terms of possibilities for training. A lot of folks in the Little Rock area utilize board-and-trains, but that’s not the only option.
“What Are My Options?”: Responsible Rehoming with Cathy Madson
Cathy: Well, it’s something that comes up in certain kinds of cases that I work. I work a lot of aggression cases, and so it’s always something that is sitting in the back of my mind, but also, I found, in the back of clients’ minds, where they start to wonder, “What are my options?” And with any dog behavior issue, you really have five options.
“When we have happier dogs, we have happier owners”: Enrichment with Taylor McDonald
Erika Gonzalez encourages simple activities for enrichment. “I think enrichment can be easy,” she said. “It doesn’t need to be something extravagant. It doesn’t need to be something that lasts an hour. It could be as simple as putting some of your dog’s dry food in a towel and rolling it up into a little doggie burrito and having them figure it out. … It could be egg cartons.”
Uh-Oh: Tips for Making it Through the Doggy Teen Months
There’s a reason why a lot of puppies are taken to a shelter at about nine to eleven months. Even with adequate management, training, and socialization, adolescent dogs can be a bit much.
“Little Frenchies Can Actually be Pretty Ferocious”: Client Spotlight on Lily and Lola
Jenny McCallum: “I have wanted a French Bulldog forever. I saw Renee Zellweger driving around in this convertible with a little white French Bulldog in [laughs] a magazine a zillion years ago, and I have wanted one ever since. So, Lola was the first, yeah.”
Spay / Neuter and Behavior Challenges and Who Can Help
I’ve (Elizabeth over here at Telltail Dog Training) been guilty in the past of throwing around suggestions of spay / neuter as a solution to behavior issues. With Lily and Lola, it does seem that if Lily had been able to get an earlier spay, their relationship might not have fractured the way it did when Lily went into heat. On the other side of everything, Lily’s spay didn’t automatically fix the situation. That will take some more time and behavior modification.
