Dog Parks – The Danger of Unsupervised Play for Puppies
Imagine for a moment you have a four-year-old she wanted to go into a playground nearby. In that playground are 13 and 14-year-old kids and they’re playing with no supervision. Are you going to send her in? Throughout many years of asking this question I have yet to...
Could Your Puppy Have Giardia?
What is Giardia? What is it and do I need to be concerned? Giardiasis is an intestinal infection in people and animals. It is caused by a protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis (also known as Giardia lamblia). Most dogs become infected by drinking water contaminated...
Ralph and The Perfect Storm
Sometimes a dog can become frightened of something he’s known his entire life. Take Ralph, an 18 month old beagle that developed a terror of grocery carts. Ralph had excelled in our Jumpstart Puppy Program as a youngster and knew the in’s and out’s of grocery carts at...
Formula for a Fearless Puppy
The Importance of Socializing Your Puppy Start Early – Go Everywhere There is a magic window that opens in every puppy’s life, when he is most confident and accepting of new experiences, dogs, people, places. The length of this sensitive period is short; usually...
History of the Jumpstart Program
Cindy and Chester The Jumpstart Program began in November 2011 when I received a call from Brian. He was engaged to be married and wanted two things in his wonderful new life: his beautiful new bride, Cindy, and a doodle puppy he would call, Chester. There was only...