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Puppies and the Great Outdoors

January 5, 2021 by Lindsey Russell

Time to leave the kitchen and venture outside? Relax those expectations. Like everything puppies learn, they do best in a quiet place where they can focus. You do not want any distractions in the beginning, so it is important to control the environment. Once your puppy gets good at a new skill however, you will [...]

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Game On – Teaching Self Control

August 28, 2020 by Lindsey Russell

How to moderate your puppy’s play. Grab the best treats you can think of; roast beef, a bit of chicken, something special and different. Let your puppy begin to play with another. Observe how stimulated and energetic their play becomes. Before things get too over the top, stop them show them each the treat, have them come and sit in front […]

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Game on – Trade Ya!

August 19, 2020 by Hillary Alexander

Here is a game you can play with a younger puppy to teach him to release things into your hand or simply drop them on the floor. I like to start with this game as young puppies (8 – 12 weeks old) have little impulse control and will find it difficult to let go of […]

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Puppy Whisperer – Marin IJ Interview

August 22, 2019 by Hillary Alexander

What family wouldn’t want help potty training and socializing a new puppy? Hillary’s Hound House offers that and much more, especially for families with young children. Owner Hillary Alexander explained, “Parents often get a puppy after their children plead for one. The idea of a puppy sounds lovely, but parents know it can be like […]

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Could Your Puppy Have Giardia?

July 31, 2017 by Hillary Alexander

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 with feces. Giardia then infects the small intestine, and infected dogs […]

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Children and Dogs: How Children Should and Should Not Interact with Dogs, by Dr. Sophia Yin.

December 13, 2016 by Hillary Alexander

Every year in the United States there are between 350,000 and 400,000 dog bites.  Of those bitten each year roughly 60% are reported to be children under the age of 15, two thirds of whom are boys. A recent study published in the Journal of Nursing, Social Studies and Public Health showed that children between […]

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