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Holiday Dog Toy Review 2023 enrichment fearful dogs Dec 19, 2023

For this year's holiday toy review, our team dogs (and a couple of guest stars!) tried out four new-to-them food puzzle toys. You can see video of the toys in action in the video below. Here's a...

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Does Your Dog Really Want To Be Petted? enrichment fearful dogs reactive dogs Jan 09, 2023

Most of us assume that dogs like petting.  But how do we know? 


Dogs are individuals just like people are. Some love cuddling, and some don’t.  And even the cuddliest...

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Safe Space Enrichment for Fearful Dogs (Halloween Edition!) enrichment fearful dogs Oct 31, 2022

You've got your fearful dog home and settled in their safe spacebut they don't seem interested in any of the toys you've provided. How can you get them to start engaging in fun, enriching...

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Beginning Water Games for Fearful Dogs enrichment fearful dogs Jul 18, 2022

Does your dog avoid water? Or maybe your dog is happy to splash through puddles, but if the water is clean, forget it.  In this week's video I discuss strategies for introducing...

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