Dining out with dog

We have recently started dining out more with the nicer weather and would like to take our pup along with us but are unsure how they will behave.  Do you have any training tips for us to set our pup up for success with the outdoor dining experience? As our weather is...

Pup tinkles when he’s excited

Dear Critter Corner: My pup gets very excited and loves to say hi to people but we are having a problem with him tinkling with these greetings. It’s a rather embarrassing behavior, is there a way to stop him from tinkling on everyone and everywhere?  I can’t tell you...

Barking and lunging

Dear Critter Corner: Our dog is a social butterfly and wants to say hi to every person and dog that we pass.  If we don’t allow him to say hi, he pulls and is starting to bark and lunge too.  When he was younger, we allowed him to say hi, but he is now 9 months and...

Training dog with a variety of treats

Dear Critter Corner:  We have started training with our new pup and are having a hard time finding treats that he likes to use in our training.  He will eat them in the house but once outside it is hit or miss.  Do you have any suggestions for us? This is a great...

Preparing dog for tense situations

Dear Critter Corner: We have a very shy pup and have been working on exposing him from a distance to people and dogs at our local park that requires all dogs to be on leash.  The other day, another dog owner had their dog off leash and it charged our pup.  As I called...

Door dashing dog

Dear Critter Corner:  We just adopted a new pup and need some advice on teaching him not to dart out the front door anytime it’s opened.  We live on a busy street and he has gotten out once and it was very scary!  Please help! I am so glad to hear that your pup is...