Some dogs come home from daycare happily worn out. Others come home still bouncing, then pace the apartment at nine at night as if the day never happened. Same fun playroom, very different result. If you have ever wondered why, the answer often starts with a simple question: what is dog enrichment? It is one-on-one …
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A lot of dog behavior that looks like it came out of nowhere didn’t. The dog was stressed, gave off signals, and the signals got missed. We asked Josh Johnson, one of our trainers at K9U, to walk through the triggers he sees most and the quiet signs that show up before a dog boils …
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Joy is an Australian Shepherd. Before she started agility class, she destroyed things when her owner left the house. After she started, she did not. The destruction stopped, and Angie did not change anything else about the home routine. The only new variable was agility. That kind of change shows up over and over again …
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Your neighbor’s puppy sits on command after two weeks. Your three-year-old rescue still pulls on the leash like a sled dog. Did you miss your chance? The old saying goes: you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Trainers hear this worry from Chicago dog owners every week. Most think their dog is too old …
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A Lincoln Park dog owner noticed her dog started growling from across the kitchen while she prepared dinner. He wasn’t near his food bowl. He was just watching her cook. That low rumble made her freeze. Something had shifted in her sweet dog’s behavior, and the problem was getting worse. Does your dog stiffen when …
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