thrive (thrīv) v. to grow or develop vigorously and healthily; flourish In my mind a Thriving Canine is a happy, well balanced, fulfilled dog that enjoys people and that people enjoy having around. There are three Cs involved in raising a canine to thrive: Control,...
In his book, “Drive,” Daniel Pink tells of motivational research done with young children and their desire to draw. Given free time in a room with paper and crayons the children would all draw at their leisure. The experimenters then added extrinsic...
Your dog, no matter what breed, size, sex, age, etc. has needs. They need to get outside and be a dog. They need mental and physical exercise. They need sensory stimulation. I think we all intuitively know this already, so let’s just call this a reminder. Those of us...
Guest Blogger, Dr. Deb Sell, provides an animal chiropractor’s point-of-view on properly exercising puppies. So, you have a new puppy! You want to be the very best dog-parent possible and give her little body and mind all it requires to grow up happy and...
Socialize, socialize, socialize! Any dog owner has heard these words before. Vets, friends, books, TV shows…they all say, “you’ve got to socialize your dog!” It’s like a dog training mantra but what the heck does that really mean? In a nutshell, it means to...
