Warmest Wags Pet Services

01/26/2021

E-collars, stim collars, remote collars or shock collars, call them what you will. I do not support these training tools nor recommend to any clients seeking training advise.
Chewy.com sells these aversive collars and I cancelled my account, explained my reason for cancelling, and let them know I would resume doing business with Chewy once the items are discontinued from their site. Maybe this little ripple could make big waves. Perhaps you may join me in doing the same if you have a Chewy account? Be the change you want to see.
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01/08/2018

Happy belated birthday to Juniper, who turned 1 year old on 1/2/2018! Here's a pic of Juno kicking off the new year. He's probably wondering why everyone suddenly got so excited at midnight!

12/06/2017

But What is Your Dog Really Saying?
Part II Body Language - The Head Turn

A head turn can be ever so slight, and often unrecognized by humans when interacting with canines. Seeing a pair of dogs communicate with a head turn is fascinating to see. How often do you notice your dog's head turn communication with you, or other doggy family members?

A head turn can be overt, where the dog turns her head to the side fully, or at other times it can be subtle, with a slight turning of the head or averting of gaze. The head turn can be used as a polite gesture to communicate goodwill in a greeting between two dogs. In other circumstances, a head tu...

11/30/2017

"Ignoring any problem will not make it go away.

You must accept the problem, not make excuses (there is a lot of denial when dealing with aggressive dogs) and come up with a proactive plan all while accepting that any change is difficult and takes lots of time and effort."

Got an aggressive dog? Did you know the fastest way to cure dog aggression is to first avoid these top 9 factors that make dog aggression worse?

11/21/2017

With Thanksgiving a couple days from now and Christmas right around the corner, it's time to be at your most vigilant when your dog is around people, and when people are around your dog.

Learn to read your dog's body language, and then SHARE that knowledge with your loved ones to ensure a happy and safe holiday season. Live. Love. WAG!

Learning how to read your dog's stress signals can help prevent a bite. We teach you how to read doggie body language.

11/16/2017

But What is Your Dog Really Saying?
Part I Body Language - Lip Licking

Lip Licks can be subtle and very easy to overlook. Lip Licks are one of the first signs your dog may give to signal they are uncomfortable with an interaction, or stressed in an environment. Human recognition, acknowledgement, and making appropriate adjustments during a situation could prevent a confrontation in the future.

11/02/2017

Growling is indeed a gift, and a sign that your dog is a great communicator.

When your dog growls, LISTEN! It may be something you have done that caused your dog to respond so vocally.

The cause could be a variety of things. Maybe your dog is saying "I need space," or maybe you've encroached on something the dog considers high value.

The key is to figure out WHY the growl happened before you make any attempt to correct the behavior. If your dog begins to mask his feelings or intent, very serious problems will arise.

‘He growled at me the other day!’ This is something I hear commonly from clients. It is always uttered with a tone of shocked and offended indignance which would lead you to believe that their dog …

10/30/2017

Recently, a child in Massachusetts lost his life after an interaction with neighborhood dogs. If you have children and there are dogs in your neighborhood, please do EVERYTHING in your power to help, teach, and show your kids how to properly interact with all dogs. Even friendly dogs have have a limit to how much they will put up with.

The website, Doggonesafe.com recently put out a book called, A Kids' Comprehensive Guide to Speaking Dog! written by Niki Tudge. The book is filled with explanations, photos, and fun cartoons of doggie body language, as well as examples of when and how dogs communicate with people.

Please, let's do everything we can to prevent tragic situations from happening in the future.

https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Comprehensive-Guide-Speaking-Communication/dp/0999262092

A Kids' Comprehensive Guide to Speaking Dog! A fun, interactive, educational resource to help the whole family understand canine communication. Keep future generations safe by learning to "speak dog!" The perfect tool for parents, educators, dog trainers and behavior specialists to use in support...

10/25/2017

You love to hug your dog, but does Spot love it when you hug him?

"The bottom line is that when you hug a dog it's on their terms, not yours."

If you're going to hug a dog you must pay attention to the context.