As Blaze is getting older and has had a few series of shots, its time to socialize. Lots of people focus on just letting their puppy meet new dogs, so I’m going to share some puppy socialization ideas for ways you can introduce your puppy to the world. Today I took Blaze to a local pet store....

I am working on socialization with little Blaze. He is meeting people, kids, hearing new sounds, walking on new textures (gravel, grass, concrete). I hope to get him to the play ground this weekend with moving swings and other fun things. There is a lot of socialization you can do at home. Just find...

We are finally getting our new puppy soon. They were born just a few days before Christmas. As they get older we will look for certain things in the personalities of the puppies to decide which is the best for our family. When picking a new puppy from a litter you want to avoid the ones who are...

Here are some more great puppy socialization ideas.  We already talked about sitting and meeting new people, lets think outside the box! Have your puppy do just that, play with a box! Walk on a wooden floor. Walk on a plastic floor. Step on a trash bag. Sit on a table (like at the vets office) Get...

Step 1- be in charge. Step 2- stay consistent. Step 3- meet their physical and emotional needs. Sounds easy right? It is actually.  I spoke with a nice guy yesterday who had done his research and his reading.  He read books by Ian Dunbar, Patricia McConnell – great authors which you can purchase...