5 Simple Bonding Activities for Your New Puppy or Rescue
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CalmerCanines
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
Choosing a Name for Your Puppy
A collage of 9 different dog ID tags with various dog names on them. Most Common Dog/Pet Names It’s puppy season and as usual, people are...
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CalmerCanines
- Aug 24, 2020
- 6 min
Kate's Favorite Things: Collars, Harnesses, and Leashes
Walking your dog can be an excellent way to bond with your dog, get some exercise, and reinforce training with distractions, but the...
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CalmerCanines
- Mar 29, 2020
- 8 min
All Cooped Up
Working from home with kids and a dog can be even harder than it sounds. 5 tips to keep everyone safe & sane and 10 fun activities to try.
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CalmerCanines
- Aug 22, 2017
- 5 min
Kate’s Favorite Things: Interactive Toys
A list of Kate's favorite toys for play and training, this also gives you an idea of what to avoid when purchasing dog toys.
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CalmerCanines
- Jan 31, 2017
- 5 min
Kate's Favorite Things: Edible Chews
After five years of severe drought, California is finally getting some much needed rain! It’s cleared up for now, but the forecast says...
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CalmerCanines
- Jan 9, 2017
- 6 min
Kate’s Favorite Things: Potty Training
Don’t scold your dog for YOUR lack of active supervision. Clean it up and pay more attention next time so you can make sure he goes in...
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CalmerCanines
- Dec 28, 2016
- 2 min
New year, new habits for you and your new (or old) dog!
As usual, we are all making our New Year’s Resolutions. Instead of making far-fetched resolutions that you know you’ll never adhere to,...
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CalmerCanines
- Jul 30, 2016
- 4 min
Catching a Loose Dog
A medium-sized tan dog with no collar is running down an empty rural road. He is visibly stressed with a tight mouth, ears pinned, tail...
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CalmerCanines
- Jul 19, 2016
- 3 min
Digging for Treasure….or Boredom?
A Golden Retriever is digging a hole in grass. The hole is so deep that its entire head and front legs are buried up to the elbows. It’s...
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CalmerCanines
- Jan 10, 2016
- 3 min
Goldilocks and Raising a Puppy
It’s January, and that means it’s time for all of the Christmas puppies to come out and meet the world! Raising a puppy is both an art...
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CalmerCanines
- Dec 29, 2015
- 2 min
New Year, New Tricks
A black, tan, and white Yorkie mix is sitting, wearing a tophat that says Happy New Year! With 2016 right around the corner, many people...
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CalmerCanines
- Nov 12, 2015
- 2 min
What your dog really thinks about moving…
Got the house? Congratulations! But that may not be what your dog is thinking… Many people have the misguided notion that their dog will...
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CalmerCanines
- Jun 23, 2015
- 4 min
4th of July – The Most Dangerous Holiday
It’s that time of year again! Barbeques, picnics, pool parties, and fireworks…just some good ol’ wholesome fun, right? Not quite. The...
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CalmerCanines
- Nov 7, 2014
- 9 min
10 Steps to Prepare for Your New Puppy
Every year, thousands of people decide to bring home a puppy or newly adopted dog, but very few of them take any time to set their puppy...
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CalmerCanines
- Feb 12, 2014
- 7 min
7 Things to Consider Before You Get a Puppy
Big puppy eyes, soft puppy ears, and wet puppy kisses….so irresistible! Walking past the puppies in pet shops and shelters tugs at our...
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CalmerCanines
- Jan 3, 2014
- 5 min
12 MUST-HAVE Experiences Before 12 Weeks
The average age that people acquire their puppy is 8-10 weeks. The critical socialization period of that puppy’s life begins closing at...
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CalmerCanines
- Oct 20, 2013
- 5 min
Frequent walks and waving arms – the difference between life and death
Today I had one of the most harrowing experiences of my life. Far scarier than even my car accident that required months and months of...
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CalmerCanines
- Sep 29, 2013
- 4 min
Revamp Your Recall!
Arguably the most important thing you will ever teach your dog is the recall (COME). A young woman in a red dress is crouched at left in...
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CalmerCanines
- Sep 23, 2013
- 4 min
“The night is dark and full of terrors” indeed!
A woman offers to treats to a group of children dressed in various costumes that change their appearance and silhouette, including hats,...
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