Are you thinking of adding a second dog to your household? If you are, then be sure to introduce the two dogs to one another before you bring the new dog home. The most important thing to do before you have two dogs in your house at the same time is to establish your role in the pack. Yep, you read that right. To your dogs, you must always be seen as the pack leader for the group -- from Day One. You don't need to take this to an extreme or anything. Just make sure that it's … [Read more...]
Are you thinking of getting a puppy but unsure if you want one or two dogs? There are lots of reasons that two dogs make sense, but there are also some pitfalls. One of those is dog training! It's much more difficult to train 2 dogs in one household at the same time. … [Read more...]
My friend Tonya brought her dog (Lucy) over to play with our dog (Tenor) the other day. This was their first time meeting. And it was hilarious. Her little pup (at one year of age) is like the Energizer Bunny. She never stops. And just when you think she went this way, you realize she went that way and now she's right behind you. She moves so fast, it's nearly impossible to capture her in photographs! … [Read more...]
If one (or more) dog has resided in your home for awhile, and you plan to introduce another dog into the family, then at some point you are likely to sense some jealousy or have some issues with dog aggression. This is natural -- primarily because the dogs' instinctual pack behavior comes into play and a hierarchy must be established as to who is the "lead dog" (Alpha), the "second in command" (Beta), and so on down to the "lowest ranking dog" (Omega). Here's what you need to know before … [Read more...]
Who is really the boss in your home... You, or your dog? If you've got more than one dog, which one is the top dog? You need to know this. We learned it the hard way... after one of our dogs got a bit out of line. Some experts in the field taught us how to communicate to him in terms of dog packs and hierarchies. It was recommended that we show him that we are the "Alpha dog" -- at all times -- not him! … [Read more...]
Sometimes we call it brotherly love... or ring-around-the-rosie... or just a fun game of doggie tag. These are pictures of my 2 dogs, Jersey and Tenor, which make me laugh every time I view them! "The little guy", Tenor, is repeatedly taunting the "old man", Jersey. In the following pictures, Tenor was 3 months old and Jersey was 15 years old. … [Read more...]
The folks at the Dog Hause came up with a list of 15 interesting facts about dogs. I've chosen my favorites to share with you here... Top 10 Facts About Dogs 1. If you give your dog a fancy name, it's not for your dog but for your pride. You'll end up using a nickname. 2. Owning 2 dogs is no more work than owning one, but 3 dogs is hard work. 3. Pay no more than half of the retail price for a used kennel. 4. Figure on 1 pound of dry dog food for every 30 pounds of … [Read more...]
Check out these videos of dogs that appear to be mean and ferocious, but their bark is definitely worse than their bite. These are quite funny, actually... In the past 15 years, I've had 3 dogs -- usually 2 at a time. And one thing's for sure... they each know how to turn on their mean bark, growl & look when they want to. It's usually quite comical, because despite how ferocious they are trying to appear (usually to the other dog in the house at the time), it's obvious that they … [Read more...]
Sometimes you need a way to temporarily separate two dogs inside your home. Sometimes, you just need to keep one dog out of a room or prevent him from going up or down stairs for awhile. To give your dogs some freedom, yet restrict where they can roam in your house, I'd encourage you to "think outside the box". ...Try the Evenflo baby gate! … [Read more...]
If you've already got one dog and you plan on bringing another dog into your home, there are a few things you should know. First, you should probably familiarize yourself with the dog pack hierarchy. That way, you will have a better understanding of your dogs' behaviors and the way they interact with one another. After that, there are a few things that you can do to ease the process of introducing your dogs to one another, while at the same time fostering your love for each one of … [Read more...]
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