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5 Tips to Keeping Your New Puppy Clean

August 3, 2011 by Shannon 1 Comment

Yellow Labrador Retriever Getting a Bath

When you bring a puppy into your home, especially a soon to be giant and often slightly uncoordinated Lab, you’re going to have a little bit of work ahead of you. Keeping your pup (or adult dog) clean and well groomed will go a long way in keeping them healthy and happy. And far less […]

Filed Under: Dog Grooming, First Time Dog Owners, Puppies Tagged With: dog grooming, Dog Products, dogs, health, labrador retriever

Interview: Certified Dog Trainer, Holly Lewis

July 26, 2011 by Shannon 1 Comment

Cold Nose Dog Trainer Holly Lewis

Recently 8PawsUp.com had an opportunity to meet with Holly Lewis, Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), owner and operator of Cold Nose Dog Training in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Holly is one of my “go to” trainers and has worked with many families on understanding what works and what doesn’t work when training large breed pups. Holly has […]

Filed Under: Dog Training Tagged With: dog advice, dog trainer, dogs, holly lewis, interview, labrador retriever, Training

Losing the Human-Dog Alpha Position

July 5, 2011 by Shannon 6 Comments

Woman with Dog Black Labrador Smiling Grass Sunshine

    Dog chaos erupts when you don’t maintain control over your dog pack. You may spend years training your dog to be the perfect canine companion but once you start to become lax, your dog will start to think something is off. It’s that switch that triggers them to want to rule the pack […]

Filed Under: Dog Psychology, Dog Training Tagged With: aggression, dogs, hierarchy, labrador retriever, Training

Developing a Work – Dog Life Balance

May 19, 2011 by Shannon 8 Comments

If you work from a home office or you are one of the fortunate few who are allowed to bring your dog to work, then you are all too familiar with the “work – dog life” balance concept. On the one hand, you have work that must get done for not only your professional career […]

Filed Under: Dog Home, Dog Training Tagged With: dog pack, dogs, family, labrador retriever, life, training, work

Acclimating Dogs to Walking in Warm Weather

April 20, 2011 by Shannon 6 Comments

Hot Panting Yellow Labrador Retriever

If you live in the warmer climates, you’re already getting out for long walks with your Labrador Retriever. But if you have a new puppy and this is his or her first warm weather season, you may notice that your dog seems a little distressed either during or after the walk. One such Labrador Brats […]

Filed Under: Dog Health, Dog Travel Tagged With: about labradors, dog advice, dogs, health, labrador retriever, walking

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