i·de·al :existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality. Every time I get house calls about how to “fix” certain behaviors of a dog, Usually the owners will start from the ideal condition, a picture that they had in mind. The perfect, how-it-should-be environment. It is a good thing […]

How many times usually do you say “sit” before your dog actually sits? Do you raise your tone and volume after each “sit” you said? Or, even more basic command: your dog’s name. When s/he doesn’t pay attention to us, we tend to keep calling their names until they would respond to it.  This is […]

“Benji! You should know better!!!”This line of frustrations somehow sounds so familiar to us, dog parents. I felt disappointed many times when my dog just wouldn’t do simple task that we’ve been rehearsing for hundreds of times, like not dashing out of the gate without my permission. That is very dangerous and he should know better.Or […]

My daughter really loves animal, aaany kind of it. Therefore i, as the parent have to be very careful when she approaches any random animals without even thinking the consequences. (Oh don’t they all). So, instead of telling them what NOT to do (which is impossible, i know you parents can relate) i redirect her […]

Is your dog well socialized? I am talking about that if they still well behaved toward anything outside of your house. Jumping, pulling, and barking are excluded in this “well behaved” category of course. Some dog parents are lucky to get a calm and easy going personality in a dog (though you can analyze it […]

“ I really love that dog, so cute! I think I will get one for me!”. Many of us have this sentence popped up when we see a particular dog. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact, it is a very wonderful thought as we have so many abandoned dogs and puppies, especially in […]