Does your dog get upset when you pay attention to someone else? Have you ever talked about your dog being jealous or wondered what’s going on in his head? A recent study on jealousy in dogs may offer some answers. The study was conducted by scientists at the University of California, San Diego, and published… Continue reading Do Dogs Experience Jealousy?
“Quiero hacer lo que tú quieres, pero no entiendo lo que estás diciendo.” Do you understand what you just read? Perhaps you’re able to recognize it as Spanish and pick up a few basic words, but not enough to really get the gist of the message. Maybe you know Spanish well enough to have a general… Continue reading English is a Foreign Language
Do you wish your dog would walk calmly by your side past other dogs? Or that she would sit and stay when guests come to visit (instead of jumping all over them and thoroughly embarassing you)? Few people struggle to train their dogs to respond to basic commands in the house with little to no… Continue reading How to Have the Dog You Always Wanted
In early June, we spent a few days in Portland, ME with our dog. It is a wonderful place to be with a dog. It’s the type of place that makes me wish I lived there. They have a thriving local business scene with many interesting shops and excellent restaurants, coupled with the ocean and plenty of… Continue reading Portland with Dogs – Ocean and Food
This Friday is the 4th of July. For many dogs, this is not a time of fun, but one of fear, or even terror. Here are several tips to help your dog cope with fireworks at this time of year. Consider a Thunder Shirt Thunder Shirts are tight fitting dog coats that can have a… Continue reading How to Keep Your Dog Safe and Calm During Fireworks
As soon as I stepped out of the humid salty air and saw the displays of brightly colored toys at Planet Dog, I knew I had come to the right place. My new husband and I were taking a short trip to Portland, Maine with our dog Darwin and stopping at Planet Dog was high on… Continue reading Why I’m Crazy About Planet Dog
Welcome to the Smart Dog blog! I have been thinking of writing a blog for some time now. Initially, it was just a simple marketing idea – a platform for getting the word out about the business and demonstrating my dog behavior knowledge. However, the idea in my head quickly grew to become much more… Continue reading The Smart Dog Blog – A Preview of What’s to Come
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