Claire Robertson – K9 of Mine https://www.k9ofmine.com Your Dog Care Resource For a Healthier, Happier Canine! Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:58:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.k9ofmine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-K9-Fav-1-150x150.png Claire Robertson – K9 of Mine https://www.k9ofmine.com 32 32 Should You Get a 2nd Dog? How to Expand the Pack Safely! https://www.k9ofmine.com/getting-second-dog/ https://www.k9ofmine.com/getting-second-dog/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:02:00 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=2052941 how to pick a second dog

Deciding whether or not you should get a second dog is a big question that deserves serious thought.  As a trainer, it’s one I wish more owners would consider before adding a second four-footer to their family. But all too…]]> https://www.k9ofmine.com/getting-second-dog/feed/ 4 Dog Gets Annoyed At Needy Puppy nonadult How To Teach Your Dog To Fetch A Beer From The Fridge! https://www.k9ofmine.com/teach-dog-to-fetch-beer-from-refrigerator/ https://www.k9ofmine.com/teach-dog-to-fetch-beer-from-refrigerator/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:28:00 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=2051102 teach your dog to fetch a beer

This might seem like a trick you’d see Lassie or some other ridiculously well trained movie star dog do, but fetching a beer from the fridge is actually very achievable for most dogs.  Humans have been developing the retrieving skills…]]> https://www.k9ofmine.com/teach-dog-to-fetch-beer-from-refrigerator/feed/ 0 Dog Takes out Beer From Fridge for Owner and Trashes Empty Can - 1041873 nonadult Help! My Dog Poops and Pees in the House After Being Outside! Is It on Purpose? https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-poops-pees-in-house-after-being-outside/ https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-poops-pees-in-house-after-being-outside/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:12:00 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=2046415 dog pooping after walk

Potty training can be one of the most challenging skills to teach a dog or puppy. And as fate would have it, we usually have to teach potty training when we first get our dog or puppy. Doing so can…]]> https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-poops-pees-in-house-after-being-outside/feed/ 94 Debunking The Alpha Dog Myth https://www.k9ofmine.com/debunking-alpha-dog-myth/ https://www.k9ofmine.com/debunking-alpha-dog-myth/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2020 15:49:00 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=2049225 debunking alpha dog myth

Back in the 1930s, behaviorist Rudolph Schenkel studied captive wolves in zoo settings. These wolves were captured from different portions of the wild, so they all came from different packs and families.  They were placed in sterile zoo environments and forced…]]> https://www.k9ofmine.com/debunking-alpha-dog-myth/feed/ 8 Help – My Dog Won’t Stop Eating Sticks! https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-eating-sticks/ https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-eating-sticks/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:32:00 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=2049234 Why dogs eat sticks

It’s a question every dog trainer hears. Perhaps not specifically sticks, but we frequently hear the question: “Why is my dog eating X?” Rabbit poop, acorns, rocks, pecans, bark, plastic, grass, you name it. Despite our best intentions as owners,…]]> https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-eating-sticks/feed/ 6