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		<title>Puppy Yoga: Cute but at what cost?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The growing popularity of puppy yoga is raising red flags among behaviour professionals—and for good reason. I get it. A room full of adorable puppies is hard to resist. It’s easy to see how such an experience could lift spirits and melt stress. But while the humans may walk away feeling lighter, the reality for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Small dog syndrome: what it is and what to do about it</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nippy, yappy, disobedient, divas and drama queens – just some of the adjectives people use when referring to small dogs. But are these traits genetically related to their diminutive size or is it a bad rap with nurture more to blame? I recently ran a poll in my stories, asking people if they identified as big-dog [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stop asking your dog to sit!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 20:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sit is one of the very first things most people teach their new puppy or dog and it definitely has its uses but it’s more often misused when there might be more productive and compassionate approaches. BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET: The ground can be cold, wet, icy or dirty. Here in Canada it’s often covered [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Puppy Biting: survival tips</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Puppies…those adorable little piranhas 😆 Nothing quite prepares you for living with puppy biting. It’s probably the most common question I get, even though I have truly great clients who do their research and prepare for their pup’s arrival ahead of time, they are often still convinced that THEIR puppy’s biting is quite extreme. IT’S [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to choose a good dog breeder: top 10 tips</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pandemic puppies may just be the new sourdough and while I am the first to agree that life is absolutely better with a dog, the number of less reputable breeders ramping up &#8216;production&#8217; to meet the sudden spike in demand is at best worrisome. Chances are that if you&#8217;re reading this you already have a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to socialize a puppy while social-distancing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 20:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With social-distancing and self-isolation the new normal, we have had to put life as we knew it on hold but there is no pause button on puppy socialization. The critical window in which a puppy forms his or her impressions about his new world ends between 12 and 16 weeks.  Puppies who don&#8217;t have a wide [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dogs who jump on people: why ignoring won&#8217;t work! (and what will)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 18:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You know what they say about an ounce of prevention so let&#8217;s start with WHY dogs jump on people and how we might prevent it in the first place. The biggest reason is simply that it was a rewarding experience from the start. Face/muzzle licking between dogs is normal and most often seen in puppies [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top 10 tips for success with a new rescue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you have decided that giving a dog in need a second chance is the right decision for you and/or your family, congratulations! In the almost 20 years that I’ve worked with clients and their rescues (in addition to my own) I can say with absolute certainty that it is an incredibly rewarding journey. But it’s not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Surviving canine adolescence: top 10 tips</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 01:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adolescence starts between 6-9 months of age and can last until 2-3 years of age. Symptoms include some or all of the following: selective listening, increased activity (barking, digging, sniffing, chewing), changes in sleep habits, leg lifting, humping, possessive behaviour. If this sounds familiar take heart, it&#8217;s all perfectly normal, will eventually pass and there [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Should you play Tug with your dog?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 21:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many dog owners are under the impression that they should never play tug games with their dogs. Usually they have been told that it will cause aggression or that their dog will want to start tugging on their clothes and anything else they can get their mouths on once they’ve ‘had a taste’ of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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