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Understand Your Dog’s Ancestral Instincts
Understand your dog's ancestral instincts to manage his behavior. After 48 years of working, training, whelping raising dogs, and trying...
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SWK and Authors
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
THE FOREVER CONFLICTED LAP DOG….
As many of you know, my position on Dog breeding is not just breeding and creating pups, we are very strict with quality, health, and...
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SWK and Authors
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
Is there a real Connection when choosing a puppy
After almost 50 years of breeding, training, showing, handling, and competing in many k9 Sports venues we realize there is definitely a...
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SWK and Authors
- Feb 25, 2022
- 7 min
Do dog Owners reinforce Fear involuntarily ?
Involuntarily.." without the will or conscious control." One of the most common issues owners want to address is fear. Fear is a complex...
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SWK and Authors
- Jan 23, 2022
- 6 min
What Dogs Growl Mean
Many people ask me about why dogs growl and what it means, Dog growling is not always aggression, its a form of communication in...
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SWK and Authors
- Aug 7, 2021
- 5 min
Defining Resource Guarding
Resource guarding occurs when dogs exhibit behaviors like growling, lunging, or biting over food or toys. This behavior is also known as...
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SWK and Authors
- Aug 2, 2021
- 7 min
Dog Behavior Problems - Aggression
Why would my dog fight with dogs he has never met? Generally, most well-socialized dogs strive to avoid physical or aggressive...
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SWK and Authors
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Signs of Stress in Dogs
Is your dog stressed at the vet, on walks, when she sees other dogs, when company comes? If so, you can help relieve her stress by...
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SWK and Authors
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Understanding Normal Puppy Behavior
If you’re a new puppy parent, you know puppies are adorable but also a handful! You need to be patient and understanding with your puppy,...
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SWK and Authors
- Mar 17, 2021
- 5 min
What is Pack Drive
We have found different opinion on what Pack drive is. In fact, some doubt that it even exists. While dog training is not breed...
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SWK and Authors
- Mar 8, 2021
- 5 min
Is My Dog Protecting Me? or Is He Scared?
Dangers of Protective Dog Behavior This is a difficult question to answer because human feelings are being used to describe a dog’s...
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