The Good Dog Blog
Everyone can have a good dog.
Latest Posts
Little Dogs with the Little Dog GuruNovember 14, 2019 - 8:00 am
Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!November 12, 2019 - 8:00 am
Dog Play for Adolescent & Adult DogsNovember 7, 2019 - 8:00 am
Tails From Alaska: Canine nose work, shelter dogs, and building a successful reward based dog training businessNovember 5, 2019 - 8:00 am
All My Children Wear Fur Coats with Peggy HoytOctober 31, 2019 - 4:33 pm
Jenn Merritt, BS, CPDT-KA, and Kim Merritt-Butler grew up loving dogs. Jenn became a professional dog trainer and Tellington TTouch practitioner and Kim became a serial entrepreneur. Last year they got their heads together and came up with a new way to approach dog training for families. Good Dog in a Box was born. Their mission is to keep dogs and kids safe through education, awareness, and advocacy. They want to reduce the number of family dogs surrendered at animal shelters by promoting positive, reward based training techniques that are family and kid friendly.
Jenn and Kim want everyone that owns a dog to have fun and enjoy their furry companion. Together, we can make a difference.
Good Dog Award Winners – Cancer Detection Dogs
/by Jenn MerrittThe Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs and dogs doing good things. This week’s award goes to Cancer Detection Dogs, an organization in Canada that is training dogs to detect cancer samples. CancerDogs.ca is developing low-cost cancer screening methods that are able to […]
Successfully managing food bowl guarding behaviors in your new puppy
/by Jenn MerrittAre you welcoming a new puppy into your family in 2017? Good Dog in a Box is here to help you every step of the way. There are several things that every puppy parent can do to set your new puppy up for success before your puppy comes home with you. One of the most […]
Good Dog Award Winner – Kogod School of Business
/by Jenn MerrittThe Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s award goes to the American University’s Kogod Business School’s audience dog program. “Audience dogs” are brought in to be calming, non-judging listeners for business students preparing presentations. The program was initiated by Bonnie Auslander, […]
House-training success for your new puppy
/by Jenn MerrittThere are several things that every puppy parent can do to set your new puppy up for success. This week, I’m talking about house-training. For many puppy owners, house-training is a priority and there are many simple strategies to help you and your puppy gain the skills needed for potty success.
Introducing your new puppy to family members
/by Jenn MerrittLast week I talked about three essential things you want to do to and have ready before you bring your puppy home. In this week’s installment of the Welcome Home blog series, I’ll be discussing how you can minimize stress around first meetings. It may be the first meeting your puppy has with your spouse […]
Good Dog Award Winner – Kim Pacini-Hauch
/by Jenn MerrittThe Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s award goes to real estate agent Kim Pacini-Hauch. Kim is a long time donor to Sacramento, California’s Front Street Animal Shelter. In November, the shelter was in dire straits with over 1,000 animals needing […]
Getting a new puppy in 2017?
/by Jenn MerrittAre you welcoming a new puppy into your family in 2017? Good Dog in a Box is here to help you every step of the way. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing ideas to minimize the stress and chaos of bringing a new puppy into your family in the Welcome Home blog series. […]