Reward based training for your puppy is effective, safe and fun

In this week’s Welcome Home blog series, we discuss how using reward based training for your puppy is effective, safe and fun. Using rewards instead of punishments to train your canine companion is not only a scientifically based, proven way to teach commands and modify behavior, it also helps condition your dog to love learning […]

Successfully managing food bowl guarding behaviors in your new puppy

Are 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 […]

House-training success for your new puppy

There 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.

Good Dog Award Winner of the Week-Lulu The Goldendoodle

The Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s Good Dog Award Winner is Lulu, a Goldendoodle, who is a certified therapy dog at Ballard-Durand Funeral & Cremation Services in White Plains, New York. Lulu has been working as a “Comfort Companion” during funeral visitations and […]

Good Dog Award winners of the Week-Layla and Irena Ištvánková

The Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s award goes to Layla, a seven year old Border Collie, and her person Irena Ištvánková, from the Czech Republic. Layla and Irena excel in the sport of Canine Freestyle and are Champions of Dog Dancing in the Czech Republic. […]