by Sarah Stremming | Jan 11, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
Hello Tuesday! It’s time for some enrichment. Dogs have some basic, primal needs that often go unaddressed in their lives with humans, and that really is a sad fact. Often behavior problems are simply the result of inattention to these needs, and one of the...
by Sarah Stremming | Jan 4, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
Training your dog isn’t an “extra” thing “good” dog owners do. It isn’t a luxurious thing. It’s a vital thing. It’s a necessary step humans need to take toward enriching the lives of their dogs. How unfare is it to...
by Sarah Stremming | Jan 3, 2012 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
The Association of Pet Dog Trainers has declared January National Train Your Dog Month, so I’m going to challenge you to a different training question or task every day in my blog. Sometimes the question will be for discussion purposes, sometimes it will be a...
by Sarah Stremming | Dec 22, 2011 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
I was going to write about something heavy and controversial, but as the snow falls outside my window and my dogs snooze peacefully in my office, I just couldn’t. Rest assured, you will get that post, just not today. Instead I got to thinking about how many...
by Sarah Stremming | Dec 21, 2011 | The Cognitive Canine, Uncategorized
Disclaimer: I have done no formal research on sleep in dogs. What I am writing about today is based on my anecdotal experience. When thinking about having a calm and well-adjusted dog most people think about exercise above all (a feeling that has been perpetuated by...
