Many of the questions I get are about housebreaking in general, and the use of an indoor pet toilet, the Piddle Place in particular. I’m working on a full product review but until it’s ready for publication this video will show how simple it is to use. I have Rory’s Piddle Place in the corner of a room, out of …
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Dog Treats: Made in USA, Grain-Free
As evident in recent, tragically frequent Facebook posts, low quality foreign-sourced dog treats continue to bring heartache and death to dogs of all breeds. The FDA has over 5800 reports of illness associated with jerky treats alone, and has issued an import alert. For your convenience here are the American-made grain-free dog treats offered by Amazon.
Read More »Teach Your Dog to Love Fireworks and Other Loud Noises
Like most dogs my two-year old Havanese Rory was no fan of fireworks or loud percussive noises. Last year I elected to forgo the local July 4th fireworks show to alleviate Rory’s stress. I had planned to stay in for this year’s show as well until on the afternoon of July 4th, fellow Havanese lover Ellen Whitehouse-Vaux mentioned to me in a …
Read More »How to Train Your Havanese to be Alone
More to come in this description box. But this video is of the beginning steps of how to train your dog to love being left alone as well as how to set up a error free environment to leave your new puppy in. This video is low quality 1-because its so long, but I wanted you to get a sense …
Read More »Video of Havanese Using Piddle Place Indoor Toilet Option
I haven’t posted this video of Rory “doing her business” on the Piddle Place indoor toilet option thinking it kind of invades the little girl’s privacy but that’s probably just my anthropomorphism run amok, and people tell me it’s “inspiring” in an odd sort of way. I get that. When you’re struggling to housetrain your puppy you want to hold …
Read More »Train Your Havanese Puppy Not To Bite
This video is on how to stop your puppy biting you. The technique of clicking the absence of biting was shown to me by my mentor Kyle Rayon, who is one of the most amazing and innovative trainers, though she is very modest!
Read More »How I Potty-trained my Puppy With an iPhone, a Webcam, and a Motion Detector
If we’re honest with ourselves, we all approach the topic of housebreaking with some sense of dread – I know I did. I confess to being something of a tech geek and this article talks about some of my use of technology in the potty-training process. The fact that many consider the Havanese a difficult breed to housebreak can also …
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