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    Choosing the Right Pet
    David Huzzard
    • May 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Choosing the Right Pet

    Being a pet sitter/dog walker isn't all puppies and rainbows as I've mentioned before, and at times we are called into a situation that...
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    Why Do Dogs Eat Grass
    David Huzzard
    • May 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    Why Do Dogs Eat Grass

    All the advise that I have read says I need to write at least one blog post a week. As I had no ideas and would rather use the rare free...
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    Tips for a Fun Dog Walk
    David Huzzard
    • Apr 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    Tips for a Fun Dog Walk

    Going for a walk with your dog on a nice Spring day can be a relaxing and fun experience. For your dog it is a great time to enjoy being...
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    The Professional Dog Walker's Guide to the Best Dog Walking Equipment
    David Huzzard
    • Apr 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Professional Dog Walker's Guide to the Best Dog Walking Equipment

    For pet sitting and dog walking we typically use the equipment the pet owner provides and what the pet is familiar and comfortable with....
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    Ten Minute Counter-Conditioning
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 30, 2018
    • 3 min

    Ten Minute Counter-Conditioning

    The dog was good at the meet and greet with his or her owners around but three days before the pet sitting service begins they send a...
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    Reflections on the Doggy Easter Egg Hunt
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    Reflections on the Doggy Easter Egg Hunt

    This past Saturday we held our first ever Doggy Easter Egg Hunt. With the amount of eggs we littered the ground with it was a very poor...
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    Two Important Rules of Getting a Dog
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 22, 2018
    • 3 min

    Two Important Rules of Getting a Dog

    Owning a dog is one of the most rewarding things a human being can do. Dogs give us love and companionship and can be great partners in...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 11: Start From The Start
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 11: Start From The Start

    In the world of behavior modification there exists what we call The Human Hierarchy of Behavioral Change. It is a very simple concept to...
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    Dogs Should Be Dogs
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    Dogs Should Be Dogs

    A lot of times as dog walkers we are called in to work with dogs that are new to their home and we find people with a lot of differing...
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    Understanding Canine Motivation
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 14, 2018
    • 3 min

    Understanding Canine Motivation

    I have heard tales of the dog that does not like treats. I have yet to meet this dog and in my time as a pet sitter/dog walker I have met...
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    Why Punishment Doesn't Work
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    Why Punishment Doesn't Work

    As a pet sitter/dog walker I interact with a lot of dogs on a daily basis and many display undesirable behavior. In my role as a pet...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 10: Dogs Jumping on People
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 9, 2018
    • 3 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 10: Dogs Jumping on People

    Dogs jumping on people is one of the most common problems we hear about and deal with at meet and greets in our roll as in home pet care...
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    How Respect Relates to Dogs
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    How Respect Relates to Dogs

    In the dog world, the leader always goes first. A dog who races to the door ahead of his owner is showing disrespect, and doesn’t see the...
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    Stable Hands Book Reccomendations
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Stable Hands Book Reccomendations

    As in home pet care professionals it is important that we have an understanding of animal behavior. We walk dogs and pet sit for cats on...
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    Companionship Versus Mastery
    David Huzzard
    • Mar 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Companionship Versus Mastery

    I've written a lot recently on my view of human and dog interaction and I've skirted around the old way of thinking. Yesterday I was...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 9: Giving Your Dog a Space
    David Huzzard
    • Feb 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 9: Giving Your Dog a Space

    To continue to highlight the junction of human and dog behavior I will start this post of a story of a first date I had that didn't go...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 8: Fear of Men
    David Huzzard
    • Feb 23, 2018
    • 5 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 8: Fear of Men

    I attribute many of our good business decisions to blind dumb luck and on one May day in 2015 a potential client called us informing us...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 7: The Foundations of a Healthy Relationship
    David Huzzard
    • Feb 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 7: The Foundations of a Healthy Relationship

    The foundation of a healthy human to human relationship is not much different than the foundation of a human to dog relationship. Why is...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 6: Resource Guarding
    David Huzzard
    • Feb 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 6: Resource Guarding

    Resource guarding isn't a hard behavior to understand. Think of the positive benefits of guarding resources for our dog friend's...
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    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 5: Operant Conditioning in Humans
    David Huzzard
    • Feb 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    There Are No Bad Dogs Part 5: Operant Conditioning in Humans

    It's the night before your big presentation to the board of directors and you still have no idea what you're going to talk about. In fact...
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