5 ways to help your foster dog get adopted
You’ve brought a foster dog into your home — thank you! You’ve probably heard this along the way but, fostering saves lives. Hands down. 100%. Now, what can you do to help your foster be a well-mannered guest in your home while also teaching him/her good life skills to get adopted quickly, and stay adopted?
Stuck inside? 8 activities to play with your dog
You’ve probably noticed that dogs seem to live in, what I call, present time. They are not thinking about what they are going to do tomorrow or what might happen to the world next week. They are thinking about what’s happening here and now. We can learn a lot from our dogs. Play with them and be with them. Enjoy the moment with your dog and live in the now, without worrying about tomorrow. You’d be surprised how the benefits multiply — a positive, healthy type of contagion.
The Power of YES
We all use different, though often similar, ways to tell our dog that he is a “good dog”. It makes us feel warm and loving toward our dog when he behaves in a manner that we like. And, our dog usually enjoys hearing us speak this love language with ears back, tail wags and kisses.
What does it mean to socialize my puppy?
We hear it all the time -- it’s important to “socialize” your puppy. But, what exactly does that mean? We, humans, socialize with other humans at parties and gatherings and it generally means that we make small talk, network, or peacefully “hang out” together.