Shiba vs. Siberian
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Shiba Inus and Siberian Huskies are two of my favorite dog breeds. Both breeds have some very endearing qualities, and also more than a few challenging quirks. Here, we examine the good and bad of Shiba Inus and Siberian Huskies.

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Dog Bite Inhibition
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Bite inhibition means training our dog to have a soft mouth. We want to teach our dogs not to bite on people, but it is even more important that they learn to control the force of their bites. We discuss dog bite inhibition and why it is so important to our dogs.

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A Dog’s Halloween – Pumpkin Fun!
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How I celebrated Halloween with my dogs and had lots of fun with a pumpkin! What worked out best is poking holes around the sides of the pumpkin and stuffing boiled chicken into those holes. Happy Doggy Halloween!

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Dog Vengeance Poop
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A conversation with my dogs about separation anxiety and why they left ‘vengeance poop’ all over my carpet. My dogs explain why they get anxious when I leave them alone at unexpected times, and why the vengeance poop is not a pay-back at all, but rather a symptom of anxiety.

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Alpha Male or Alpha Female?
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An alpha dog is the one that usually takes the lead, controls the resources, and the one that the other dogs defer to. In a multi-dog household, is it more common to have a male or female alpha dog? Which do you think is more common?

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