A retired dental office manager on the piece of nylon that made twice daily walks possible with a year old rescue who really, really wants the squirrel.
I bought this harness in May when my rescue pup was about six months old and my shoulder had started to complain. Hundreds of walks later, here is what actually changed and what did not.
Six months of morning walks with a shelter mix who hit the end of the leash at every squirrel, and why the ring on the chest made the difference a collar never could.
Ten things I noticed after switching a one-year-old rescue to a front-clip harness, plus the gear I would skip next time.
A retired dental office manager on the piece of nylon that made twice daily walks possible with a year old rescue who really, really wants the squirrel.
What I actually did, in order, from the week the harness arrived to the fall walks that finally stopped hurting my shoulder.
Six months of daily walks, two refits, one rubbed spot, and a straight answer about what a front-clip harness can and cannot do for a rescue dog who pulls.
Ten noisy nights, one divider panel, and eleven months later: what a 36-inch wire crate actually did for a nervous shelter puppy in a Myrtle Beach ranch house.
Eight months with a 36-inch metal crate in a bedroom corner, and the honest case for the soft-sided crate I did not buy.
What one small square of bedroom floor did for a shelter puppy who had never had a room of his own.
A retired dental office manager on the first crate she bought for a shelter puppy, the ten nights of crying, and the divider panel that made the difference in her house.
Ten nights of crying, one divider panel, and the boring little routine that finally got my rescue puppy sleeping through until morning.
What nine months in a bedroom corner with a rescue puppy actually looked like, including the ten nights I thought I had bought the wrong size.
Eight months with one small plastic clicker, one nervous shelter puppy, and a lot of four-paws-on-the-floor reps by the front door.
Eight months of going back and forth between a clicker on a hook and the word yes, and the honest answer about which one was easier for a first-time trainer to learn.
Eight months with a shelter puppy, one small clicker, and a lot less talking from me.
I am not a trainer. I am a retired dental office manager in Myrtle Beach with a shelter puppy named Moose, and this is the small tool that finally made my instructions mean something.
The five things I actually did at my front door with a rescue puppy who treated visitors like a launch pad, in the order I did them.
A retired dental office manager and her rescue puppy, Moose, on the small tool that changed her timing more than her dog.
A retired dental office manager tries the LICKIMAT Classic Soother and Buddy 2-pack with a nervous rescue puppy, and explains what helped, what did not, and who should skip it.
A practical comparison of two enrichment tools I use with my rescue puppy, Moose, and which one helps him settle.
A retired dental office manager on the two-pack that finally got her shelter puppy to lie down, and the times it did nothing at all.
One rubber mat, one thunderstorm season, and the ten minutes before I leave the house.
Five small steps I used in my own kitchen, in the order I actually did them, plus the part where the mat is not enough.
Two mats, one kitchen sink, and eight months of notes on the parts the listing skips: washing, freezing, toppings, and where it fell short.
Eight months, one chew toy, and a dog who is now forty-five pounds. Here is what held up, what did not, and the four-minute habit that made it work in our house.
Eight months with one KONG Extreme in a Myrtle Beach ranch house, and an honest look at the chew I never bought.
A retired dental office manager in Myrtle Beach on the one chew toy that kept her rescue puppy off the table legs and slippers.
A chewed table leg, a frozen rubber toy, and what actually helped in one house with one rescue puppy.
One chewed table leg, one rubber toy, and the five things that finally redirected my rescue puppy's chewing at our house.
Eight months, one toy, and a freezer door full of soaked kibble. What the word durable actually means when a teething rescue puppy is on the other end of it.
I bought this harness in May when my rescue pup was about six months old and my shoulder had started to complain. Hundreds of walks later, here is what actually changed and what did not.
Six months of daily walks, two refits, one rubbed spot, and a straight answer about what a front-clip harness can and cannot do for a rescue dog who pulls.
Ten noisy nights, one divider panel, and eleven months later: what a 36-inch wire crate actually did for a nervous shelter puppy in a Myrtle Beach ranch house.
What nine months in a bedroom corner with a rescue puppy actually looked like, including the ten nights I thought I had bought the wrong size.
Eight months with one small plastic clicker, one nervous shelter puppy, and a lot of four-paws-on-the-floor reps by the front door.
A retired dental office manager and her rescue puppy, Moose, on the small tool that changed her timing more than her dog.
A retired dental office manager tries the LICKIMAT Classic Soother and Buddy 2-pack with a nervous rescue puppy, and explains what helped, what did not, and who should skip it.
Two mats, one kitchen sink, and eight months of notes on the parts the listing skips: washing, freezing, toppings, and where it fell short.
Eight months, one chew toy, and a dog who is now forty-five pounds. Here is what held up, what did not, and the four-minute habit that made it work in our house.
Eight months, one toy, and a freezer door full of soaked kibble. What the word durable actually means when a teething rescue puppy is on the other end of it.
