They named her Lola when they brought the two-month-old puppy home, and they found out quickly that she had some things to say. “She’s the sweetest dog, but she has opinions,” Jenny shared. “She’ll groan about certain things. She doesn’t like doing ‘down.’ She’ll do all these other tricks, but every time we ask her to go down, she’ll do it, but she’ll do a little sassy bark. She’s done that ever since she’s been a puppy.”
Body language is a great way to communicate with your dog because the language is universal across species. When your dog wants something, they learn to sit to ask for it.
And while Debbie had her heart set on a girl, the breeder asked her how she felt about a boy–the momma’s boy with a sweet soul they named Franklin. “We went and he really was adorable,” Debbie said. “I didn’t get a small girl. I got the biggest boy. He’s a great boy. He gets exuberant, that’s what happened.”
We love our clients! Connie needed to get along with his owners’ three cats. So they called in a dog trainer from Philly Unleashed.
Gates can also be helpful when introducing our dogs to those they will be living with. Whether it be young children, other dogs of the household, or cats/other species, sometimes having an off-limits space for the newest member of the home can be beneficial.