by Elizabeth Silverstein Four years ago, the Rintouls had no intention of getting a dog. Natalie and Gord have two children, and their daughter, Gabrielle, was 13 years old at the time. Middle school was challenging for the teen, so on Gabrielle’s birthday, when her friend invited her to visit what she called a dog … Continue reading She’s Just a Great Little Companion: Client Spotlight on Snow Rintoul
by Elizabeth Silverstein For the first three days, Nina Marcos and her fiancé, Mike, found that their new puppy didn’t do much. Winston, a terrier mix, was about two to three months old when they brought him home through MatchDog Rescue on February 8, 2019. MatchDog Rescue transports about 50 dogs every month from rural … Continue reading He’s a Little Smart Guy When He Wants to Be: Client Spotlight on Winston Marcos
by Elizabeth Silverstein Noriko Jacques decided to go look at dogs on the eve of Thanksgiving in 2018. She had found a dog online she wanted to meet, but that dog had been adopted before she arrived. Staff recommended a few other dogs that fit the parameters, with her adoption counselor suggesting a two-year-old American … Continue reading He’s Over the Top: Client Spotlight on Wattson
By Alicia Harantschuk We put expectations on everything from vacations to box store bath towels. Why shouldn’t we have expectations for our dogs? Factor in today’s technology-driven world where we’ve been conditioned to immediate response times, and things start to lose their reachability. I AM the pet parent who believes there is no end to … Continue reading Managing Dog Training Expectations
We love our clients! Connie needed to get along with his owners’ three cats. So they called in a dog trainer from Philly Unleashed.