FernDog 156: The 5 Essential Skills

by Fern

Teaching your dog some basic skills will help him learn what we want, behave better and settle down more. In this episode I’ll go over what I consider the five most important things to teach our dog, as well as the things you need to do in order to help your dog...

FernDog151: How The Pandemic Has Affected Our Dogs

by Fern

  This year, 2020, has been a challenging one as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s caused us to alter our lifestyles, change the way we live and as dramatically affected our dogs, as well. In this episode we’ll discuss what this crisis has done...

5 Reasons You Should NOT Get A Puppy

by Fern

Yes I know, you want a puppy. Who wouldn’t? They’re cute, cuddly and you’ll have the whole neighborhood saying oooo and awwwww every time you go for a walk. I know you can picture yourself playing with the little fuzzball all day and soaking up that...

The 10 Commandments To Being A Responsible Dog Person

by Fern

Sharing your life with a dog (or dogs) is a big responsibility. Dogs have graciously abandoned their wild ways to come life with us crazy humans. They’ve done their part and we must do ours. Once you invite a dog into your home and life you have an obligation to...

GDA95: Dogs Helping Dogs

by Fern

No matter how much we know or how much we try there will still always be a gap between us and our dogs. We just can’t completely communicate with them because we are two very different species. Unfortunately this can hold us back from being able to help them...

GDA94: Dog Acupuncture

by Fern

There are lots of ways to help your dog when it’s sick, injured or just getting older. In the past most have been immediately treated with drugs, however now there are a number of options that can be used instead of or in conjunction with medication. Today...