Furniture: To dog or not to dog?  That is the question.   It’s a common misconception that allowing dogs on the furniture will “ruin” their temperament.   There is no magic respect switch that is flipped in a dog’s brain when they are not allowed on the furniture, and we’ve seen thousands of dogs maintain [...]

Brought to you by Jack (AKA: The Mountain Goat) No curious puppy can withstand the temptation of a lovely loaf of bread on the counter; especially when that puppy is big enough to reach it. Yet lack of height hasn’t stopped many tenacious little dogs from aiming high too. Once they realize the goodies are [...]

…and reap the benefits of the good behavior that follows! This is an edited re-post of an older article taken from the LnH Newsletter – March 2009 We all know that belly rubs are great and that one spot you scratch, you know the one that summons the ticklish back leg kick? Yeah, that’s the [...]

It’s a gross scene, but an all too common one in many homes: You’ve just gotten home from a long day at work.  You walk in the door and greet your happy, wagging dog only to get a wet mess in return.  The dam has burst, there’s no stopping the flow, and your fun hello [...]

It’s Spring and our dogs are all itching to go on some new adventures. Festivals, parks, and patios, here we come. But wait! After such a chilling Winter we’ve noticed our manners are a tad rusty; so we thought we’d share our tips on keeping an excited pooch on their best behavior while getting the [...]