Canine Kids, LLC

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

Many years ago, while attempting to demonstrate some no-pulling techniques in a seminar, I was utterly exasperated by a young Labrador.

Clancy had leaped up and head punched me very hard not once but twice, making me see stars and really hurting my nose. Clancy was not malicious or intending harm, he was just an exuberant adolescent who had been taught that leaping around was acceptable. Not being physically sensitive himself, it was doubtful that it dawned on the dog that a head butt was very painful to a human.

I had been patient, kind, vaguely successful but by the second slam to my face, my patience began to shred. I began to think, “One good correction might get through this dog’s thick skull.” I surprised myself by thinking that, but then I further shocked myself (and some of the audience) when I asked the handler explicitly for permission to use a physical correction on her dog.

She agreed, trusting me as a trainer to do right by her dog.

In that moment when she trustingly agreed to let me use force on her dog, I found something in myself that surprised me further: a little voice that challenged me to push myself further, to help this dog without force.

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11/18/2025

I am one of those people who has a highly expressive face and really struggles to have a poker face when it comes to these (and many other) things, unless I'm trying to be a professional, lol then I can maintain it.

10/10/2025

As a licensed Family Paws Parenting Educator, it's so important to be aware, prevent, and manage with 100% active supervision!

An active baby on the move means parents have a lot to juggle when sharing space with family dogs. This is one of the busiest stages of parenting!

❗️One of the most important rules: never allow your baby to approach the family dog. We always say: “Dog and baby on the scene, a parent in between.” This simple step prevents startling or uncomfortable interactions.

🐾 As babies crawl closer, dogs often show subtle stress signals—lip licking, yawning, scratching, turning away. Sometimes they’ll get up and leave, but other times they may stay put.

❗️That’s why your role is to notice these signals and prevent the approach. In our experience, it’s usually when the baby goes toward the dog that growls or snaps occur.

✅ Tools like crates, gates, play yards, or even positioning your own body as a barrier (what we call success stations) make a big difference in keeping everyone safe.

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10/10/2025

A good example that a wagging tail doesn't always indicate friendliness. Notice the "hackles", the stiffness of their bodies, the closed mouths, the moment of staring before eruption.

04/25/2025

Dogs, like every animal, just want to feel safe.

It's a basic need that must be met.

It strengthens bonds, reduces anxiety and allows them to live a happy comfortable life free of fear and discomfort.

This is really the bare minimum we can do for them.

04/24/2025

Yep, some dogs too, like humans, can be introverts.