Renee's Best Friend Canine Coaching

05/29/2017

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of meeting a lovely young border collie I’ll call “Sami.”  She was a beautiful example of a well-bred herding dog – quick, keenly intelligent, and fit and grac…

02/15/2017

A third dog food brand has issued a voluntary recall this week due to possible aluminum metal contamination. This incident involves one specific lot of the extremely popular Blue Buffalo Homestyle…

02/08/2017

Consent is a right of every living being. We expect to be asked prior to being touched. But we give consent to strangers to touch our dogs without asking the dog.

02/08/2017

When we love our dogs like family, we sometimes forget that they don’t understand us quite like our human relatives. Sometimes we try to have full-on conversations with them or unknowingly send them body language signals that are interpreted differently in the animal …

01/20/2017

Here you go!!! Denise O'Moore of Mighty Dog Graphics and I collaborated on this poster over the last 24 hrs.

It's YOURS to share, blow up to poster size, flyers, emails and share the hell out of on FB.

Protest on the day A Dog's Purpose is released in theatres on Jan 27th near you. Come out strong.

Send it to AHA. Send it to Local399.

Use this poster anytime you see or hear about animal abuse in entertainment and we'll all tune it. This is YOUR voice and it will be universal around the globe.

Go for it!!!

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12/21/2016

Very good read!

One would expect that the rise of force-free training methods and the increased awareness of and respect for dogs as sentient creatures would make life easier for them. We should expect to see a corresponding rise in the number of calm, stable, well-adjusted dogs who are happily integrated into life...

12/08/2016

A blog about dog bites, aggression, fatal dog attacks, and other issues about canine behavior.

12/08/2016

Taking care of business, cold weather edition. Before temps really dip, here’s a tip to pass on to pet owners whose dogs get cold feet when it comes to eliminating outside in wintry weather.

11/13/2016

Found at FriendsOfAnimals.org – written by Joan Lownds The disturbing headline consumed the front page of the March 15, 2005, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Parents in Abuse Case Get Prison; They Used Shock Collar; Hot Iron.” The story below it detailed the unthinkable. A Wisconsin couple routinely sh…

10/11/2016

"The fact is that dogs can become over tired, just as we can. And just like us, dogs can lose their ability to be their “best self” when that happens."

The fact is that dogs can become over tired, just as we can. And just like us, dogs can lose their ability to be their “best self” when that happens. There’s no reason we should be surprised at this, but the concept often seems to surprise people...

10/11/2016

Prong collars are designed to inflict pain and cause discomfort. Numerous studies show that the use of prong collars can harm your relationship with your dog and have negative physical, behavioral and emotional consequences.