Happy Tails & Beyond

01/27/2022

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11/26/2021

Inez Favors and Nixon Bone say they haven't heard from their son, Brian Williams Bone, after he went out with some friends to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday, Nov. 21.

05/08/2021

Sharing Of Unconditional Love (website embed)

01/20/2021

Please remember this, they are just babies.

THIS IS A PSA

Puppies bite. They bite a lot. They bite hard. Their teeth are sharp. You might bleed. It might seem relentless.

Scaring the pants off them by yelling, pinning, shoving or shouting will not only do precisely zero, it will potentially create a fearful adult dog.

Puppies bite more when;
They are tired
They are hungry
They are bored
They are overstimulated
They are teething

Read that again. They bite MORE when they are the above. They will also bite when they are absolutely fine. They are dogs not dolls.

Be compassionate not scary. They will grow out of it but only if you teach them a good alternative. Trade for toys. Use a pen or a crate. Teach calmness. Reward gentle interactions. Grit your own teeth and ride it out while reinforcing good stuff and proactively managing bad stuff.

Be proactive when you know biting happens like after some play, when excitement goes up, when they are overtired (7-9pm witching hour anyone?) and give them a good chew or help them settle, or channel that energy into some training.

It does get better basically. Don’t panic. Most puppy biting isn’t aggression. Be CONSISTENT and PROACTIVE and expect more than a few bites along the way.

Signed,
Aalto the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (aka the ginger shark)

07/02/2020

Word! 🌭

03/05/2020

I Love a HAPPY ending ❤️❤️

The eight men set out for a bachelor party of four-wheeling in the woods of Tennesse. Instead, they ended up washing and caring for puppies, each unexpectedly becoming an owner of a new puppy.

02/05/2020

Let me know if I can help.

Dog owners, you're going to want to read this.