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Resource Guarding - It's mine.
Most people have encountered a dog that protects his possessions. This behavior is called “resource guarding” and is actually quite...
Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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Obesity - Killing them with kindness.
Ushering my dog out of the veterinary hospital after the removal of a large, but non-threatening, lipoma, I was stopped in my tracks....
Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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Listening to your dog means watching their language.
We have been thinking about the all-important topic of canine body language and how much we miss. As verbally-centric creatures, many...
Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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We give our dogs everything. But is it what they need?
I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. Our flight was long but uneventful. We picked up our car and the moment of truth was about to...
Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
Aug 13, 201710 min read
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