Author: Annie Phenix
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Spooky Season: 3 Ways to Keep Dogs Safe During Halloween
Read more: Spooky Season: 3 Ways to Keep Dogs Safe During HalloweenBy Pro Canine Trainer Annie Phenix, ACB-KSA Years ago, I had the pleasure of working with an absolute gem of a Golden Retriever named Sola. She was a dream – as bombproof of a dog as I have ever met! She was so smart (and beautiful!) and so willing to learn that her owner was…
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Four Ways to Protect Your Dog on Walks
Read more: Four Ways to Protect Your Dog on WalksI repeat this mantra daily: it does not matter if you perceive your dog to “be friendly” or that “he loves other dogs.” It does not matter because the dog you have no voice control over is daily hurling himself into the faces of dogs who very well may NOT be friendly to other dogs.
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Dogs Need to Feel Safe Above All Else
Read more: Dogs Need to Feel Safe Above All Else“Dogs need to feel safe – first and foremost,” says Pro Dog Trainer Annie Phenix
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The Subtlety of Canine Body Language
Read more: The Subtlety of Canine Body LanguageA recent study by an international team of researchers led by Elizabeth Ann Walsh of the Cork Pet Behavior Centre in Ireland revealed that owners still are not able to accurately judge the meaning in many canine behaviors
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What I Learned from Shelter Dogs
Read more: What I Learned from Shelter DogsDogs stuck in shelters taught me more than just canine body language however. I learned about perseverance, especially from dogs who had no true behavioral prob- lems but were passed up every day because of human dislikes, such as being the wrong color, the wrong breed or mix, the wrong size or the wrong age.
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Is Your Dog Afraid to Ride in the Car?
Read more: Is Your Dog Afraid to Ride in the Car?by Pro Trainer Annie Phenix, ACB-KSA I am a professional canine behavior expert and I share my life with two dogs who have – or shall I say HAD – extreme car phobia. My two heeler-border collie brothers suffered an enormous trauma early in life that affected them for years afterwards and their trauma centered…
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How Writing a Book on Canine Behavior Changed My Life
Read more: How Writing a Book on Canine Behavior Changed My LifeBy Annie Phenix, ACB-KSA https://barksmagazine.com/how-writing-a-book-on-canine-behavior-changed-my-life When my publisher’s acquisition editor called me out of the blue in July 2021 to ask if I would write a second edition to my first canine behavior book, The Midnight Dog Walkers, my immediate response was a firm “no.” I had many reasons to decline. I had removed myself from…