Wanna see what a typical Saturday dog hike looks like with Release the Hounds? This video was captured with the use of hand-held cameras and “doggie-cams”! Do you want your dog to play while you’re away? Join the fun — contact us today. Video by Release the Hounds dog walker, Patrick Thurston.
Did you know that under-stimulation and insufficient exercise are at the root of many problem behaviours? Dogs need both physical exercise and fun mental challenges on a daily basis. If you don’t give your dog something to do, they will find something else to do, and usually, this will not be something that you approve…
We were recently sent a letter of recognition from Yelp, congratulating us for earning 5 out of 5 stars on the popular customer review site. Yelp sent us a “window cling” with the words “People Love Us on Yelp”, which we will display with pride. Thanks so much to those of you who have given…
When it comes to changing an existing undesirable response to stimuli there are four approaches to be considered. There are two types of habituation: Flooding and Desensitization, and two types of counter-conditioning: Classical Counter-conditioning and Operant Counter-conditioning. In this short article, I define these techniques, but please consider that this is a quick introduction to…
Though the Labradoodle is not considered a proper breed, it is a popular crossbred dog that was created by crossing the Labrador Retriever with the Standard Poodle. Though the term Labradoodle appears to have been around since the 1950s, it was made official by Wally Cochran in Australia in the 1970s. Cochran was inspired by…
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