Following the Leader
In this case, our leader is Georgie. When I got home from work yesterday, she leapt off of the couch to greet me, all happy wags. She was so sweet […]
Category Archives: Resident Animals
Georgie’s E-Collar Woes
Last week, Georgie had her eyelid tumor removed. It was irritating and causing her to squint and have all kind of ocular discharge. After having the tumor removed, she’s not […]
Seamless Integration
It didn’t take long for Georgie to settle in and make friends with Frankie. We did a shortened version of Imperfect Dog Introductions because both Frankie and Georgie have a […]
Dog Safety
In vet school, one of the projects they had students work on was educating kids on dog safety. My best friend and I went out to an elementary school and […]
How to Integrate Imperfect Dogs in 8 Steps
Imperfect Dog Integration Compendium This is a guideline compiled of 8 individual articles I recently wrote to help people understand some of the best ways to introduce dogs that have […]
8. Imperfect Dog Introductions: Sharing the House
The whole point of our imperfect dog introductions is to (hopefully!) end up sharing the house with difficult dogs who may not have initially trusted each other. Each positive or neutral […]
Jonah & Frankie: Supervised Playing
Since the last update, Jonah and Frankie have been working hard on their relationship and we are pleased to report they have been doing well together! We are doing supervised […]
The Importance of Being Aware
We have been taking our time integrating our foster dog (Jonah) with our resident dog (Frankie) because of Jonah’s unknown background and odd, shut-down behavior. Jonah has been really coming […]
Jonah and Frankie’s Awkward First Meetings
Jonah and Frankie had their first off-leash dog interaction. Jonah (our brown foster dog) and Frankie (our resident tan dog) have been living in the same house for over a […]
1. Imperfect Dog Introductions: Crate & Rotate
With reactive/selective dogs, I start out with crating and rotating when I bring them into my house with my resident dogs. What is crate and rotate? Essentially, it’s keeping the […]
The Imperfect Dog 