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 […]
Tag Archives: integration
How to Make a Tie-Down Cable
I am a big, big fan of tie-downs. Tie-downs can help you manage your dog’s behavior or introduce another dog safely. They can be life-savers, however it can be difficult […]
The Risk of Fostering
I have been fostering animals for over 12 years, am an animal behavior guru, active in the rescue community and a veterinarian. I know many animal professionals, rescuers, and fosters […]
Jonah Update: Sleepin’ on the Bed
I hesitate to say this because I don’t want to jinx anything, but Jonah has become fully integrated in our house. We no longer worry about him interacting with Frankie—it […]
Jonah Update: Starting to Trust Again
Jonah has really started to relax. He has started jumping into people’s laps to interact with them and is also trusting enough to pass out while laying on someone. And […]
Jonah Update: Let’s Re-think that Whole Off-leash Idea
We are still working with the best way to completely integrate our Pet Haven foster dog Jonah into our home. It turns out, what’s best for him right now may […]
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 […]
6. Imperfect Dog Introductions: Tie Downs, Leashes Indoors, and Drag Lines
Tie Downs, Leashes Indoors, and Drag Lines First, a brief description: A tie down is a tether that is attached from the dog to a solid surface (preferably a wall). […]
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 