Yappy Hour: Dog Advice from Certified Experts
April 2021 Topic: Tips for Caring for Your Senior Dog
In this month's Yappy Hour, certified dog trainer Cathy Madson is joined by Dr. Stephanie Austin to share tips and advice for caring for senior dogs. From easy changes you can make around the home to improve comfort and mobility, increase enrichment, and keep your aging dog healthy, we talk about it all! Learn about dog arthritis, behavioral changes often seen in senior pets, how much to feed your senior dog, giving your dog CBD oil for pain, doggie dementia, dental care, and vision or hearing loss as they age.
Resources referenced:
- Recommended Products Mentioned by Dr. Austin & Cathy
- Dog Enrichment: Toys, Games, and DIY Ideas
- Video: Take Your Senior Dog on a Sniffari!
- How to Care for Your Dog's Paw Pads — Healthy paw pads are important for providing traction for senior dogs. Plus, learn tips for introducing them to wearing dog booties.
- How to Tell if Your Dog is in Pain
- Dog Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment
- What to Know if You Want to Give Your Dog CBD
- How to be Proactive Against Dog Arthritis
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Canine Conditioning & Fitness Resources
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Fenzi Dog Sports Academy — Virtual courses
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Karen Pryor Academy — Virtual courses
- Lori Stevens — Seattle TTouch
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Watch Our Previous Yappy Hours:
From Pandemic Pup to Pupstanding Citizen! How to Help Your Dog Adjust to the "New Normal"
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Worried about your pandemic puppy developing separation anxiety? Has your dog regressed in previously trained behaviors (like potty training) during lockdown? How can we help prepare them for when we go back to work in the office or the kids are back in school? In this month's Yappy Hour, certified dog trainer and behavior consultant Cathy Madson shares ways to help our dogs get ready for the "new normal" on the horizon. Learn about how to address current stress to make this change in routine easier, ways to lessen the chance of separation anxiety, and how to catch up on missed socialization. Have your own question about your pandemic pup? Ask us in the comments and we'll be happy to answer!
Resources referenced:
- Free Download: Pupstanding Socialization App
- How to Create a Safe Space for Your Dog
- How Much & How Often to Feed Your Dog
- Dog Enrichment: Toys, Games, and DIY Ideas
- Video: DIY Food Tube Puzzle
- Video: Feeding Your Dog with a Snuffle Mat
- Video: Go on Sniffari!
- 3 Ways to Calm Down a Hyper or Anxious Dog
- Do Dogs Need a Daily Routine?
- Will Your Dog Enjoy & Do Well in Daycare?
- How to Find the Right Dog Walker
- Home Alone: Why It's Important to Teach Your Dog to Be Alone
- Separation Anxiety Resource Page
- How to Help a Dog with Missed Early Socialization
- Puppy Essentials Workshop: Socialization Foundations
- Pupstanding Academy One-on-One Virtual Dog Training
- Why Your Dog is Barking and How to Stop It
- Alert Barking: Your Dog's Equivalent to "Get Off My Lawn!"
- Kikopup Video: Helping Your Dog Feel Better About Wearing a Harness
- How to Stop Your Dog from Counter Surfing
- The High Drive Dog | Denise Fenzi
- Pattern Game: 1-2-3
- Pattern Game: Up-Dow
Spay & Neuter Timing: Effects on Your Dog's Health & Behavior
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Dr. Beth Turner joins certified dog trainer Cathy Madson to discuss the pros and cons of waiting to spay or neuter your dog. Learn more here about behavior changes that happen during "heat" if you're waiting to spay your dog.
Winter Activities with Your Dog
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Certified dog trainer Cathy Madson shares ideas for keeping your dog entertained and active during winter weather. We also have lots of audience questions answered during our "Ask a Trainer" anything Q&A. Check out these articles for more dog enrichment ideas and boredom busters for dogs.
Leash Reactivity and Dog Aggression
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Tune in to hear Cathy talk about leash reactivity and dog aggression. She covers what reactivity is, how it's different from aggression, leash walking tips, and what training tools to use (and what training tools to avoid). She also gives you ideas for what you can start doing right away to help your reactive dog while overviewing what a behavior modification plan looks like. If you have a reactive dog, working one-on-one with a certified professional trainer is crucial for success! Every case is different and you and your dog deserve personalized support, training plan, and feedback.
Living with Multiple Dogs
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Cathy talks about her latest experience adding a puppy to her life and how her senior dog is adjusting. Plus, "Ask a Dog Trainer Anything" time for the last half of Yappy Hour to answer your dog training and behavior questions!
How to Teach Your Dog to Stop Jumping
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Hear Cathy talk about how to get your dog to stop jumping on people and teach them to sit for attention instead! Learn more about what to do if your puppy or dog loves to jump.