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My Dog Bit. Now What? By CDWA | Sentience | Good Citizenry | January 24, 2021 When pups show consistent signs of stress, intolerance, growling, or air snapping toward a perceived threat, remove the dog from the trigger immediately and consider the situation. Experienced pup parents see the cues and may have the skills toRead more

Never Shrug a Good Game of Tug By CDWA | Sentience | Dogs 101 | November 27, 2020 Tug of War has had a bad rap for decades because of what dogs do during the game—growling, tugging and head shaking (aka ragdolling) with increasing intensity until the human breaks off, fearing the dog is gettingRead more

Enrichment: The Road to Rome By CDWA | Sentience | Dogs 101 | November 23, 2020 Enrichment is a favourite to industry professionals. It is the set of stimulating activities we do to meet the needs of dogs—needs that their behaviours cue to us. The more hard wired the behaviour, the more necessary it isRead more

Getting a Rescue | What to Expect By Jeanne D’Barc, Rescue Volunteer | Sentience | Rescue & Rescue Dogs | August 3, 2020 Congratulations for thinking of, or adopting, a rescue. Whether you adopt locally or from elsewhere, you are contributing to the welfare of all dogs. That’s one dog less in the shelter orRead more

Honey…Pup’s a Chewer! By CDWA | Sentience | Behaviour | August 3, 2020 All pups need projects and prefer not to be idle for long periods. They look for things to do, especially when their humans are not available. Pups are not spiteful or destructive, with any intent to burden their people. But to first-timeRead more