Company’s Coming! Calm Dog tips for Holiday Guests
Whether your dog loves people a little too much or would rather hide under the couch, the holidays can be overwhelming.
Welcome to Mantrailing and Mantrailing Global with Next Step K9 Center!
We’re thrilled to announce that Next Step K9 Center is now an Accredited Mantrailing Global Instructor, proudly serving the state of Oklahoma!
The Diaper Diaries: Living, Loving, and Training a Lady Dog in Heat
Living with a female dog in heat is a little like cohabitating with a hormonal teenager who also happens to be very fast, very furry, and very opinionated. She’s got feelings, y’all.
Kid and Dog Safety
Kid and Dog safety is nothing to joke about! Here are few tips and photos to illustrate safety first.
Meeting A Dogs Needs – Jobs & Sport
Meeting our dogs genetic needs through dog sport activities, increases their physical and mental wellbeing.
Adolescent Dogs and their L.E.G.S
Explore the L.E.G.S of your adolescent dog! It’s a great age to shape who your dog will be, while meeting their needs.
Behavioral Euthanasia
Behavioral Euthanasia is a hard topic. Not one we want to talk about but a very necessary one. Sometimes the kindest, most humane thing we can do, is let them go.
Tenets of Ethical Rescues
A great dog rescue stands out through its commitment to animal welfare and responsible adoption processes to stable homes.
When a Breeder is Ethical and Responsible
An ethical and responsible dog breeder prioritizes the health, well-being, and temperament of the dogs they breed over profit. Responsible breeders are passionate about the breed and work to improve it rather than simply produce puppies for sale. Here are key traits that define such a breeder:
Puppy Mouthing & Biting! OH-NO
Unlike their human counterparts puppies do not have hands, which means they explore the world through their mouths! Taste, texture, chewability or edibility are all explored with those sharp little teeth. Puppy mouthing and biting is completely normal behavior and many pups will have outgrown the behavior by 8 months of age. Puppy teething ends […]