Fitness for Fido When it’s Frigid and Frosty

Oh, the joys of winter! While many of us would love to curl up beside the fire during the cold, your furry friend is as active as ever. What to do when it’s snowy and Spot is becoming psychotic? Here are some fun indoor and outdoor winter activities to try with...
January’s Daycare Barkers – 2011

January’s Daycare Barkers – 2011

A gallery showing you many of the daycare dogs that have frequented Barks and Recreation this month. There are still a few pups missing but they will be added in the near future. Our daycare has a solid base of small and large, young and old, calm and energetic....

Barks and Recreation Puppy Kit Draw – Dec. 20th, 2010

We decided to hold a draw for a fun little kit including numerous items for your new puppy (or items for your older dog too). Of course it is always more fun to leave it up to the dogs in the store to choose who is the winner, this video shows you the whole process...

The Dominance Contraversy

Dr. Sophia Yin explains dominance and the problems with dominance theory a lot better than I can 🙂 Really wonderful explanations with videos. At the end she has a great example of counter-conditioning. Check out her “Dominance Contoversy”...

How to be “Alpha” the easy way

This is on my mind this morning so I am going to write about it. You may or may not be aware of the current contraversy over dominance-based training methods. If you watch tv and don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably seen or heard of either The Dog...