Chavela
Chavela's terrible head wound is now all healed and she is ready for her perfect family to adopt her.
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Quick and Easy Home Made Dog Treats
1500 perfectly sized training treats, ready to go in just over an hour making to baking time! We go through a lot of treats when training our dogs. A LOT. So we need treats that check off several boxes. They need … Continue Reading ››
Flying Your Pet Home from Guatemala
Taking a pet home with you from Guatemala is easier than you think. Read about what you need to do to get ready to travel.
Take a “Sniffari” With Your Dog!
Here’s some excellent insight from animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. on the potential for sensory deprivation and stress in dogswho aren’t allowed adequate sniffing opportunities: “Being smell-blind can be aversive to dogs. My recommendation is to let dogs sniff; let’s not hijack one of their vital connections to the world. Let … Continue Reading ››
Ideas for High Value Treats for Dogs
We use food rewards to reinforce desired behaviours in your training. There are all kinds of treats available, from basic kibble to commercial treats to home made ones. High value treats are usually meat or protein based and can be cooked, cubed pieces of chicken or beef, bacon or cheese. Dog blogger
Ever heard of a Snuffle Mat?
Here is a great idea for a home-made food puzzle for your dog. It is called a Snuffle mat. For your creative folks out there, here are a couple of links to DIY videos and instructions: Snuffle Mat Mayhem and DIY Snuffle Mat
What does a Wagging Tail Mean?
Check out this interesting post by Stanley Coren if you are interested in deciphering your dog’s body language a bit better: What a Dog’s Tail Wags Really Mean: Some New Scientific Data
Volunteering on the Cerro
We had lots of volunteer help this week. Thursday was an especially busy day on the mountain, with help from Paul, Victoria and Vale, Ben, Juani, and Isabel. With so many eager hands to help the cleaning tasks went quickly. Runs were washed … Continue Reading ››
Rehabilitation: Before and After Photos
Many of our dogs need extensive heath treatment when they first come to the shelter. See before and after photos of some of our recent rescues.
Sunday Volunteers
Our littlest volunteers were hard at work again on Sunday. Huge thanks to Cristina, Ben, Savannah, Walker, and Campbell (and their parents!) These wonderful children got up early, came and played with our puppies, then rode up the mountain with us and took all our big dogs on a long, sunny mountain walk. … Continue … Continue reading Sunday Volunteers
Volunteers in Action
Benjamin and a bunch of his puppy friends got together this week for some good times.
Where Should Sleeping Dogs Lie?
Many people tell me that they want their dog to sleep outside. In Guatemala, we have a temperate enough climate in most areas that the dog will not suffer unduly from cold (or heat). However, I highly recommend that your dog sleep inside the house. No matter what your reason for wanting the dog outside … Continue reading Where Should Sleeping Dogs Lie?