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Building Trust With Your Dog

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  How do you bond and build trust with your dog? Do you work at building trust with your dog? Are you doing it without even knowing? What are the ways we can build trust and bond with our dog? Spending positive time together builds trust and creates a bond like no other.  Going for walks, hikes, runs can be a wonderful bonding experience. Not training related, just out for enjoyment save the training for another time. Hanging out watching television, listening to music or reading a book/magazine Giving belly rubs, rubbing their head, massaging their paws, or simply resting your hand on your pet promotes bonding and trust building. Playing enrichment games Puzzle boards, snuffle mats, hide and seek, lick mats, cup games, talking buttons, frozen treats, fetch are all great tools to have interactive time with your pup. Trick training The key is keeping it simple and fun for them. Not typical command training. These are tricks like , shake, paw, play dead, roll over, crawl etc. Always end

Talking Dog Buttons

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  Have you heard all the buzz about dog talking buttons? We sure have - and we wanted to check it out. I wanted a better way to have Diorabelle communicate her needs and wants. We are just getting started and will keeping a video record of our progress on our YouTube channel Diorabelle and Kimberly. We are using a company called Woof Meow Hello. They have a great starter pack with 4 recordable buttons. It's very manageable and not overwhelming at all. The owner is very friendly and willing to offer great advice on how to get started and beyond. She really wants you to succeed in better communication with your pet. They have buttons for dogs and cats, and come in 4 colors with 4 stickers and batteries included. Everything you need to get started now. We are having so much fun learning what the buttons are and how they work. It really didn't take long for Diorabelle to get the hang of pushing the button, now we are working on why she is pushing the button and what that button wil