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A Sound Beginning – Using Music Therapy with Shelter & Rescue DogsNovember 19, 2019 - 8:00 am
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Good Dog Award – Second Chance Dog RescueNovember 13, 2019 - 1:33 pm
Jenn Merritt, BS, CPDT-KA, and Kim Merritt-Butler grew up loving dogs. Jenn became a professional dog trainer and Tellington TTouch practitioner and Kim became a serial entrepreneur. Last year they got their heads together and came up with a new way to approach dog training for families. Good Dog in a Box was born. Their mission is to keep dogs and kids safe through education, awareness, and advocacy. They want to reduce the number of family dogs surrendered at animal shelters by promoting positive, reward based training techniques that are family and kid friendly.
Jenn and Kim want everyone that owns a dog to have fun and enjoy their furry companion. Together, we can make a difference.
Day 3 Global Pet Expo 2018
/by Kim MerrittThe last day of Global Pet Expo 2018. Today I walked 5.7 miles in my efforts to see all the great new products being introduced this year, as well as talking to some old friends. I had just enough energy to make one more giant lap around the showroom floor to cover the best and […]
Day 2 – Global Pet Expo 2018
/by Kim MerrittDay 2 proved to be just as exciting (and exhausting) as Day 1. I covered 5 miles today at Global Pet Expo 2018 at the Orlando Convention Center. I was very fortunate to catch Jackson Galaxy, cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell. I got an autographed copy of his book, […]
Day 1 – Global Pet Expo 2018
/by Kim MerrittWhat a day! I covered 6.4 miles of the latest and greatest pet products today at the Global Pet Expo 2018, and that’s not even half the show! Besides being totally exhausted, and a bit overwhelmed, it was a fascinating look into the hottest trends in the nearly $70 billion pet care industry. What follows […]
Kim Butler to Attend Global Pet Expo 2018
/by Kim MerrittI’m super excited to be covering the Global Pet Expo for Good Dog in a Box. I’ll be acting as a “roving reporter” during the show, finding new hot trends in the pet industry and highlighting the best new pet products of 2018. You can catch all my video coverage and interviews on the social media […]
For UPS Drivers, Just In Case You Meet A “Disgruntled” Dog
/by Kim MerrittI was super excited to learn, via Elyse Wanshel and the Huffington Post, that there’s a Facebook page that highlights all the great dogs that UPS drivers meet when delivering packages. UPS Dogs was created back in August of 2013, by Sean McCarren, a UPS veteran of seventeen years. With all that is good about […]
Pet Loss Professionals Association 2017 College
/by Kim MerrittLosing a pet is unfortunately, a part of life. We know that at some point, our pet will no longer be with us. It is a time that is filled with grief and sadness. In many cases, it is every bit as painful as facing the loss of a human family member. Having grown up […]
Crate Training
/by Kim MerrittSome people think putting their dog in a crate is cruel. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Crate training is one of the easiest ways to help your new dog be successful in your home. Crates provide a den-like, safe space to contain your dog when you aren’t home or aren’t able to supervise […]