Successfully managing food bowl guarding behaviors in your new puppy

Are you welcoming a new puppy into your family in 2017? Good Dog in a Box is here to help you every step of the way. There are several things that every puppy parent can do to set your new puppy up for success before your puppy comes home with you. One of the most […]

Good Dog Award Winner – Kogod School of Business

The Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s award goes to the American University’s Kogod Business School’s audience dog program. “Audience dogs” are brought in to be calming, non-judging listeners for business students preparing presentations. The program was initiated by Bonnie Auslander, […]

House-training success for your new puppy

There are several things that every puppy parent can do to set your new puppy up for success. This week, I’m talking about house-training. For many puppy owners, house-training is a priority and there are many simple strategies to help you and your puppy gain the skills needed for potty success.

Introducing your new puppy to family members

Last week I talked about three essential things you want to do to and have ready before you bring your puppy home. In this week’s installment of the Welcome Home blog series, I’ll be discussing how you can minimize stress around first meetings. It may be the first meeting your puppy has with your spouse […]

Good Dog Award Winner – Kim Pacini-Hauch

The Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s award goes to real estate agent Kim Pacini-Hauch. Kim is a long time donor to Sacramento, California’s Front Street Animal Shelter. In November, the shelter was in dire straits with over 1,000 animals needing […]