The Cultured Canine, Inc.

Our current house guest...Darwin! They just don't come any cuter than this.

I love progress reports! Check out this picture sent from a new client - Bella and Abby just learned PLACE the day before. Here they are waiting for their mom to get home from work. Awesome job girls!

I've talked with a number of clients about my concerns with Blue Buffalo pet food - I had warned that some dogs were getting sick but there was no recall warning - yet.
Here is what Blue Buffalo is saying. They are acknowledging mislabeling. Scary and it looks like it doesn't just affect this brand.

Surprising Statement from Blue Buffalo Pet Food Yesterday (October 14, 2014) Blue Buffalo announced some of their pet foods did contain by-products, with blame pointed towards an ingredient supplier. Blue stated a supplier "mislabeled" some ingr...

Miss Mia Sophia is learning a lot while she's here. Doesn't she even look smarter? :)

Our newest house guest Murphy is as big as a table! So Nellie "placed" on him. ;)
"If your dog is fat YOU need more exercise"

Meet Sawyer! My newest house guest here for training. Isn't he handsome?

The Three Stooges - Curly, Mo, and Larry!
(aka Nellie, Finnegan, and Oliver ;) )

Shanni says: "Can you help me out here? I would REALLY like that chew toy..."
Sunshine says: "Not a chance" :)
We know who rules here!

Nellie loves an occasional piece of avocado. There is actually a myth circulating that avocado is toxic to dogs. Many things are (grapes, raisins, raw onion, chocolate). But avocado is not. Phew.

Avocados – Poisonous to companion animals or not? In my recent post on garlic toxicity I listed the known toxic food to pets, with avocados among them. But people often approach me, insistent that avocados are not toxic to companion animals. Clearly,...

Great training session this morning with my friend "Hersey" and his mom. Both did just great. Isn't he just the cutest?

It's "Minnie Me"!

Sunshine and The Gang - Practicing their "Place" and "Down" Commands :)