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How to Make Your Yard Dog-Friendly: Tips for Safe Outdoor Play
Creating a safe, stimulating, and dog-friendly outdoor space is essential to keep your pet happy, healthy, and engaged. Whether you have a large backyard or a smaller garden, there are many ways to optimize your...
Holistic Dog Nutrition: Exploring Natural and Organic Food Options for Dogs
Dog nutrition is key to your pet’s health and well-being. Just as humans choose natural and organic food, the same can benefit dogs. A holistic approach to nutrition supports long-term health, balance, and vitality. This...
Essential Tips for Keeping Your Cavapoo in Top Health
Cavapoos are affectionate, playful companions, and with the right care, they can live long, healthy lives. Cavapoos are friendly and smart, making them great family pets. However, like all breeds, they can have some health...
Dogs That Protect and Play: The Best Guard Dogs for Families
When choosing a dog for your family, it’s essential to find a breed that can protect your home while being gentle and playful with children. The best dog breeds for families are those that strike...
Common Triggers of Dog Aggression and How to Manage Them
Dog aggression is a serious issue that can stem from a variety of triggers, including fear, territorial instincts, or frustration. While dealing with an aggressive dog can be challenging, understanding the common triggers can help...
Tired of the Noise? How to Curb Your Dog’s Barking
Dogs bark for various reasons, and while barking is a natural form of communication, excessive noise can become frustrating for both you and your neighbors. Learning how to train a dog to stop barking starts...
Interpreting Canine Body Language: How Dogs Use Social Signals to Communicate
Understanding dog body language is essential for any pet owner looking to deepen their connection with their canine companion. Dogs are highly expressive animals, using a variety of body signals to communicate with humans and...
Decoding Doggy Posture: What Your Dog’s Stance Reveals About Their Well-being
Interpreting a dog’s posture is like unlocking a new language—one that speaks volumes about their emotions and overall health. As a pet owner, understanding these non-verbal cues is essential to ensuring your dog’s well-being. By...
Dog Behavior and Children: What are the Best Breeds for Kids?
Finding the right dog breed for your family is essential for fostering a positive and enduring relationship between your kids and their furry friend. The ideal breed should align with your family’s lifestyle, energy levels,...
The Role of Scent in Dog Communication: How Smells Convey Messages
Dogs possess an extraordinary sense of smell that far surpasses that of humans. This olfactory prowess is not merely for sniffing out food or detecting potential threats; it plays a critical role in how dogs...
Building Trust with Your Dog: Key Steps for a Strong Relationship
Building trust with your dog is fundamental to fostering a strong, healthy relationship. Trust forms the basis of effective communication, training, and companionship. This guide will provide you with practical steps to get a dog...
Poop Eating aka Coprophagia: Causes, Risks, and Prevention | Recherche Kennels
Dogs eating poop, known as coprophagia, is a behavior that puzzles and concerns many pet owners. Understanding why dogs engage in this behavior is the first step to addressing it. Dogs might eat feces for...
The Science of Canine Communication: Decoding How Dogs Understand Us
Dogs have lived closely with humans for thousands of years, and their ability to understand us is nothing short of fascinating. Dogs use a mix of body language, vocalizations, and scents to communicate effectively with...
How to Prevent a Dog from Eating Grass, Sticks, and Rocks: Practical Tips and Solutions
Highlights How to Prevent a Dog from Eating Grass, Sticks, and Rocks: Discover practical tips and solutions to stop your dog from consuming inedible items by teaching commands, controlling their environment, and ensuring a balanced...
The Subtle Signs: Identifying Stress and Anxiety in Your Dog Or Puppy
Highlights Behavioral Changes: Avoidance, increased or decreased activity, and sleep disruptions can signal stress. Physical Symptoms: Panting, salivating, shaking, and digestive issues are common stress indicators. Vocal Signals: Frequent whining, barking, and yawning may indicate...
Decoding Your Dog’s Tail Wag: Understanding the Emotions Behind Tail Movements
Highlights Complex Communication: Tail wagging is more than a sign of happiness; it’s a sophisticated form of canine communication. Tail Position: A high tail often means confidence, while a low tail indicates fear or submission....
The Joy of Having a Dog
Highlights Unwavering Companionship: Enjoy unmatched comfort and joy with a dog’s loyal presence and unconditional love. Promoting Healthy Lifestyle: Benefit from improved physical and mental well-being through shared activities with your dog. Expanding Social Horizons:...
Safe Outdoor Activities for Dogs During Hot Weather
Highlights Engaging Morning and Evening Walks: Adjust walk times, hydrate, seek shade, and protect paws. Refreshing Water Fun: Incorporate pools, sprinklers, hoses, and beach trips for cooling relief. Interactive Games: Stimulate mentally with treat-finding and...
Evaluating a Dog’s Nature Before Adopting
Highlights Canine Temperament Understanding: Knowing a dog’s temperament is key to predicting its behavior at home. Shelter Adoption Dynamics: Shelters assess temperament for successful adoptions. Structured Evaluation Techniques: Tests like Volhard’s and ATTS give insights...
Developing a Daily Routine for Your Puppy: Essential Steps for a Well-Behaved Pet
Highlights Structured Routine: Establishing a consistent daily schedule promotes good behavior and trust between owners and puppies, fostering a secure environment. Feeding Guidelines: Selecting appropriate puppy food and portion control ensures proper nutrition and digestive...
Summer Safety for Dogs: Ensuring a Happy, Healthy Season
With the summer season upon us, it’s a fantastic time for outdoor adventures with our beloved dogs. However, the increase in temperature brings with it a series of potential hazards for our furry companions.
Adopt or Shop? An Honest Answer
Highlights Saving Lives Through Adoption: Emphasize the significant impact of adopting from shelters, potentially saving dogs from euthanasia, with supporting statistics from 2019. Ethical Breeding vs. Puppy Mills: Highlight the contrast between the problematic practices...
Choosing Between a Trained or Untrained Puppy: What’s Best for You?
Highlights Trained Puppies: Offer basic training skills, saving initial effort. Quality and methods vary; research is crucial to match your needs. Untrained Puppies: Require starting from zero, demanding more time but providing personalized training and...
Why Should You Trust Recherche Kennels?
At Recherche Kennels, we deeply understand the value our clients place on making a meaningful and worthwhile investment in their families. They are looking to bring home not just any puppy, but a well-trained, beautiful,...
How Much to Own a Dog? – The True Lifetime Cost of Ownership
What is the true cost of owning a dog after 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, and 15 years? When you are looking to purchase a dog, you are typically so focused on...
Crate Training – How to Crate Train Your Pup
Understanding Crate Training What is Crate Training? Crate training is a valuable tool for both you and your puppy. It involves using a crate, typically made of wire or plastic, as a safe and comfortable...
Carsickness – How to Help Your Pup Adjust to Travel
As owners, we feel terrible when our pup doesn’t tolerate riding in the car well. We consider leaving them at home to avoid the whining, pacing, drooling, barking, and the potential mess that can come...
Cavachon and Cavapoo: Choosing the Right Small Companion
Both the Cavachon and Cavapoo are popular crosses when choosing a small companion. The choice to pair healthier and more versatile breeds with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was intended to produce a healthier and...
Giardia in Dogs: Everything You Need to Know
Giardia in dogs is a type of single-celled parasite called a protozoan. Dogs can get infected when they come into contact with another infected animal, ingest contaminated food or water, or come into contact with...
Creating Structure in Your Home with Your Puppy
Bringing home a new puppy is a very exciting event, everyone wants to love the puppy. They want to shower it with affection, with treats, with toys, giving it everything that it could possibly ever...
Best Grooming Practices with Your Doodle Puppy
One of the best reasons to get a Doodle pup is for the low to non-shedding lifestyle. What a joy to not have dog hair sticking to your clothes and furniture all the time! No...
Transitioning House Training with Your New Puppy
https://youtu.be/VJZDSV29s7M?feature=shared Bringing your puppy to their new home can be an exciting and sometimes a stressful experience. However, one of the biggest challenges our clients face is maintaining their puppy’s house training during this big...
What is a Puppy Mill? 10 Signs of a Puppy Mill
“Puppy Mill”… any conscious family will do their best to never buy a pup from such a place. But what exactly is a “puppy mill”? An ethical breeder is someone who cares deeply for their...
The Labrador vs. Labradoodle: What’s the Difference?
Exploring the Distinction Between English Labradors and Labradoodles Have you ever wondered why these two breeds are so sought after? Learning their origins, their characteristics, and the differences, you’ll have a much better understanding of...
The Doodle Difference: F1, F1b, F2…
Get ready to meet your new best furry friend – the Labradoodle! These pups are bursting with playful energy, are as friendly as can be, and smart as a whip! It’s no wonder that Labradoodles...
Can My Dog Be A Therapy or Service Dog?
You probably have seen or know someone with a service or therapy dog. Although both types of dogs can have a significant impact, it’s essential to understand the difference between service dogs and therapy dogs,...
5 Reasons Why Sheepadoodles can be Hard to Train
Early and consistent training is the key for your Labradoodle puppy to ensure they are working for you instead of against you. Teaching the desired behaviors early is much easier than trying to undo engrained...
5 Reasons Why Sheepadoodles Can Be Easy to Train
What makes a Sheepadoodle so much fun to have around? It’s their playful and goofy outlook on life. It’s the way they get along so well with young children and other pets. They are a...
Most Common Health Concerns in Sheepadoodles
Sheepadoodles are winning hearts with their adorable appearance and affectionate personalities, but like all breeds, they are prone to health issues. It’s essential for Sheepadoodle owners to know about common concerns such as eye problems...
Most Common Health Concerns in Labradoodles
Labradoodles are a beloved breed due to their intelligence, loving personality, and allergy-friendly fur. Nonetheless, like all breeds, they are vulnerable to health issues. It is essential to comprehend potential concerns and take necessary steps...
5 Reasons Why Labradoodles can be Hard to Train
Early and consistent training is the key for your Labradoodle puppy to ensure they are working for you instead of against you. Teaching the desired behaviors early is much easier than trying to undo engrained...
5 Reasons Why Labradoodles Can Be Easy to Train
There are a few common traits that easy to train dogs have in common. When searching for a service, therapy, or all-around happy family companion, we want to be able to teach new behaviors easily...
What To Do If Your Dog Jumps On People
When you first bring home a puppy, it’s easy to let them get away with seemingly innocent behaviors, such as jumping on you with excitement. As your puppy grows, this behavior can be problematic. A...
How To Choose A Good Dog Breeder
A dog is a lifetime commitment, so it’s important that you choose a puppy with your head as well as your heart. You want to ensure that the dog you bring home is well-bred and...
How To Train Your Dog To Use Their Dog Door
Do you ever feel like your dog’s personal doorman? One minute, your canine is begging to go outside. The next, they’re demanding to come back in. Or maybe your dog has had a few accidents...
What’s the Difference Between a Boy & Girl Dog?
A lot of people ask about the differences between a male and a female dogs when it comes to training and behaviors. And this question is a great one. We really have put a lot...
How Much should I Feed my Puppy?
On the back of almost all dog food bags is a recommended daily serving for a dog. The question we get many times is “How accurate is the recommended daily serving size?” “Is it the...
Common Reasons and Tips for Puppy Diarrhea
The English Golden Retriever is known to be a very healthy breed, with studies representing the breed as healthier than American Golden Retrievers. But we’ve prepared this video & blog so you know how to...
How to Continue Leash Training With Your Recherche Puppy
Upon getting your Recherche pup home, you may find that they try to test the boundaries and limitations of their new pack leaders. Many times these tests and challenges can take place while your pup...
How to Handle Submissive or Excited Urination
Have you ever experienced your dog suddenly urinating when greeting you, during an exciting playtime, or when corrected? This behavior is known as submissive urination and can understandably be frustrating for dog owners. However, it’s...
When should I Spay or Neuter my Puppy?
We believe that it’s vitally important as a breeder to help protect our breed. This is why we require all our new English Golden Retriever puppy owners to spay or neuter their new pup. But...
How To Handle The Fear Period In A Puppy
The Fear Period is a phase of puppyhood which arises between 8 and 10 months of age in which some puppies begin to convey an irrational fear of harmless objects or places out of nowhere....
How To Transition Potty Training from Recherche Kennels to Your Home
A major pillar of our Puppy Training Institute is House Training, which includes potty training. But just because we fully train every puppy to be potty trained here, that doesn’t mean they will never have...
