INFORMATION TO HELP OWNERS CONTROL THEIR DOG’S FEARS 1. When dogs are afraid, they will often react by coming on strong in order to frighten everyone and/or everything away. 2. In order to help your dog’s confidence, you yourself must feel confident. Please do not talk to your dog as though they’re a child. Instead, help build your dog’s confidence by assuming your role as a strong and assertive leader. 3. You must teach your dog which behaviours are acceptable and which beha

Summer can be a terrific time for both dogs and their owners. However, summer also brings unique risks to your dog's health that you should keep in mind. Some Summer Dangers can include: 1. Heat stroke Heat stroke occurs when your dog’s body temperature rises. It is most common when dogs are left in cars for too long, or when they are exercised in the heat. Never leave your dog in a car on a hot day and always remember that your windows should be at least halfway down. 2. Su

Be sure to keep up to date with all the lates TODH social media. We are posting new pictures, videos, important messages, and blogs on a daily basis. Take some time and stop by one of our pages and enjoy the pictures and video's of all our daycare dogs having a blast and making new friends! Here are our links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theoriginaldoghouse Vine - https://vine.co/u/1157839102465515520 Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdb37IjU1Ut9279j2j

Off leash parks can be a wonderful place to take your dog to in order to burn up energy, as long as the area is well controlled by professionals who will restrict the admittance to well behaved dogs. Sadly, not all who attend such environments are considerate as to the ability of their dog/s to partake in a safe manner, thus placing all other dogs at risk. It must be noted, that one or two bad encounters for a good dog can become a lifelong problem for the dog and it's owner.

Many peo­ple avoid tak­ing their dogs out for a walk because they have trou­ble try­ing to keep their dog under con­trol. Whether the dogs pulling, bark­ing, lung­ing, or other prob­lems. Don’t worry though, there is hope! Here are some help­ful tips on dog walking. 1. Always be aware of Energy/State of Mind & Body Language: Always try to Com­mu­ni­cate to your dog that “I am the Pack Leader”. Keep your head up and shoul­ders back. Always be think­ing pos­i­tive thoughts

A recent arti­cle that was in the Toronto Star shows that the city of Toronto is crack­ing down on dog own­ers who don’t put their dog’s on leashes… “TORONTO - Dog own­ers who like to let their dogs run off leash out­side of des­ig­nated areas bet­ter beware of bylaw officers. The city announced Thurs­day it is launch­ing a bylaw blitz to encour­age res­i­dents to keep their dogs on a leash unless they are using one of the city’s 57 leash-free parks. This sum­mer crack­down —

Why Dog Dogs eat grass and then promptly vomit? The Truth is that we are not 100% sure as to why, because different dogs appear to eat grass for different reasons. One though is that some dogs may find grass to be tasty. In some cases it could be they are filling a nutritional need that their normal food does not. In other cases when some dogs were switched to a higher fiber diet, the grass eating appears to have stopped or diminished. In other instances it is thought that th

We recommend all owners have a good Health Policy in place for their dog or puppy. The advatages of having a Health Insurance Policy for your dog/s are: 1) Owning a dog can easily become a major cost factor from a health standpoint. 2) Good veterinary care to deal with serious ailments/conditions which your dog may have or develop can stress on most budjets. 3) There are several companies who offer a variety of options and coverages. We suggest owners 'shop and compare provid

The Hot and Sticky Sum­mer months are unfor­tu­nately over. Now The dogs can enjoy a bit of the cooler weather with the Fall sea­son here. As with any change of sea­son, your pet is com­ing in con­tact with new expe­ri­ences and expo­sures both around the house and out­doors that per­haps weren’t present in the pre­vi­ous sea­son. To pro­tect your pet this fall, here are some com­mon haz­ards that you and your fam­ily should be aware of.… School sup­plies Now that the kids a