by Julie Abouelela | Mar 30, 2023 | Behavior, Health & Nutrition, Training Tips
Last week we talked about claiming your space, hierarchy in the dog world, and how it affects your Habibi Bear puppy’s behavior. This week’s topic is an extension of that topic, resource guarding. What is resource guarding? In everyday language, it’s a puppy who has a...
by Julie Abouelela | Mar 20, 2023 | Training Tips
For today’s topic, here are a few questions to reflect on before reading the rest of the blog post: When entering your home or another building with your dog, who enters first? You or your Habibi Bear puppy? Does your Habibi Bear puppy have free run and free rein in...
by Julie Abouelela | Mar 2, 2023 | Health & Nutrition, Training Tips
Good Morning Campers! Time to Rise and Shine! Here at Rancho Habibi Bear we are getting ready for the beginning of Daylight Savings Time again! How did that get here so quickly? We’ve got all pups ready to go on our tried and true Feeding Transition schedule for the...
by Julie Abouelela | Feb 17, 2023 | Breed Information, Training Tips
We have a unique mission here at Habibi Bear, one that involves making the perfect match between you and your prospective puppy, so that you both can lead a purposeful and loving life together for years to come. We take our roles as puppy matchmakers very seriously,...
by Julie Abouelela | Feb 5, 2023 | Behavior, Habibi Method, Training Tips
In the last two blog entries, we covered two very important subjects in creating an environment of calm and order in your Habibi Bear puppy household: knowing what motivates your dog (Doggie Love Language) and developing impulse control in your puppy (Impulse Control:...
by Julie Abouelela | Feb 3, 2023 | Training Tips, Behavior
By now, most of you have had your Habibi Bear pups for a few months now, maybe even a year or two. Along the way, there may have been some ups and downs in finding ways to live together in love, peace and harmony. As a fun exercise, let’s think back to maybe one or...