Pet Services

Exerting "dominance" over your dog is the wrong way to build a good relationship.

Excluding the cost of feeding, the single largest expense that dog owners encounter every year is typically veterinary care. We love our dogs and want to keep them healthy, of course.

‘Separation anxiety’ in dogs is a term used to describe when a dog experiences extreme fear and panic over being left alone or separated from a preferred caregiver or companion.

Now that the hottest summer month of August is here, the risk of your dog getting dehydrated and overheating is extremely high.

By the 1980s, there was a paradigm shift toward more positive methods in dog training. Only 20 years before, many trainers felt that dogs had to be “broken” in order to be trained.

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If you're like most new pup parents, you’ve probably heard that using a crate in combination with a playpen is a great way to housebreak your puppy and keep it out of trouble.

Working from home with a dog can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it gives us extra time with the dogs we love, but on the other, our dogs don’t always understand work schedules and deadlines

Adopting a new furry friend can be a life-changing experience, and if you are not prepared, it can quickly become overwhelming – especially if it’s your first time owning a pup.

After your dog bites someone, it can make you think twice about whether or not it’s a good idea to keep them as a pet.

There’s a lot of information out there these days about the best way to train a dog. At SMP PAWS Los Angeles, we firmly believe in choice and rewards-based dog training–otherwise known as positive reinforcement dog training–as being the fastest, most effective way to train a dog.

If you are someone who loves hiking and backpacking, there’s no doubt your four-legged companion would love to join you on this journey, too.

Our dogs are more than “just pets.” They’re family. So, let’s dig into what happiness is to a dog and how we can deliver it each day.

The Double Doodle is a lovely dog with a wonderful attitude that is bright and trustworthy.

Oh, how exciting! The age-old question of whether dogs belong on the furniture – are you ready for it? If you want your furry friend to have their own chill-out spot, that’s great – as long as they’re willing to give it up when you ask them to (we definitely don’t want any resource guarding going on here!).