Dogs & Pets

Choosing, training and caring for the dog, the cat and the horse. Good owners make good animals.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20267 min

Gear That Actually Survives a 90-Pound Dog

Big dogs destroy cheap gear in a weekend. What to look for in beds, leashes, bowls and toys so you buy once instead of four times.

How to Pick a Vet Before You Actually Need One

Dogs & Pets on video

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Kikopup21 Aug

The easiest, most reliable SIT STAY - sit stay training! sit stay fun!

Zak George7 Jan

How to Teach your Dog to Stay in 3 Steps Force Free!

Mordor Gundogs12 Apr

How To Teach Your Dog To Sit & Stay (& Enforce It!)

Zak George5 Nov

Episode 4: Day 2: 3 Easy Ways to Train Sit, Stay and Down to ANY Dog

Beckman's Dog Training19 Apr

How To Train Your Dog: BASIC OBEDIENCE! (sit, stay, wait)

Tom Davis Dog Training 6 May

Puppy TRAINING - The FIRST 5 Things To Teach Any Puppy!

Tom Davis Dog Training 2 May

Puppy Training - How To Potty Train A PUPPY In 5 Minutes!

Rachel Fusaro26 Sept

HOW TO: Potty Train Your Puppy FAST!! 🐶 10 week old puppy trained in 1 WEEK!!!

McCann Dog Training8 Jul

The First 7 Things You NEED To Teach Your Puppy

Will Atherton Canine Training15 Dec

The First 3 Things You MUST Teach Your Dog!

Will Atherton Canine Training31 Dec

How To Teach Your Dog The Basics

Nate Schoemer3 Feb

First Step to Training Your New Puppy!

McCann Dog Training16 Dec

5 Ways You Are Making The Puppy Biting Worse

American Standard Dog Training6 Sept

How to Train Your NEW Puppy! - 5 Simple Steps

American Standard Dog Training23 May

First 3 Things To Teach Your Puppy

Cesar Millan15 Apr

How To Train Your Puppy! (With Cesar Millan)

TikTok@summithound

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You don’t need hours to start building obedience. You just need the right steps. Break command, guide the dog, use elevation for focus, then build distance and duration on the sit-stay. That’s how you create real control and reliability. DM "TRAIN" if you want to learn the right way🐕📈 #calik9 #dog

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How to teach ANY dog to sit and stay on command. (FAST!) #dogtraining #puppytraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingadvice @Pupford

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GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Cats for People Who Are Sure They Are Dog People

You don't have to like aloof, and you don't have to settle for it. Pick the right cat, train it like you'd train a retriever, and the whole thing changes.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What a Horse Actually Costs and What You Do Every Day

The purchase price is the cheapest thing about a horse. The hay, the farrier, and the 5:40 a.m. ice-breaking are the real deal.

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GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How To Make A Dog Your Teenager's First Real Job

The dog will teach your kid more about responsibility than any chore chart ever did, but only if you set it up right before the dog shows up.

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6 min read

How to Help a Dog Who Panics When You Leave for Work

The drywall by the door isn't spite. It's panic, and there's a training protocol that fixes it in weeks, not days.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Rescue Dog or Breeder Puppy, Compared Honestly

Both camps have people ready to scold you. Ignore them and look at the calendar, the money, and the ten-year picture instead.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What the Dog Food Bag Is Actually Telling You

The front of the bag is advertising. The back is regulated. Learn to read six lines of small print and you'll never overpay for a pretty label again.

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GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

How to Say Goodbye to Your Dog and Walk Your Kids Through It

The practical decisions nobody tells you about beforehand, and the words that actually help a seven-year-old understand what happened.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What a Dog Actually Costs, Year One and Every Year After

The adoption fee is the cheapest part. Build the real budget before you bring the crate home, not after the first emergency.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What Actually Works on a Long Road Trip With Your Dog

Crate or harness, how often to stop, and the hotel call that saves you a $150 cleaning fee and an argument at the front desk.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

When Pet Insurance Pays and When It's a Waste of Money

The policy is for the $6,000 night at the emergency clinic, not the $95 annual checkup. Know which dials to turn before you buy.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What An Old Dog Actually Needs From You

Traction, pain control, and an honest calendar. The practical work of giving a dog a good last couple of years, and a good last day.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Raising a Gun Dog Through the First Twelve Months

What to do at eight weeks, four months and opening day, and the one mistake that ruins a good pup before Thanksgiving.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

How to Pick a Dog Breed That Fits Your Yard

Measure the fence, count your free minutes, then look at puppies. Doing it the other way around is how families end up rehoming a good dog.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Sit, Stay and Come in Fifteen Minutes a Day

Three five-minute sessions, a pocket of pea-sized treats, and a month of consistency will out-train any weekend boot camp.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

5 min

The Boring Fix for a Dog That Pulls on the Leash

6 min

What To Do The First Seven Days With A New Puppy

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Buy the Skinny Fruit Tree and Pick Off the First Apples

The bare-root stick beats the big potted tree with fruit on it. Here's how to choose, space and raise fruit trees through the first three years.

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History7 min read

Before Paul Bunyan Was an Ad, He Was a Few Thousand Real Men

The north woods camps ran on pine, pancakes and nerve. They built the Midwest, nearly burned it down, and left a lesson in how to clean up after yourself.

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How to Teach Kids and Dogs to Be Safe Together

How to Pick a Vet Before You Actually Need One

Worth an hour of your evening

Quiz yourself, then your friends

Cats for People Who Are Sure They Are Dog People

What a Horse Actually Costs and What You Do Every Day

How To Make A Dog Your Teenager's First Real Job

How to Help a Dog Who Panics When You Leave for Work

Rescue Dog or Breeder Puppy, Compared Honestly

What the Dog Food Bag Is Actually Telling You

How to Say Goodbye to Your Dog and Walk Your Kids Through It

What a Dog Actually Costs, Year One and Every Year After

What Actually Works on a Long Road Trip With Your Dog

When Pet Insurance Pays and When It's a Waste of Money

What An Old Dog Actually Needs From You

Raising a Gun Dog Through the First Twelve Months

How to Pick a Dog Breed That Fits Your Yard

Sit, Stay and Come in Fifteen Minutes a Day

The Boring Fix for a Dog That Pulls on the Leash

What To Do The First Seven Days With A New Puppy

Buy the Skinny Fruit Tree and Pick Off the First Apples

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