Common Canine Greetings – What To Watch For
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Oh how lovely it would be if our canine companions could talk. If dogs could talk we would never wonder what exactly it is that they are trying to tell us, and we’d find out why the mail man is such a nuisance. However, that isn’t the case, and for now we’ll just attempt to […]
Service Dogs vs. Therapy Dogs vs. ESA – What’s the Difference?
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Today, our canine friends can be trained to do miraculous things. While some dogs learn different tricks that bring smiles to our faces, other dogs are tasked with a much bigger responsibility. Depending on where you live, it is becoming a regular occurrence to see a service dog, therapy dog, or even an emotional support […]
An Age-old Dog Myth Debunked
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It is a sad fact, but animals age much faster than humans. There is a common consensus that one human year is equivalent to 7 years for our canine companions. This is not entirely false, as it has been observed that a medium-sized dog’s average lifespan can compare to that of 1/7 of a humans. […]
What do Hope Lock dogs want for Christmas?
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is finally here, and with it comes good tidings, good meals, and lots of time spent with our loved ones (furry friends included). Not to mention the jolly man in red is hard at work making his list and checking it twice before he makes his […]
Meadow
Posted Testimonials, Training Success Stories
Hi Missy, I thought I’d write to express my appreciation of you and your training staff at Hope Lock Kennels. I’ve always taken pride in the training of my past dogs through the years, but I always struggled somewhat with their socialization with both people and dogs. Then we took your classes, I learned to […]
Why Our Dogs Make Us Thankful
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With the holiday season right around the corner, Thanksgiving prompts us to reflect on what we are thankful for. One thing people are especially thankful for are their furry friends. Their energy sees no limits, and they never cease to make us smile. We asked our clients the question “What about your dog makes you […]
Hatley
Posted Testimonials, Training Success Stories
I’m thankful for Hatley and Hopelock for many reasons. When we first adopted her we were looking for another dog that already found its forever home. Before we left we decided to browse through the other available dogs. Hatley was curled up in a ball in the corner. She was so shut down. I knew […]
Canine Flu – What You Need to Know
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Flu Season is just around the corner and while people will be lining up to get their Flu shot, they might not have realized that their pet should get a flu shot too. Now that isn’t to say you should strap your pooch in the car and speed off to your local drug store to […]
Luna
Posted Training Success Stories
Sending our dog to Missy Lemoi was, quite honestly, the best money we have ever spent. We adopted a high energy 2 year-old yellow lab that, despite a sweet disposition, turned out to be what as known as “a runner.” Four months of working with a private trainer, reading everything dog-training related we could get […]
Dixie
Posted Training Success Stories
Wow, what a deference a month makes! It seems like only yesterday that Craig and I were making the one and a half hour drive to drop Dixie off to you, the whole time trying to convince ourselves that she wasn’t really that bad. After a year and a half we were still trying rationalize […]