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Yvette is an award winning pet writer and pet behavior columnist. She also is the author of Meeting Milo, a North American dog bite prevention program to reduce the approximately 2 million children bit by dogs annually. She is the owner of AwesomeDogs.ca and works as a behavior consultant in London, Ontario.

This column was originally featured in The Londoner
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Yvette has 2 dogs of her own, KIKI and KAYA. Take a look...

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2. Question #72

   Dear Yvette, What type of food should we feed our dog? Fred As a trainer, there are certain brands that I prefer and some that I dislike. My dogs eat Wellness. But there are other good lines. Here is a short list of things to watch out for when you choose a brand. Protein levels: In the Amer... [more]

3. Question #71

   This past week, my husband and I watched, “Supersize Me.” For those that have not seen the movie, the entire movie is about watching one man eat McDonald's for 30 days. He started the experiment with a full physical and you get to see how the diet impacts him. What does dog training have to do wi... [more]

4. Question #70

   Dear Yvette, Can you please ask dog owners to do something about their barking dogs? It can be like having a car alarm going off every two minutes. Frankly, talking to some of these pet owners is not helpful. Near our home we have a person with two so-called guard dogs and a violent owner. Chil... [more]

5. Question #69

   Dear Yvette, We have a new puppy, but the veterinarian says we cannot take Sam out until he gets his next set of shots. We do not want to let bad problems start. What do we do over the next 4 weeks? Sam is already sitting on command. But we don’t know where to go from here. Dianne, I absolu... [more]

6. Question #68

   Last week – Dog Whisperer. Fascinating, possibly dangerous I have one simple rule when it comes to kids and dog training. Never teach or show a child, regardless of methodology, anything that you do not want them copying with an unknown and possibly dangerous dog. For example, I think it is great... [more]

7. Question #67

   Pet lovers may be surprised to hear there is a battle of epic proportions unfolding in the dog-training world. Most people only know what they see in the media. Yet slowly the media is painting a disconcerting view of National Geographic's show, "The Dog Whisperer." Many experts are saying that t... [more]

8. Question #66

   Dear Yvette, Our puppy is having a hard time getting house broken. Can you please help? He is 13 weeks old and still having accidents. Joyce House training dogs is not usually difficult. People do need to be consistent to achieve results. This means that owners have to supervise or confine. ... [more]

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