Some dog lovers  use weights, such as a backpack, to train their dogs in relation to aggressive behavior, or to use the backpack to drain some energy prior to doing any training or exercise involving another dog. Exercise level seriously impacts a dog’s overall behavior (as it does with humans. Living in NYC with a [...]

Just like in ourselves, we have to build stamina and muscle slowly in our dogs. We need to increase the amount of weight the dog will carry slowly over time as muscle develops. Think of it this way….you wouldn’t go to the gym and lift 50 pounds would you? You’d start out a three or [...]