Below are some articles to help you when you’re getting ready to adopt or have already adopted a dog. Thank you for adopting a pet!

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• 10 Tips For Welcoming Home Your Newly-Adopted Dog
• Top Tips for Safely Bringing Home a Rescue or Shelter Dog
• Seniors Guide to Selecting and Owning a Dog
• What Size Dog is Best for Me?
• The Top 7 Breeds for the Active Dog Owner
• Living With Giant Breed Dogs
• Top Reasons to Spay or Neuter your Dog or Cat
• Help! My new dog is too… active, noisy, or aggressive
• Pay Attention to What You Want – Not What You Don’t!
• Housetraining Your Dog or Puppy
• Stop singing the Housebreaking Blues
• How to Crate Train your Puppy or Dog
• Introducing Your Dog to the Crate (Video)
• Help, my new dog escaped from her crate
• Stop Your Dog’s Territorial Marking Inside
• How Pads Can Help When Housetraining Your Dog
• Clicker Training 101
• Why Outside-Only Is Not Best For Dogs
• Help your dog stop crying when left alone
• Train Your Dog to Stop Barking at Home
• 10 Tips for Pet’s Fear of Thunderstorms
• 6 Top Tips for Desensitization – a free poster
• Shy dog tip: ignore me please
• Shy dog tip: swapping scary for sit
• Overcoming Your Dog’s Fear of Riding In a Car
• How to trim your dog’s nails
• How to keep a dog off kitchen counters
• Teach your dog not to jump up on people
• My Dogs Don’t Like Strangers Coming Over
• Does Your Dog Use His Mouth Too Much?
• Resource Guarding: What Is It & How A Good Trainer Can Help
• Teach Your Dog or Puppy To Walk on Leash
• Stop Your Dog from Pulling on Leash
• Stop on-leash barking at other dogs
• Create a Greeting Ritual For Your Dog On Walks (Video)
• Teach Your Dog to Come When Called
• Teach Your Dog to “Leave it”
• How Can I Help My Dog Learn To Play?
• Dog Training Tip: Play Ball!

Dogs with other dogs and cats

• Stop Dogs from Play Chasing New Cat
• Keeping the Peace in a Multi-Dog Home
• Stop on-leash barking at other dogs
• Introducing Your New Dog to Other Dogs
• 6 Steps to Introduce Cats and Dogs
• How Can I Stop My Dog From Getting Into The Litterbox?

Specific for puppies:

• The Puppy Manual from Adopt-a-Pet.com <– FREE DOWNLOAD!
• Adopt a puppy when you have an older dog?
• Puppy Basics – tips for a good start
• Puppies and Infants – safety tips
• Introducing a New Puppy to Your Adult Dog
• How to Raise a Friendly Puppy
• How to Crate Train your Puppy or Dog
• How To Teach a Puppy Bite Inhibition
• Stop your pet’s destructive chewing

Helpful articles for all pet adopters:

• 10 Things To Consider Before Adopting A Pet
• How to pick a pet if you have allergies
• Pet Chemistry in Matchmaking
• Giving Pets as Gifts
• How to give a pet as a gift
• New Study Shows Babies Exposed to Pets at Home are Healthier!
• Pet Adoption Teaches Good Parenting
• 10 Reasons Pets Are Good For Kids
• Shelter, SPCA, humane society or rescue?
• Why there is a Fee For Adoption
• The Advantages of Adopting Pets In Pairs
• Average Cost of Owning a Cat or Dog
• How to prepare for your pet’s vet costs
• Vet Q&A: Are pets for adoption healthy?
• Renting with pets
• Disabled pets can be amazing!
• How to avoid picking the wrong pet
• Wisdom of the Elderly – Adopt a Senior Pet!
• Caring for a senior pet
• Choosing a Name For Your Adopted Pet