Welcome to Spike’s blog! Raising a dog for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) is incredibly rewarding — and also a lot of hard work. Whenever anyone hears about Spike, they instantly ask me how ...

Crate training is an important step in having a dog. The American Kennel Club offers tips on how to get your four-legged ...

Crate training a rescue dog can be just as challenging as training a puppy. Many rescues carry emotional scars that make learning new routines harder—but with patience and care, they can still become ...

The key to crate training a puppy is to project the idea that the crate or kennel is their castle or, in a dog’s world, their den. Although some people may think crate training is cruel, seeing a dog ...

There’s no rule that says you must crate train dogs at night (or otherwise) if they’re perfectly happy having free rein of the house, but some dogs feel more secure sleeping in a crate at night.

A nurse has shared why her heart breaks every time she has to go to work, when she says goodbye to her pet. The text layered over the video explains that the one-year-old Australian shepherd put ...