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Ask Crystal: Advice on Chasing Cars

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, I have a problem with my dog who is barking and lunging at cars while we are out…
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Ask Crystal: New Years Dog to Dog Manners

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, We will bring our almost-two-year-old pyr mix with us when we visit relatives over…
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Ask Crystal: Puppy Puts on the Brakes for Potty Breaks

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, I have an 11-week-old Bernese Mountain dog that lays down while outside when I am…
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Ask Crystal: Jumpy Puppy

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, My 4 month old Labrador puppy keeps jumping on people as they walk by and wants…
short haired tan dog in the snow carrying a stick in his mouth. Photo by Vlad Chețan from Pexels

Ask Crystal: Winter Exercise

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, With the winter weather looming ahead of me, I am worrying about how I am going…
Black and white puppy looks up in anticipation to a kong toy

Ask Crystal: Thanksgiving Manners

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, I am having a lot of guests come over for Thanksgiving. I have a year-old Shit Zu…

Ask Crystal: What do to for that humpty hump

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, Skittles is approximately 5-year-old neutered male, Rottweiler/Hound mix rescue…
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Blue Ridge Humane Wins Best Of Non-Profit and Consignment

Blue Ridge Humane Society takes the overall in the 2019 Best of Blue Ridge presented by BlueRidgeNow for the second year of the local awards program. For 2019 Blue Ridge Humane Society received two nominations during the first round of voting,…

Ask Crystal: Destructive Behavior Training

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal, I have a 6-month old puppy that is extremely destructive. He literally chews…

Ask Crystal: Dog Communication 101

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal,  I need help with training my dog to listen to me. She listens sometimes but…