The Good Dog Blog
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Latest Posts
Keeping Your Dog Occupied at Home During QuarantineMay 12, 2020 - 7:56 pm
Dog Etiquette In Public & At HomeNovember 21, 2019 - 8:00 am
A Sound Beginning – Using Music Therapy with Shelter & Rescue DogsNovember 19, 2019 - 8:00 am
Little Dogs with the Little Dog GuruNovember 14, 2019 - 8:00 am
Good Dog Award – Second Chance Dog RescueNovember 13, 2019 - 1:33 pm
Jenn Merritt, BS, CPDT-KA, and Kim Merritt-Butler grew up loving dogs. Jenn became a professional dog trainer and Tellington TTouch practitioner and Kim became a serial entrepreneur. Last year they got their heads together and came up with a new way to approach dog training for families. Good Dog in a Box was born. Their mission is to keep dogs and kids safe through education, awareness, and advocacy. They want to reduce the number of family dogs surrendered at animal shelters by promoting positive, reward based training techniques that are family and kid friendly.
Jenn and Kim want everyone that owns a dog to have fun and enjoy their furry companion. Together, we can make a difference.
Dog bite prevention in a fun new card game
/by Kim MerrittWhen Jenn and I first started developing the concept for Good Dog in a Box, we both agreed that we wanted to highlight dog safety and dog bite prevention, especially for kids. The largest segment of the population that gets bitten by dogs are 5 to 9 year olds. Many times the bites occur from […]
Good Dog Award Winner of the Week-Lulu The Goldendoodle
/by Jenn MerrittThe Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s Good Dog Award Winner is Lulu, a Goldendoodle, who is a certified therapy dog at Ballard-Durand Funeral & Cremation Services in White Plains, New York. Lulu has been working as a “Comfort Companion” during funeral visitations and […]
Should I Get a Dog for My Children?
/by Jenn MerrittIf you are considering adopting a puppy or dog into your family, one of the biggest factors is thought to be the age of your child or children. Conventional wisdom is that children should be old enough to follow instructions, take part in the puppy’s care, and fit all the daily dog related responsibilities in […]
Share The Box – Earn Free Stuff
/by Kim MerrittWe’re super excited to announce our new Share The Box Program, to reward all our wonderful fans that have been talking us up on social media. Now when you share information about our products or website, you can earn free product. Really! Totally free…just for talking about us on social media! What could be better?
Good Dog Award winners of the Week-Layla and Irena Ištvánková
/by Jenn MerrittThe Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” to those doing good things for dogs. This week’s award goes to Layla, a seven year old Border Collie, and her person Irena Ištvánková, from the Czech Republic. Layla and Irena excel in the sport of Canine Freestyle and are Champions of Dog Dancing in the Czech Republic. […]
Royal’s Take on Adopting an Adult Dog
/by RoyalRoyal here! To comment on Jenn’s blog “Advantages of adopting an older dog.” Jenn brings up good points on what makes adopting an adult dog an awesome way to go. But, I know for you humans, there’s a thing that overrides your brains. And that’s the “cuteness puppy factor.” All these suggestions about adult dogs […]
See Good Dog in a Box in Action
/by Kim MerrittToday’s we’re premiering our Good Dog in a Box video commercial. It’s a great 60 second look at how a family with kids and dogs can use our new family friendly dog training subscription box. Good Dog in a Box is live on Kickstarter this month. Take a minute to watch the new video and […]