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Advice from Washington DC's Premier Dog Trainer
Dawn's background with dogs and in education married perfectly when she became a mother in the late 80s, and found herself raising small children and puppies together. 

In those early years between diaper changing and crate training, she began to put pen to paper regarding some of the challenges families face when trying to integrate puppies into familiy life with small children.   Since then, she has been published in several DC-area publications
including the Hill Rag, Washington Post, Dog Fancy, and NewsWest 9.com - The Daily Dog Interview. 

The articles in this online "advice column" exclusively address dog/puppy obedience (although,  now that her own children are grown, she undoubtedly has some words of wisdom regarding obedience training for children as well ...)

Doggy Advice from Merit Puppy Training Owner/Founder Dawn Sylvia Stasiewicz

Document Library

NameDescription
DocumentDoggy Park EtiquetteArticle written by Merit Puppy Training Owner/Founder Dawn Sylvia Stasciewicz re: Doggy Park Etiquette
DocumentDoggy SocializationArticle by Merit Puppy Training Owner/Founder Dawn Sylvia Stasciewicz about how to socialize your new puppy
DocumentLiving Together with Kids and DogsArticle by Merit Puppy Training Owner/Founder Dawn Sylvia Stasciewicz about how to handle raising a puppy with small children
DocumentKids Training DogsArticle by Merit Puppy Training Owner/Founder Dawn Sylvia Stasciewicz about getting your kids involved in the dog obedience training process...
DocumentPuppy Jumping ProblemsArticle by Merit Puppy Training Owner/Founder Dawn Sylvia Stasciewicz about why puppies jump and training them not to...

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