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      <image:caption>With BPP new and seasoned dog owners will learn a proven process and receive a customized plan to reduce overwhelm, improve their dog’s behavior, and regain tranquility in your home.  I help families with new dogs maintain (or regain) peace in their homes by: 1. Helping you set up your home to make it easier to manage your pup, 2. Showing you how to care for your dog’s health and behavioral needs, 3. and getting your whole family engaged in basic manners training... So that you can feel immediate relief from frustrations and have confidence that your pup will grow up into a well-mannered family dog.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With BPP new and seasoned dog owners will learn a proven process and receive a customized plan to reduce overwhelm, improve their dog’s behavior, and regain tranquility in your home.  I help families with new dogs maintain (or regain) peace in their homes by: 1. Helping you set up your home to make it easier to manage your pup, 2. Showing you how to care for your dog’s health and behavioral needs, 3. and getting your whole family engaged in basic manners training... So that you can feel immediate relief from frustrations and have confidence that your pup will grow up into a well-mannered family dog.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fix obnoxious habits and teach your dog new &amp; approved ones? Have your dog greet other people or dogs appropriately? Have your dog stop chasing your cat and coexist together peacefully? Have your dog to come when you call him? Most of us want to include our dogs fully in our lives, which is much easier when we give them boundaries and skills with real-life relevance. With BPP new dog owners will learn a proven process and receive a customized plan to reduce overwhelm, improve their puppy’s behavior, and regain tranquility in your home.</image:caption>
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