by Heidi Clayton | May 7, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Pets, South Jersey
If you want your puppy to walk nicely on a leash, you should start the training process as soon as you get them. Picking the right equipment to train your puppy with is the first piece of the puzzle of teaching them to walk nicely. My collar of choice is a martingale...
by Heidi Clayton | Apr 30, 2026 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Pets, South Jersey
In my ongoing series of raising a puppy, I wanted to talk about the balance of managing the joy that a puppy feels and instilling manners. I frequently talk puppy owners off the ledge of being embarrassed by their puppies “being extra” when they meet new people or...
by Heidi Clayton | Apr 23, 2026 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey
In honor of this past weekend’s Doo Dah parade in Ocean City that brought over 300 low and slow dogs to the Boardwalk to slowly strut their stuff, I thought I would introduce everyone to the one and only basset hound breed. Perhaps one of the most recognizable...
by Heidi Clayton | Apr 16, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Pets, South Jersey
There are a lot of training tasks on the to-do list after getting a puppy: housebreaking, coming when called, walking nicely on a leash and more. Before all of that, though, bonding with your new puppy should take priority. All of the other stuff will be so much...
by Heidi Clayton | Apr 9, 2026 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Pets, South Jersey
All of my puppies have now left for their new homes, with the exception of Bento Box, who will be staying here at Four on the Floor. I will begin “training” him, even though he is only 10 weeks old. I am using the word training loosely. While he will be learning...
