Lift Your Leg - the art of training a dog

44. Mental Freedom; give your dog a life worth living

Lift Your Leg - the art of training a dog

Show Notes

We all want dogs to enjoy and enrich our lives, yet so many just suck all joy from them. This podcast will help understand the differences in our lifestyles, and how to create a dog you enjoy living with, that can also make you laugh.

For Marcelle the Shell you must watch until the very end.

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