Obedience work with plenty of praise builds confidence, yielding a more stable dog; a dog with a better ability to cope. (petfinder.com)
Owners can help their dogs mature into confident, stable dogs by carefully but consistently introducing the pets to other people, other friendly dogs and new environments outside the home. (paw-rescue.org)
The addition of high levels of grains, they argue, is more about making cheap and shelf stable dog kibble than it is about the actual nutritional needs of dogs. (wileypup.com)