I am working with some clients and their dog in teaching the dog not to pull on leash. They had come to me after a frustrating full-time pulling outing with their dog. I take the dog’s leash from my client’s hand and we take off walking, the dog was barely pulling and very interested in…
Author: Almudena Ortiz Cue
Stormy Weather
It’s March and I am beginning to desensitize Deuce to the noise of thunder. Deuce, like so many dogs, is afraid of storms. Be it the noise, the lightning itself or potentially all the atmospheric conditions that accompany a storm. Deuce’s thunder phobia (or storm phobia, perhaps more accurately) is not really bad, but it…
Only 2 Spots Left For Rally O!
There are only 2 spots left for Rally O. Do sign up now to reserve your spot. Here are the details again on Rally O and how to register. Rally (or Rally Obedience) is an interactive dog sport that combines skills learned in a basic obedience class and competition obedience exercises into a course where…
Let him have it!
This week I have a client’s dog staying with us for board & train. The dogs have gotten along just fine. Just a few “that’s my bed, ball or toy” “conversations” that have been curtailed readily. Yesterday as I am attempting to play with Deuce and Rio and our friendly visitor, I realized that the…
The Power of the Crate
One of the things on some dog owner’s list is to crate train their dogs. Most of my client’s dogs are either crate trained or are in the process of being so. Besides the added benefit of helping a puppy with house training, crate training an adult dog comes with a lot of perks for…
Three Games in a Row
I am exercising the dogs this morning and I notice that Rio is sort of inspecting the whippet (toy)instead of playing. We had to change toys because the last one basically tore away from the whippet. Now instead of playing by chasing the toy she is smelling and looking at it – perhaps making sure…
Now we are having fun
I am in the midst of making a DVD with fun training games for client’s and their dogs. My dogs and I are training and having fun with all the games featured just before we go on camera. As is customary of our morning routine, I think about practicing with Rio and the game of…
Thank The Dog!
Giving the dogs food-dispensing toys early on these cold mornings is a nice way to get in some needed mental stimulation when no one (okay, I lie… they do) wants to go out and play in the cold. Deuce thinks that every cool toy has his name written on it – actually carved onto it….
Bad Dog, Not!
As it is customary, I give the dogs their evening chewies. Deuce dashes to the living room and he settles on the carpet – in the same spot as he does every night to happily chew. Rio runs to the dog bed in the kitchen. I am next to her and I take the opportunity…
My New Rescue Dog Does Not Let Friends In The Yard
Question Our rescue dog is adapting very well to her new home, which has 2 other dogs. Formed a great bond with her human. She will not let some people in the house, others she welcomes….. one person she welcomed, interacted with and then when he went to his car and returned, she wouldn’t let…