Teaching your dog to wait without dashing out the door or jumping off the car seat is really a must-train behavior for any dog. Not only can learning this save your dog’s life, but in the process your pup is also learning some self-control. I have seen time and time again, how dogs thrive when…
If you live with dogs, you can relate to a moment of gasping for breath, as you realize someone left the gate open, and now the dogs are gone! These couple of years have left many of us with similar moments of wanting to take in a nourishing, calming breath. To let go a little….
On this particular day, I am accompanying John on his regular hikes with our dogs. Rio is dashing from tree to tree. From scent to scent oblivious of the world around her. I call her. Nada! I know better than to keep calling her, but I also take notice that this girl needs a refreshing course…
Yes indeed folks the time of gift-giving is among us. And what do you have planned for the pooch in your life? Since turning vegan, I have had to experiment more in the kitchen. So as a bonus, I now have the confidence to know that I can satisfy my eating needs as a result…
I am sitting at a local restaurant just watching the world go by as we wait for the food to arrive. I spot an older man with a youngish Golden Retriever. It appears they are both going for a walk. The dog is in close proximity of the owner and occasionally moves away from the…
I am behind a closed door and I cannot attend to it at that moment. Deuce has followed me around and now he is lying on the other side of the door gently pawing at it and barking. I asked him to stop (the barking and pawing) and immediately after that I tell him what…
How does your dog tell you that he wants to go out or come in when let outside? Does she scratch at the door? If so, here is how you can teach your dog to stop scratching at the door or even barking, and instead politely lie down to have the door open. First, you…
I don’t know about you, but I really do not like to walk dogs that pull on leash. I find that when this happens the walk just lost its relaxing quality. Perhaps other people do not feel the same about their dogs walking on a loose leash. Dogs pulling on a leash is so ubiquitous…
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…
I am reading an intake questionnaire from a new client and my internal alarm goes off. Reading a potential client’s intake form is very helpful in learning about what the present situation is like, as well as learning what the client’s goals and expectations of training are, and what their future life with their dog…