DOES YOUR DOG REALIZE YOU’RE SAYING “NO”?
You’ve just opened the front door of your home. Doesn’t really matter who’s on the doorstep. Fido is at it again. He’s been barking since he heard the car pull up, the guest get out, and then the doorbell ring. You gave him a firm “no” but he blew right past you to yip at […]
I WILL LOOK FOR YOU….I WILL FIND YOU…AND I WILL BARK AT YOU.
I hear this statement from almost all of my clients: “I want my dog to bark at the door. It will scare away burglars.” And I can see their logic…after all, I wouldn’t want to enter a home with a barking dog because I don’t want to get bitten. However, this is like saying “I […]
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED PURE POSITIVE TRAINING
We took our boxer mix to a local retailer for pure positive obedience class. We were able to teach him to sit, down, and walk nicely on a leash. However we tried for weeks to break his jumping on people, lunging at other dogs on the leash, and running away. But no matter what treats […]
ONE TOOL TO RULE THEM ALL-STOP BAD BEHAVIOR IN SECONDS
Feeling frustrated that stopping your dog’s bad behavior feels impossible? Or tried every tip from the internet with no luck? Look no further! Here’s the tool I leave with every client I meet…even if they don’t sign up with me. My Go-To Dog-Training Tool to Stop Bad Behavior It’s called a “bonker”. It’s a rolled-up […]
YOUR DOG HAS NO MORALS
Just because you treat your dog with love and courtesy doesn’t mean you’ll get the same in return. In fact…you’ll get the complete opposite. If you aren’t going to read any farther than this…remember this one rule: Don’t treat your dog like a human. We, as loving and caring pet owners, think “I wouldn’t want that […]
THINK YOUR DOG IS SAFE FROM TRUMP? THINK AGAIN.
You may not think President Trump is affecting your dog. But you’d be wrong. He absolutely is. Dogs are sensitive to emotions. They feel emotions just like humans do. But that’s where the similarity stops. They cannot process these emotions, just like a 2 year-old child that does not know how to handle anger, stress […]
YOU’RE NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP…EVEN IF YOU SLEEP TOGETHER
Remember that boy or girl in junior high you had a crush on? It made your whole semester brighter when you found out you had the same class together…and turned to absolute bliss when the teacher sat you next to one another in the seating arrangement. (Contented sigh). It didn’t matter that he/she spent […]
TOP 5 COMMANDS I TEACH AND WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU – DOG TRAINING
It took me about 15 minutes to pound this out. I wanted everyone to know what top 5 commands I teach and the benefits of each. I could say this about each command: Dogs CRAVE structure. They LOVE to be given a job. It gives a dog peace of mind when they know WHAT […]
ONE WAY YOU ARE HURTING YOUR DOG – DOG TRAINING
Increasing their Insecurity “Aww…look! She’s so excited to see you she’s peeing!” My niece screamed in excitement. After returning from an afternoon of running errands we had just come in the door and let our german shepherd dog out of the crate. She promptly piddled all over my boots and then rolled onto her back […]