12 Mar Problem: C H E W I N G

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Is your puppy chewing on everything in sight?  Unfortunately,  the whole world is a giant chew toy to them especially in the early puppy stage.  They chew to relieve pain from teething, they chew to relieve stress, they chew if they are bored, and they...

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09 Mar Teaching the Dog To Stay Off the Furniture..or “ON” the Furniture!

Posted at 14:11h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training, Therapy Dog 0 Comments

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In my house this is the common scene, the dogs sitting on the couch.  Problems arise when either my husband or myself want to sit on the couch, or heaven forbid when company comes.  We allow it, so it is our own fault that we...

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08 Mar Why Doesn’t My Dog Come When Called?

Posted at 23:40h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training 0 Comments

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Does your dog ignore you when you call?  Many dog owners answer that question everyday with a “yes”.  Contrary to popular belief your dog is not being stubborn.  Clients will say “he knows that I am calling him but he just ignores me.”  Owners blame...

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06 Mar How Can I Tell Why My Dog Is Barking?

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Does your dog’s barking drive you crazy?  We often forget that barking is totally normal for dogs.  That is they way they communicate.  Just as birds chirp, cats meow, our dog’s bark! Unfortunately, our dog’s don’t know how to control their barking unless we teach...

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03 Mar Bringing the New Puppy Home

Posted at 20:42h in Crate Training, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training, Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Bringing a puppy into the household is often a very exciting time for everyone in the family.  The puppy is this adorable little ball of fur that just wants to nuzzle with you and sleep in your arms.  Usually they are about eight weeks old...

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27 Feb Train Your Dog…Please

Posted at 17:24h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training, Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Each day I am reminded more and more how very important it is to train your dog from the second they enter your home.  Being a professional trainer it is often hard to see the problems families and dogs face.  Sometimes it is an owner’s...

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26 Feb Becoming a Therapy Dog

Posted at 15:44h in dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, Therapy Dog, Uncategorized 0 Comments

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With just recently being chosen as an approved evaluator for the K9to5 National Therapy Dog Registry, I felt it appropriate to talk about therapy dogs today. Sometimes people confuse therapy dogs with service dogs.  They are not one in the same. A service dog is a...

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24 Feb The Dreaded Teenage Years

Posted at 22:14h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training, Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Our dog’s teenage years one of the most trying times many of us face.  It seems we have just mastered the puppy stage of their sharp little teeth, housebreaking, and chewing on everything, and suddenly this teenage stage is  upon us. A dog’s teenage years can...

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21 Feb Does the Reward Matter?

Posted at 23:16h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training 0 Comments

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  Many owners ask the question as to why they should use food and reward based training, to train their dog. Some owners feel their dog should do something just because they have asked them to do so.  They feel the dog should be taught a...

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19 Feb Attitude Adjustment Needed When Training Your Dog

Posted at 16:40h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training 0 Comments

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We have been talking about leadership and respect the past few days, and  
I have been thinking about some of the dogs I have trained, and problems the owners have expressed with training their dog.  Many of these problems keep falling back into the category...

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