05 Aug Housebreaking Still a Challenge??

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I have received several calls recently from clients who have said they have been having issues with their older puppies and the housebreaking process.  Many have said their dogs are nearing a year old and still using the indoors as their bathroom.  Which of course...

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17 Jul The Dreaded Teenage Years

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With Bernard at almost seven months old, I thought I would go through with first hand experience the teenage years with you!  Therw are many things that they face that some owners are often shocked about, but feel their dog has forgotten everything they have...

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10 May Talking Dog

Posted at 12:31h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training 0 Comments

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One item that fascinates me in dog training is the communication factor.  How is it dogs communicate with each other, but more interestingly is how the communicate with humans.  How do we know what they want without speaking?  A simple thing at breakfast this morning...

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02 May Communicating With Your Dog

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Telling the dog No! When our dogs do something that we don’t want them to do, we immediately say "No Sam" (their name), or hopefully no ma’am or no sir.  But what I have found is we are still not fully communicating with our dogs.  We...

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15 Apr Puppy Biting

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As Bernard approaches the age of fourteen weeks, we are still suffering the wrath of the razor sharp teeth! When we were at an event over the weekend a girl came up to him to pet, and he nipped her hand. She was shocked that...

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12 Mar Problem: C H E W I N G

Posted at 12:26h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training 0 Comments

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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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27 Feb Train Your Dog…Please

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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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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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19 Feb Attitude Adjustment Needed When Training Your Dog

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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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17 Feb Does Your Dog Respect You? Take the Test.

Posted at 20:21h in dog behavior modification, dog behaviors, Dog Obedience, Dog Training, House Training, Puppy Training 0 Comments

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Do you wonder what your dog thinks of you?  Do they respect you as a leader?  Take this simple quiz and find out.  Simply answer the questions with “often” “sometimes” or “never” then total up your score at the end. 1)  Are you ignored when you...

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