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 Jun PLAY WITH YOUR DOG!

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Teaching the Dog Through Play If you stop and think about it what would be the easiest way, and the least stressful way to teach you something new?  Probably something that let you be yourself and have fun, don’t you think?  So why can’t we teach...

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02 Jun Leave the Dog at Home!!!

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Yesterday I met a client at our local Home Depot to do some socializing and distraction training.  I got there a few minutes early and took my dog Bernard out of the car to stand by the door and wait until they got  there.  It...

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16 May A Good Dog Trainer

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The Qualities of a Good Dog Trainer There are some specific characteristics that you must have in order to be a good dog trainer.  These are must have qualities in order for you to be successful in training your dog. First and foremost is the ability to...

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10 May Talking Dog

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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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19 Apr Teaching Your Dog To Think

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The Thinking Dog Did you ever look in your dog’s eyes and wonder what they are thinking?  Often I see my dogs lying outside in the grass and I really wonder what is going through their minds.  Is it some outside stimulation, is it dinner, is...

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17 Apr What Colors Can the Dog See?

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The Color Purple..From A Dog’s Eye Over the years many people have the belief that a dog is color blind, and only can see in black and white.  Well tests now have proven that old myth not to be true.  I’m glad, the thought of them...

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08 Apr Are You A Control Freak With Your Dog?

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Surprisingly enough the majority of people in America are control freaks in some sense or another.  We don’t want to admit it, but it is true.  I can say it for almost everyone in my family in some way shape or form.  Now what happens...

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28 Mar How To Teach Your Dog Their Name

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With just getting a brand new puppy I thought it would be good to talk about how to teach our dog their name.  Many people will rescue a dog and want to change the dog’s name.  This is actually a good thing, because we do...

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26 Mar How to Teach Your Dog to Walk on a Loose Leash

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Loose Leash Walking If you have ever walked your dog in a park, or in your neighborhood and wished you could have the perfect walk with no pulling, don’t worry there is hope!  First lets put things in simple terms so we can understand why our...

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